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THE PHILOSOPHICAL BIBLE CLASS
UNION OF AMERICA.
Text Books and their Parallels in Other
Other Religions by Doane.
Lessons for the Month of July, 1909.

July 4-"The Genealogy of Christ Je-
Crishna, Buddha, Rama Fo-hi. Confucius,
Horus, Hercules Bacchus, Esculapius, ETC.
Chapter II.
July 11-"The Slaughter of the limo
cents" universal fable; "The Myth of
the Dangerous Child" The following are
a few of them: Crishna, Salivhana, Bud
dha, Han-ke, Horus, Abraham, Zoroaster,
Perseus, Esculapius, Hercules, Edipous,
Jamas, Chandraqupta, JASON. Bacchus, Cyp-
selus, Romulus and Remus, Apollo and
Jesus.-Chap. Is.
July 18.-"The Temptation, and Fast
for Forty Days" by Buddha, Zoroaster,
Quetzalcatle, and Jesus "The Forty Days
Fast" universal fable in prehistoric
times; ascribed to Moses, Elijah, st. Joa-
chin, Quetzalcoatle of Mexi:o. The an
cient Mexicans starved their prisoners Of
war forty days before they put them to
death. The females of the Indian Orinoco
tribes tasted forty days before marriage
Among the Carib-Coudave tribes, in the
West Indies, "When a child was born, its
father tasted for 40 days." etc.-Chap. 49,
July 25.-"The Crucifxion of Christ
Jesus" and the universal superstition of
human sacrifices for the atonement of sin,
of cannibal origin. Crishna was cruci6ed
centuries before Jesus for the sins of man,
a reform to do away with the custom of
sacrificing all the first born.-Page 181 to
page 1877.
PROF. A. j. CLAUSEN,
Natl Organizer. st. Ansgar, Ia
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SOME EXPLANATIONS.
(By A. E. Valdez

10y "A. Il. Wade.D
With your kind indulgence, / will make
few explanations as to what / meant in
my "criticism of the mental attitude of
]. Frantz, as referred to in the Blue Grass
Blade of June 18th by, Dr. A. Hausman.
First, 1 wish to criticise his spelling the
proper name, Good, with a small letter.
G.
If know anything about English gram
mar, all proper nouns commence with
capital letter. Ny purpose was not to
prove that Lincoln was a spiritualist, but
to bring out the FACTS, connected with
his Emancipation proclamation, that go to
prove that he was advised by unseen or
spirit agencies.
Bro Hausman admits that Joan of Arc
and Holy Ann may have heard voices,
"Such things may happen in certain ner-
vous disorders +" This is not "hearsay ev-
idence. The case of Joan Of Are is an his
toric fact as much so as Napoleon Bona
parte and his Punishment to the Island of
st. Helena. That everyone who has heard
"voices" is subject to "nervous disorders"
is an unwarranted assertion and will not
bear the proof. do not believe that Bro.
Hausman intends to brand the Hon. Jno.
ID. Works, who was at one time Judge of
the Superior Court of San Diego county,
Cal, Mr.. R. p Bishop, of the firm of Bish-
OPP & Co., Mr.. W. E. Brown, of the firm of
Brown, Stanley 4 Co., commercial brokers,
and number Of others, all good and relia-
BILE citizens of Los Angeles, Cal, as eds
honset" or Glars" but one might infer
such was his intent by his language Bro.
Hausman seems to have very little faith
in any of our courts of justice; in fact, his
language would imply an utter contempt of
court and all court proceedings.
Whatever we may think about Mrs.
Eddy or Christian Science treatment, it is
no doubt fact that Mind is the sole or
principal agent in the cure of all diseases
Not only functional" but "organic" dis
eases must yield to the proper actionof the
mind. If we should break an arm, what
is it that causes the bone to knit together?
Consumption may be called, an organic
disease; when the lungs are nearly all gone,
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though wrecked and dying, could accept
the old Jewish fable.
With these facts before us, we can only
arrive at the conclusion that Napoleon
Bonaparte was an Atheist. If we wish to
discover his real belief, shall we accept the
pitiful, delirious rawlings of dying man,
or the crisp, clear thoughts that flashed
from his mighty brain when in the prime
of life and with faculties unclouded, he
said: 'Death ends all?"
Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
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if we can destroy the germ that causes con-
sumption, Nature (Mind) will rebuild the
wasted tissue and restore the lungs again.
l do not doubt that Mind or Nature,
whatever you may call it, is the main fac
or in the cure of all cuts, bruises, fractured
limbs or wasted tissues of the body. Med
ical science, if it would keep up with the
new discoveries of the times, must recog
nize the action of Mind on Matter in the
treatment of all diseases, both functional
and organic.
Urbana, III.
(The term god is not proper noun
even according to the strict rules of gram
mar, and, in our opinion, it should be spell
ed with the lower case "g" On the other
hand, we might ask what it can possibly
be to Bro. Wade, but "hearsay evidence"
that some one else, not he, heard voices?
Editor.)
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NAPoLEoN's RELIGION.

"Man's Origin and Destiny quotation
from an article on Napoleon's religion,
which recently appeared in certain pub
LEGATION, and which endeavors to prove Ma
poleon Christian, can only say that any
student of Napoleonic history must write
the word false, false on every page of the
article. Dr. Hausman treats this article
with deserved contempt, and in fact only
mentions it to hold it up to ridicule and
puncture it with his keen sarcasm.
Napoleon was an Atheist, and but few
writer's have the courage to deny it. We
have only to refer to his conversations at
St Helena to prove our point. Napoleon
spoke at ST. Helena as a man dead to the
world, and no political consideration in
fuenced his speech; no repsect for the opin-
ions of others restrained him. We hear
Gourgand was a special favorite of Napo-
leon, having saved him from Cossack' IS
lance at the bloody battle of Brienne.
Gourgand was a grave and scholarly young
man, a companion IN exile, as we'll as a
leon expressed his real ideas. In Gour-
companion in glory" and to him Napo-
gand rs "Journal" the following remark is
recorded: "Matter," said Napoleon, is
everywhere and pervades everything. Life,
thought and the soul itself are but proper
ties of matter, and death ends all" Ma
poleon also remarked that Laplace,
Mango, Berthollet and Lagrange were all
Atheists, "but did not proclaim the fact
Napoleon said the sight of so many thou
sand deaths in war had made him mater
ialist. "Matter is everything said the
Great Emperor. These words were uttered
by Napoleon when he was in the best of
health, and while his mind was as strong
and active as when it directed his veterans
at Marengo and Austerlitz.
Yet in spite of this, some writers have
put words into the mouth of this great man
which were only fit to soil the mouth of
Spanish priest of the fifteenth century. 1t
is true that his will states that he died in
the Roman Catholic Church. There are
two causes for this startling declaration.
Either Napoleon, weakened by disease and
near death, changed his policy of utter in
difference to public opinion and dictated
this clause in his will in order to gain the
affection of priest-ridden posterity, or he
imagined that this clause would produce
sentiments in France favorable to his son.
We must remember that he was suffering
from terrible malady-cancer-an that
every tissue and cell of his once powerful
brain was poisoned by the toxine in his
blood. He was no longer Napoleon. But
no one can believe that his great mind,
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forced to retire to Jamaica, but in January,
1917, he returned, established a government
at Angostura, a position which ne SUCCEEDED
in making secure by December, 1919, when
the congress at Angostura elected him presi-
dent of Colombia, representing a new republic
embracing Venezuela and New Granada. On
June "a, 1921, the decisive victory OF Bolivar
and Paez at Carabobo over the royallst army
practically ended the Spanish domination in
this part of South America. In 1929 Venezue-
la, under the influence of Paez, seeded from
Colombia and constituted itself an Independent
republic. The subsequent history of the coun-
try was uneventful until 1846, when an era
Of instruction and civil wars began between
the conservative and liberal factions, which
lasted, with scarcely a break, down to 1870.
In 1854 a law for the abolition of slavery was
enacted. Realizing the hopelessness of con-
tending with Great Britain in arms, the Vene-
zuelan government decided to resort to public
opinion. An agent was sent to the United
States, who spread abroad pamphlets and
statements, and interviewed newspaper men
and politicians, and in December, 1894. Presi-
dent Cleveland recognized the widespread pub
lie interest in the dispute by an alluslon to it
in his annual message to congress. A year
later, the British government having notified
the United States that it had nothing to ar
bitrate with Venezuela. a special message.
sharp in it's tone with regard to Great Britain
was sent by Cleveland to congress, leading that
body to appropriate funds ($100,O0O) for .
commission to investigate 'the true divisional
lire between Venezuela and British Guiana"
In November 1896, before the commission had
reported, Great britain yielded to the demand
of the United States for arbitration. Eventu-
ally, in February. 1897, an agreement was
reached and q treaty Of arbitration duly signed.
TIE arbitration tribunal made its award on o.
tober !. 1888.
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Meat en-

A casserole is a small baking dish,
tightly sealed, the principal use of
which is in the preparation of articles
which require a long time, or slow
cooking. To intensity the natural
flavor, the meat is often Drowned in
fat before putting in the casserole.
Select chops, or pieces of steak cut
the right size for individual serving.
Add a pint of water which has been
warmed in the frying pan to get the
flavor of the meat. Meanwhile pre-
pare small onions, potatoes, carrots
Gas many as will be required to
serve), and parboil. About 20 min
utes before dinner, add the vegetables
to the casserole, season well, put in
half a cup of sherry or tomato, if pre-
ferred, and return to the oven. Some
add a slight t~hickening of -four and
water. Mushrooms, too, are always a
pleasant addition to any meat cooked
en- casserole.
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Boiling Eggs.

Careful housekeepers who want
e%verybody's eggs to be boiled as they
like them, and want them served hot,
and are willing to take pains, use a
chatting dish at the breakfast table,
and put the eggs in to cook according
as different members of the family
come into breakfast. Some like them
cooked four minutes, other less, and
for each notion" the watchful moth
er has respect. Because eggs. hot and
palatable, are nourishing and we'll
worth a bit of extra trouble. Too often
cook prepares them all at once, to suit
her convenience, and woe betide the
luckless straggler who is late foy
breakfast! He must eat cold, over.
done eggs or go hungry. And with
children the latter alternative is the
common one So a little indulgent
"coddling" in this respect is well
worth mothers while.
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Helps in Cake-M aking.

A New England housekeeper tells
how she always manages to have the
right amount of flour in her cake.
'The way to tell is to stop when the
mixture will run from the end of the
spoon and form a ribbon back and
forth. If it runs in a hole it is too
thin; If it drops in pieces it is too
thick. Thin it, if necessary, with cold
water, but add the flour so slowly that
no thinning will be needed"
Ovens should, for cup cakes or any
ordinary loaf cake, be quite hot, and
take extreme care in opening the oven
door. This is the most frequent cause
of cakes falling" Too little flour is
also a cause. When a cake is done,
do not cover it; this makes the top
spongy instead of the tender crust
which will form if left to the air.
Beat batter well, and with a high
lifting of the spoon, that the air may
be driven into the cake.
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Removing Paint.

It is difficult to remove dry paint
from a material, yet this is recon.
mended Hold the article over steam
until the paint is softened, then rub
with a cloth dipped in kerosene. Re-
peat this until the steam and kero-
sene remove the stain or until the
paint is weakened SO that 1t can be
removed with gasoline. Kerosene will
often loosen paint and always without
injury to the color. Many recommend
aot ~turpentine. but it might explode
and Is extremely dangerous in the
aands IT an amateur.
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Almond Loaf Cake.

The ingredients of this cake are
simple and can be mixed and made
to do for various dishes. They ara
only one egg, two tablespoons butter.
one cup sugar, two of flour, a cup OF
milk and three teaspoons baking pow
der. The method of mixing for this
almond cake is as follows: Beat the
butter to a cream; add sugar and egg
(unbeaten) and beat the mixture we'll.
Next, add the flour and baking pow
der, then stir in the milk, and beat
thoroughly. Bake in deep tin 40 min.
utes, having last added a small tea.
spoonful of almond ~f1avoring.
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founded the city of COro, which remained the
seat of government until 1867, when it was
transferred to Caracas. About the time of the
establishment of CorO, Charles v, whose Eu-
ropean wars had obliged him to borrow ex-
tensively, agreed with the Augsburg banking
and merchant firm of the Welsers to grant
them the entire province of Venezuela, in re-
turn for advances of money. In 1923 Ambrose
Alfnger sailed for the colony, with a force
of 400 adventWers, representing the new rul-
ers. Disappointed in the expectation of finding
mines of gold to be exploited, he and has sue
cessor, George Spira, who brought over an
other body of retainers in 1888, raided the
interior regions for produce, enslaving the ma
tives, and demoralizing the whole country, so
that in 1916 Charles ". rescinded the grant.
The country was now intrusted to a governor
sent from Spain. The rest of the sixteenth
century was marked by exploring expeditions,
the founding of settlements and cities, and
wars with the natives. Early in the seven
teenth century the Biscayan merchant organi-
cation, Compania Guipuzcoana, secured the
right to control the Venezuelan trade, on con-
dition that it put an end to the illicit trade
with Curacao and chance foreign ships. For
SO years this worked fairly well, but eventu-
ally the Conpania found it more profitable to
enter into arrangements OF mutual advantage
with the Curacao merchants. This soon led
to great popular opposition, threatening civil
war in 1748, but the Compania maintained its
hold until 1778. The nominal government was
In the hands of a captain-general, subordinate
to the royal audiencia at Santo Domingo, for
most of the time down to 1886, when an indie
pendent audiencia was established at Cara
cas-.
The history Of the war for independence
against Spain In Venezuela Is to a great ex-
tent the record Of the careers of Miranda and
Bolivar. After the failure Of the expedition Of
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tinuous. Though chirch and state are still
united in Venezuela, their relations were Sc
verely strained several years ago and probably
never again will be quite cordial. AT the in
stlgatlon of President Castro a national di-
vorce law was framed and introduced in con-
gress. Instantly the archbishop and all the
lesser powers of the church were up in arms
and a bitter campaign against the proposed
law was begun. Castro was determined, as
usual, and soon brought the church to terms
by having drafted a bill to expel the religious
orders. A truce was effected and the divorce
law was passed: and it is only fair to say
that up to the present time there has not been
a single instance of it's abuse. Castro wants
a divorce law so that he can get rid of his
Wife, said the detractOrS of the president, for
it is a notorious fact that the dove of domestic
peace is not among the scores of birds that
Sonora Castro feeds and fondles at Mirafores,
the presidential palace. But no step ever
has been taken toward a legal separation of
Gen. and Mrs. Castro. They appear in public
together whenever occasion offers, and she is
always proud, serene and self-possessedg
Gen. Castro is a vain man, confident of his
own powers, seemingly believing himself a
child of destiny. Probably he does not fully
trust anyone but himself, and he seldom takes
the public into his complete confidence. He
sits in his apartments in the Yellow house
tLc I'LL dlIf UulIuIuS-lOOhS uOWu Ill Tie
statue of Bolivar, which is the center of the
city's life, and easily convinces himself that
his services to Venezuela are second only to
those of the great Liberator. He believes
Venezuela is to become the leading nation of
South America, and he bitterly resents what
he considers the affronts which other nations
attempt to put upon it. It is the method in
which he expresses this resentment that
causes so much trouble, for his disregard of
diplomatic usages is most obnoxious to other
governments. /
In private life Gen. Castro does not present
an admirable figure, but his faults are such
as are often found in strong characters. His
periods of relaxation are as strenuous in their
way as are his periods of work, and his recent
severe attacks of illness probably are due
largely to overindulgence in pleasures. When
he appears in public he is always dignified-
until he begins to dance, when he becomes RI
diculous. AT his home he retains many of the
habits of his soldier days. His chamber at
Mirafores contains a $1e,00 bed, but he sleeps
on an iron cot in a corridor. His marble bath
is fitted with everything the most fastidious
could desire, but he turns on q tap in a small
courtyard and stands under the cold. stream.
All in all, Gen. Castro, II he does not soon
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die or become a hopeless invalid,
is a force to be reckoned with.
And how to deal with him is a
difficult question. England got
the best of him for a time by a
blockade and bombardment. The
United States sent him several ul-
timatums which he refused to
consider. France made a great
buster whey he seized the prop
erty of the French Gable Com.
pany, and did nothing. Holland
was almost ready to blockade the
ports of Venezuela, but Holland
admitted her minister to Caracas
deserved to be ousted, and knows,
as does everyone, that Caracas
has long been the headquarters Of
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CASTRO, constitutions
al president and self-styled re
storer' of Venezuela, hated
though not despised by most of
the governments of Europe, re-
garded as an embarrassing nui-
sance by the United States and
looked at askance by his South
American neighbours, is in Eu-
rope, supposedly for the sole
purpose of receiving treatment
for a malady which has given
him much suffering.
Would he ever return to
Venezuela?
That query was put to gov
n ~, ~ &, IL
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S m II = s lie >
whose bust
ness it was to
eva6e the Gus
toms laws of
V e e z u e | "a
Therefore Hol-
land hesitated
to act. To put
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PRESIDENT QNSZzRWS
RAAA CE

international matters Castro usu-
ally does the right thing in the
wrong way.
Venezuela's history is checkered
from it's beginning.
The coast of Venezuela was first
sighted by Columbus during his
voyage of 1893, and a year later
Ojeda and Vespucius examined it
more carefully, giving to it the
name of Little Venice" on ac-
count of some Indian villages
which they observed built upon
piles or stakes in Lake MaracaibO.
In 1927 Juan Ampues, who was
sent from Santo Domingo to set
tie some differences between the
T,l;o-r 49, n c~,o1J Cnorich oo1onr
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Oysters with Bacon.

Skewer the oysters around with a
piece of good bacon. and fry in deep
fat. Some dip first in egg and bread
crumbs.
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GO&ART
OF 7HE


forced to retire
to La Guaira. Mi
randa, unable to
maintain an ar
my in the field,
concluded a peace.
July 90, 1912, and
Joined Bolivar, by
whom he was ar
rested and hand
ed over to the
Spanish COM
mander. Bolivar
took refuge in
C%artagena, raised
an army, and In
August, 1913, re-
entered Caracas
in triumph. In
1Q1R ho WAS
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QNPV2OZ -QARACAS

the COuCeSSlOH-uOlQoTS, Wuo
purchase the condemned
animals for paltry sums.
These soon find their way
to the meat stalls in the
city.
These are but instances
that mark a state of affairs
which is sitting general
trade and industry. 1t
would seem that complaint
of Castro's internal policy
is well founded.
Yet Castro undoubtedly
loves his country and seeks
its welfare. He is laying
many plans for its better
ment, and some Of them will
be carried out, though ham
pered and delayed by his
overmastering need of mon
ey. He is proud of Cara
cas- and is anxious to see it
modernized.
The president makes peri
Odical tours through the
various states of the fedora
ton and orders numerous
public improvements. The
capital and other cities of
the country are garrisoned
by the army which, under
his administration, has
grown from a ragged lot of
poems in alpargatas and
motley garments. into a
we'll drilled, we'll armed and
we'll clothed body of fight
ers who are devoted to their
leader.
Peace is what the bust
ness men of the country
must have, and they believe
it is better to pay tribute
to Castro and prosper meas
urably under his firm rule
than to run the risk of hav-
ing in the presidents chair
a man SO weak that revolu-
tons would be almost con-
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I sing until I'm hoarse.
But why Is praise ne'er sung or said.
To her who makes the nations bread?
For singing's not essential; songs
We all could do without;
And laws are worse than useless
Sometimes. beyond a doubt.
But after all is lone and said:
How could he world dispense with
bread?
So, let them make the avs and songs,
With crowns the victors smother:
Mine is for her who makes the bread,
III save my praise for mother.
Laws change, and love dies with the
lover,
But bread is king the wide world over.
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1906, Miranda went to London, where
Bolivar found him and took him back
to Venezuela, to become the military
leader Of the patriots. A popular
uprising gave the revolutionists com
mand of the capital, and on April
10, 1910, the local council at Cara
cas- deposed the royal governor and
selected a junta or council to rule
during the regency in Spain. The
next year Bolivar led a popular dem
o%nstration which eliminated in a
formal manifesto Or declaration OF
independence and the proclamation
of a republican constitutional gov
eminent. Meanwhile, Don Domingo
Monteverde took command of the
rOyalist forces and gradually gained
the upper hand owe the patriots.
The fortress of Puerto Cabello was
betrayed to him, and bolivar vas
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STN TUE OF
BOZ WAR

MIR. EDWARD w. PICK
ARD. a Chicago newspaper
writer. during the late Castroic
disturbances, was assigned to
find out why" by his paper. kAAAAAAA
So he visited President Castro,
taking several months trip to Cover his
story. Castro feted Mr.. Packard as he would
Il personal friend and thus the author of the
accompanying feature learned ever charac-
teriStic of this strange ruler. He saw the
good, the bad. the reasonable and unreason-
able policies of Castro, He saw Castro at
nome and in his capacity as president. He
is the only American writer who ever turned
the spotlight full upon Castro.-Editor' Note.