New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
SCARAB WAS EARLY
 RELIGIOUS SYMBOL
Ancient Egyptians Got Concep- tions of Immortality From Beetle

their ideas of immortality ot the sopl from ,h. scarab thousands or years before the birth of Christ was Il statement made hy George II. by son, Of this city, president Of the Connecticut Jewellers association at d meeting of the D. A. l., in Bristol yesterday afternoon. Mr. Dyson H. lustrated his address with s'ereoqt!- con views.
 Referring 10 the scarab, Mr. by son said:
 "NaturalisrS tel us that scarahs that existed in great abundance in the valley ot the Nile thousands Of years ago were practically the same type a bug that we know as the tumble buzz The carly Egyptians claimed that their scarab passed through three transitions. First in the form of q grub, then the grub buried itself in sand and formed into A cocoon. in due course Of time t emerged from tue sand in the form Of q beautiful beetle.
 "Through ile observations or these different transitions the EEyD- iians got the idea Of tho immortal irv of the son! and that tho scarab was sacrcl that il was I gift from rhn gods Iu watching its different stages they got tho impression that the grub died and its soul and body
 ,-. | sf. r--H Consequently the idea of the reunit- ing of body and soul in a certain period after death.
 "Through their reverence for this beetle they immortalizod it by re- producing it in stone. First by soft stone like soap stone which could ycrv easily be cut. On the under side they placed the hieroglyphic of the time. which were used cNten- stvely in the form Of communication and recording Of the doings Of the times. This was the first recording cC events.
 Tt was through the deciphering of these hieroglyphics that explorers found the tombs of ancient kings and pharaohs. in whose tombS many more Of the scarabs were recovered. Issuing Of degrees by kings. princes, priests, etc. deaths, marriages. modes Of amusement were recorded much the same as in modern life things are recorded on paper.
 "Stony Hcart'
 Each dynasty had it's peculiar style of scarab and cartouche, be- ginning with the engraving of the early Egyptian scarab down to the 18th century F. C." The term stony heart spoken of in the Bible, the speaker said. referred 10 the custom Of the ancient Egyptians of replacing the human heart with q scarab after death. Many scarabs were found thus placed inside Of nummies. It was believed that the stone heart would restore to life the natural heart of the deceased.
 King Tut's tomb. discovered in 1S90 belong 10 the l ath dynasty. the speaker explained, while the records of tombs as deciphercd from scarahs goes back to the third and some believe the second and even the first dynasty.
 This was the reason, the spc aker continued. why tomhs Were so care fully concealed. so that they would not be robbed. Eamesis II, he said, was the greatest robb,r and deiiier Of ancient tomhs there is any record Of.
 ITO such an extent was tomb rob- Ling carried on in the ancient times that Inummies Of the great kings Were taken away from their own fombs and hidden in secret places while proxies were left in their stead. The sarcophagi Of the pharoahs were frequently tenant"l by mumm!tlcd dummies. in order that yi0lators or Inc tornbs should do no mischief to the souls of the Iharoah, as his future happiness was supposed 10 be cloely connected with the pr"ser- tation Of his remains.
 "Thc following inscription was taken rom sarcophagis of Esmuna- mr King Of Sidou. who was buried about 572 T.. C.:
 "l have been taken away before" my inn" with this. my hIghnr.s is .,t an end. I llo dead in thls coffin anI in this grave. in the place where have h"'n buried, l adJure every royal person ani every man that he open uot this bed of rest or search m it for precious things for there i.a no precious things In II. That no remove not my sarcophaEus or pat me into another b.d Of rest. Even if people induce you, listen not to them; for ivory royal person and every man who open the Id or this coffin or who takes my comm away or who removes me who am m 'ho this coffin; may he have no iu- hcral bod unlrr the shades, may they ba buried in TO Grayo. may they leave after them no sph nor post'r- fly. the holy gods deliver them 10 a yIoleu, r4t.r who shall ha," power over them 'o destroy them. Gone oruing sam" royal persons or privr;" man who oPo" the lIi "' th.s funeral bed or who removes this coffin. and concerning n. f. spring O. the sam. royal H or private people. may th. .." uuIth,r root below nor fruit ,.p.e, nor form ot life under tho sun, Irs. deserving of pi'y he}r hr.n taken away before my time oI a limited runt,r of days. NoN my liehn'ss ~uh this is at an ou1 l an d"ad.'
 "PowderrI phdroab,' con'uncd the speaker, was on" of 'h" soyoiEu remedies of the m"Ii.Eal times. T. cgrrd wounds. It was made into suIgos and balsamg. It was swal-