The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
HAVE FOUND PHARAOH.

HAVE FOUND PHARAOH.
Occasionally they dig up a genuine
old 'un. and II is always interesting to
read what they have to say about him.
of prehistoric animals. fowls and
fishes. for they are to be found In all
parts of the world. almost. and our
own country, though sometimes called
the New World. Is rich in remains of
the animal creation that are a very
long way from new. In fact ono of
the greatest troubles of the scientists
is to decide whether they shall Ak the
age of these remains at thousands or
millions of years. Not that 1t really
matters very much. we suppose. for
they died long ago. at all events.
are sometimes puzzled over the re-
mains OF human beings found in the
ancient chalk beds and other deposits.
AS there is no way of telling when
these remains were deposited they can
do little more than guess at the age Of
the specimen. Here again We do not
know that 1t Is a matter of any
vital Importance to know when the
old party cashed in, for we probably
wouldn't learn much IL we had the ex-
act date Of his death. But when they
find an old one whose time and de-
parture can be told with approximate
accuracy the matter becomes more in
teresting. For that reason we copy the
following from an exchange:
One of the most remarkable Of tIe
exhibits at a recent conversations Of
the Royal Society of London was the
microscopic section of the aortn of
Mr. assasPa Es'R Ths k Kas Sw
Menephtah, has been regarded as the
Pharoah of the oppression. HIS
mummy was found in tomb at
Thebes in 1898 and unwrapped in 1907.
The Kings name was written on the
linen wrappings. The microscopic sec
ton shows that this Pharaoh was suf-
fering from senile Qualifications of the
veins.
Bible readers-and we hold that all
should read the Bible-will call to
mind the trouble. worry and vexation
which this old Pharaoh gave the per-
secuted Israelites. Tle was as cruel
and relentless as a Turkish Sultan and
as changeable as some modern poll
ticians. He played fast and loose with
the children of Israel as long as he
could. and after he had allowed them
to depart tried to overtake and de-
stroy them.
The usual impression from reading
the accounts. In the Book of Exodus.
would be that the old tyrant persisted
In the Red Sea along with his ar
mics, but that is not a sure thing. we
take 1t. nor Is 1t an argument against
the genuineness of this mummy. Even
IL he had been drowned with the rest
his body could have been recovered
and buried according to the rites and
ceremonies prscticed when great
Egyptlan passed away. WHeIn0r no
died from drowning or from calciHca-
ton of the veins is not material. He
might have been suffering from the
disease just the same. SO that the
opinion of those who have examined
the remains may be correct as to his
ailment.
Just why so many years were suf
fered to elapse before a close exami-
nation of the remains was made we
cannot say. but perhaps those who
found him didn't know what prize
they had. Mummies, especially OF great
men of that date. look very much
alike, we presume. and the finders of
this one were not aware that they had
pulled out one of the most famous
characters in ancient history. Now
that they've got Pharaoh, or think
they've got him. they should take good
care that he doesn't get lost. Such
prizes are scarce, we imagine.