The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

many pages. and there Is a fac simile
page from n manuscript sciibah Of the
Tiftsenth Century; there are nlso scores
Of music in connection with the cerc.
monies appropriate TO these prayers.
The articles Semites and Semitic Ian
guages are written with critical kuowl-
edge, and are good TO read There Is
a long article treating Of serpents and
serpent worship. The pseudo Messiah
Sbabbethai Zebi affords n most interest
ing study into the activities OF IL self"
deluded faker.
Shchitah. the ritual slaughtoring Of
ANIMALS. is fully explained and illus.
trated, together with the forms of
knives used in the killing. There is
long and learned article on "Sbcm,
the patriarch. and much on Shcmoneh
'Esrch collection of benedlcttons
very curious and very fervcnt. The
shofar is described fully in it's Office,
and illustrations Of the shofar itself
are given, il full page OF them.
The article on Simon Peter is from
the Jewish standpoint. with full treat.
mcnt, and the like is given also TO 81
mon Magus. an alleged magician, men
tIoue1 in scripture. Sin and sin-offering
are well expainol; and there is an ap.
Jesus Ben Sirach, favorte book Of
the Jews, carried in all Bibles that
have the apocrypha books, The title
"Slavcs aud Slavery brings forth
good descriptive reading, as also do the
titles " "SmYrna - and Socialism, The
great Soa pedigree. the sephardic
family in Spain, with very large
number Of distinguished individuals III
it is given at much length.
Solomon naturally is a title to re
ceive exhaustive treatment, and we
e oil
biographies Of other Solomons through
the ages The article on Spain IS an ex-
haustive one. The Speyer family, with
! pedigree, is found here we'll reported
Spinoza, the great heretic, receives ap
prociative biographical treatment, and
there are a number OF illustrations IN
connection Herewith. A good many
pages arc devoted to the title "Statis
tics" and the title "Stoue and Stone
Worship receives due attention
Strasburg, as a great headquarters OF
the Jews, is treated fully, with tiuc
| illustrations. FStraus' occupies two
| pa ges and a half IN the account of jIt
ferent members of that family, anc
there is a picture OF Oscar S. Straus
the great merchant, diplomat, an,
philanthropist Of New York. SuGsm
Suicide aud Sumptuary Laws arc al
| fully treated The Sulzbergcr family
received due attention. and their pedi
gree is set forth The Sun and Sur
| Worship are fully treated, and there
are many tables as to the sun S pbe
nomcna, Superstition receives goot
| deal OF attention and exposition. The
article on Sutro has mention in connec
| tion with his driving of the Sutro tun
mel on tho Comstock. and a number o.
entries are made uuler this title.
Sweden and Switzerland receive at
tention in connection With the Jewisl
settlements in each country. Symbol j.
exhaustively treated, and Synagogue
are described in many pages and illus
trated very copiously, some beautiful
structures appearing in the pictures
The word "Synod' - describes th
various synods held by the Jewish rab
bis, and the actions taken are noted
Syracuse and "Syria, as showing
activities Of Jews in those countries
receive attention Tabernacle is, o
course. largely described and illustrat
ed; and we have also in the same con
nection treatment on the Tables Of th
Law and on Tagin, the decorativ
'crowns' which are sometimes place.
on the letters Of the Hebrew alphabet
Takkanah (plural. Takkanot), is gon
| into pretty thoroughly, the same belDl