Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
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WITH THIS HISTORY you may sit beside the
madman, Nero, on his awful throne touch his
mantle and hear him speak, Walk with Caesar
and gain inspiration from this genius or the
Romans Enter the ancient Coliseum ana be-
hold once more the martyrdom of the Christians.
whose bravery and sacrifice oflfe among hordes
of ed-jawed jungle beasts. paved the way TOT the
Christian religion in Rome. Ride beside Alex
ander the Great, whose Steel-hoofed charger
dashes over the blood-stained battle fields of his
career. Stand beside the mighty Nelson at
Trafalgar, and hear his hoarse commands as the
English feet sweeps the power of France from
the ocean.
Look once more at the CORY battle field of
Waterloo; see English and French in mortal
combat; see the mighty Napoleon sitting like
adamant, the old guard around him. scanning
the field and realizing his iron reign wasoVer;
ing alone, he gaZeS over the trackleSs ocean,
watching the miStS gather and dlSSlpate as had
his power and greatness. Travel back for sixty
centuries when man was but being OF the
forest, as unlike the man OF today as we are un-
like the lowest in the grade of humanity. Attend
the Bacchanalian banquet of the ancient kings OF
ASsyria and Persia watch their mighty armies
clash. Go to ancient Babylon, walk It's streets
and see and hear as you would in the days OF
BalthaZer.
Stroll among the pyramids of Egypt and pry
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relics of antiquity possess in their enormous
boSomS; sail down the Nile and visit the ancient
citieS the great white palaced cltleS Wnlcn
hourished thousand years before the dawn OF
the Christian yes. before the rise and fall or
the eastern empires; Greece in her regal
power, overcome by the hordeS OF Rome; watch
Spain as she rises to dominating power only to
fall and crumble and decay; then go through the
wars of the English and cross the ocean to our
own shores
Watch the starving line of patriots battling
against the wealth and bullets of the mother
country grasp the hand of Washington at Valley
Forge, walk through the snow with hlm ana
hear his cheering words to his ShiVerlng, ragged
army; sit with him on his wide Veranda and
talk with him at Mt. Vernon; follow the thrilling
rise of our republic and pass through the
dark days when brother arrayed against
brother. Know the mighty rail-sptter, Lincoln,
as he was. Stand beside Grant at VlckSburg. or
Meade at Gettysburg: hear the awful cannon
aiding and see the daShing lines cut to pieces
See the valor and the courage OF the gray,
through the very eyes of the indomitable Lee,
view all these thrilling events as If the world
were passing once more before your own eyes.
go own this history means you need never
spend lonely evening 1t is epnoblng TO com
mnne with the children of destiny 10 be
associated with great men and events is to be
great oneself. and you will add to your store of
knowledge. which is power, and to the richness