The Detroit times., 1914-09-25
GARDEN OF EDEN
SCENES SHOWN
: in CEMENT HOME
Unique Achievement Of Kansas
Septuagenarian Attracts
Visitors
ALL OF MYRIAD FIGURES
MODELLED BY HIMSELF
Evolution of the Present Time
in Addition to the Tragedy
of Mans Fall

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 25.-A big
/ cabin OF stone. cement Garden OF
Eden. with cement figures OF Adam
and Eve and the apple and the SER
pent, cement strawberry bed. row
\ OF cement trees covered with cement
I vines and dotted with cement AMI
\ mails and reptiles, and cement cave,
fish pond and fence are some OF the
unique features embodied In the IL
room cabin home" OF 8. p. Dinsmoor,
OF Lucas, Kan.
The old gray-haired and gray
4 bearded man has given his fancy full
l,sway and has erected a dwelling so
ystrangely weird that people travel
kmany miles to see II. In his concep-
ton Mr.. Dinsmoor has followed the
hrst family straight from the Gar
den OF Eden down to present day
[ciyilization. His animal and bird fig
ures demonstrate how one beast preys
upon another and weaker, beginning
with man and descending TO the
Il worm.
The house itself Is constructed of
\ cement logs, only three OF which are
spliced, all the others being full
length. 1t contains IL rooms, be-
sides q bath and three halls. Under
the back porch Is the cave and cleo
tric lighting plant. The house is in
the shape OF cross.
Water Is supplied from "a cement
tank holding over 100 barrels, and In
the corner OF the yard Is cement
stump from which a spring leeds a
ash pond. The porchesf steps, fences,
walks. trees. hitching post, horse
plock, etc., are all OF cement.
Garden Of Eden.
The Garden of Eden proper Is a
grape arbor. Under the canopy OF
leaves are the figures OF the first man
and the first woman. Over the head
|of Eve serpent is crawling. bearing
n Its mouth an apple. Adams heel
$ crushing another serpent
The cement trees are 80 to 35 feet
tall, They stand in front Of and at
he sides OF the house. Crawling over
he intertwined branches are SER
bents with their head raised TO strike
ht snarling cats and other animals.
At the base OF one OF the trees is q
iuge cement dog. with its massive
laws resting on the tree trunk and
Is head thrown back, watching q
reed cat In the tree nearest Adam
ire two large storks, from under the
wings Of which little. kids are looking
but. There Is knothole which is
he home Of little cement bird
perching on limb near Eve. About
IS feet up this tree Is swarm OF
bees. The bee gum Is In the tree and
he bees go in and out through
Lnothole. Back OF the tree stands the
evil on a stump. with his fork poised
pm one OF the little kids that have
ust left the stork All the trees and
he devils head are wired for lights.
u Cain and Abel
Next come Cain and Abel; then the
lead Abel, with Cain journeying into
he land of Nod. A group shows Cain,
Ind his wife and children.
Following evolution down TO mod
I'm times, come In succession a white
nan shooting at an Indian. who is fol-
owing with bow and arrow a dog
hat Is after fox that Is after a bird
hat Is after worm that Is eating a
eaf.
Near the front and at one side of
he house Is the cement bed II Is
built like q pyramid, with openings
the cement for the plants to grow
through. A pipe coming up through
he center furnishes irrigation.
Mr.. Dinsmoor. at 50, Is still hale
nd hearty and has done nearly all
he work himself. Twenty.three of
lis ancestors lived to be rs or older.
FOUR generations OF the family live
n the cement house.