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THE TOWER or .BABEL.
To Be Reproduced in Miniature
for the Atlanta Fair.
A Feature of the Coming Exposition That
Will Be Interestlng and Instructive
to Visitors of All Ages
and Callings.
—-.—..——
The Smithsonian Institution is pre
paring a miniature model of the Tower
of Babel for the exposition of Atlanta.
It will, be in all reSpects, so far as pos-
sible, a faithful reproduction of the
famous original. 'The latter was the
greatest of the many magnificent tem-
ples of Babylon, being one hundred and
forty feet high. That does not seem
much compared with the lVashington
monument, but people in those days
were not accustomed to tall structures,
and the ancient capital of Assyria was
situated in the midst of avast plain,
where there were no natural elevations
to serve for comparison. The model
in question, says the Washington Star,
will be five feet eight inches square on
the first story. When it is stated that
the first story of the actual Tower of
Babel was seventy-two feet square, a
notion will be given of the proportion.
The original building was constructed
in diminishing stories, each one being
a smaller square than that beneath.
This was a common style of architect-
ure in Assyria, and from it evolved the
Egyptian pyramid. The stories for the
model are square wooden frames of dif-
ferent sizes, so made that they may be
superposed one upon another. These
frames, after being put together, will
be faced on the outside with a. veneer
of plaster of ’paris, which will imitate
the sun-dried bricks of which the tower
was compCSed. 4.. ;-=- - . _ _
The building of the model is under
the charge of Dr. Palmer. The work,
however, is Superintended by Dr. Cyrus
Adler, who has made an exhaustive
study of the historic Tower of Babel.
Mechanically speaking, the most difii~
cult part of the job is the casting of the
plaster of paris that is to imitate the
bricks. Every brick on the exterior of
the structure is represented and this is
accomplished by making a single mold,
in which the little bricks are labori-
ously indicated. From this mold many
casts are made, and so the whole sur-
face is covered. The Babylonians had
no stone, and so they were obliged to
employ for all their buildings such sun-
dried bricks.
stand the use of molds for the purpose.
Naturally, structures of such material
soon crumbled and did not last very
long.
The Tower of Babel stood upon an
elevated platform 6f earth six hundred
feet square. This was surmounted
and retained by a wall of bricks ten
feet high. Both platform and wall
will be represented in the model, which
will be quite an imposing affair when
finished. The stories will be painted
in different colors, to imitate the orig-
inal building. according to descriptions
given of it in Assyrian literature. The
first story was black, in honor of
Saturn; the second story of orange, for
Jupiter; the third story red, for Mars;
the fourth story covered with plates of
gold, for the sun; the fifth story white.
for Venus; the sixth story dark blue,
for Mercury, and the seventh story
covered with plates of silver, in honor
of the moon.
The old Babylonians were worship-
ers of the Sun, and knew a. lot about
astronomy. The Tower of Babel was
an observatory from which the priests
gazed upon the stars in the heavens,
drawing portents from them, pre-
sumably for sale at so much a portent.
The model will have no windows, for it
is not known whether or not the orig-
inal edifice possessed any. Nobody, as
yet, has been able to discover how the ’
houses of the Assyrians were lighted.
It may be that all the light required
for this mighty temple was admitted
from the top, which was presumably
open to the sky. The stairs were on
the outside, and not on the inside of
the building. They also will be shown.
In fact, no detail will be omitted that
may help to give a notion ofgthe exact
appearance of this wonderful edifice of
antiquity.
DANGER IN THE USE OF SLANG.
Expeflence in Brooklyn Shows Peru in
the Word "Rats."
A new illustration of the dangerous
confusion that often is created by the
prevalence of slang is furnished, says
the Brooklyn Times, by an incident re-
ported in this morning’s news. A pro-
fessional rat catcher went to a fashion-
able club the other evening, and at
midnight he had bagged fifty rats.
With the fifty livin‘g rats in a bag—for
this professional scorns to kill any
rats on the premises—he left the fash-
ionable club and started home. Then
appeared an unknown policeman, who
said: “Where are you going?” “None
of your business,” answered the rat
catcher. “So that’s your swag,” said
the policeman, sarcastically, tapping
the bag with his club. “Nary swag,”
said the rat catcher?” “What have you
in the bag, then?” Here we come to
the first crisis of the story, for the
reply was “Rats.” The policeman
then punched the professional for
what he, perhaps reasonably, regard-
ed as his impertinence. Moreover, he
grabbed the bag and thrust in his in-
quiring, official hand. Here comes the
second crisis of the story, for at least
seven rats grabbed that hand. The
policeman yelled, and shook off the
rats, and, the other forty-three leaping
from the bag, the street was soon full
of rats. The poor policeman, with
rats to the right of him and rats to the
left of him and rats in an indefinite
vista before and behind him, fled into
the night. '
This is not the first time that slang
has indirectly created confusion in the
world. The rat catcher had no sus-
picion that the policeman Would take
his explanation amiss. This is the
trouble. The slang that creates dis-
aster is generally used unwittingly.
May the present picturesquewarning
be heeded. .
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They did not under- -
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A SALT WATER WELL.
Sunk for the Supply of Pools and Tanks
at the New York Aquarium.
‘ The salt water pools and ianks cf the V
New York aquarium at Battery park
are now supplied from a wcll sunk on
the premises. The aquariums salt wa-
ter supply was originally drawn direct
from the bay through an intake pipe
carrie out near the bottom from the
Battexé' sea wall. The water thus taken
was filtered in the usual manner before
delivering it into the pools. This
source of supply was continued until
the completion of the salt water well.
The castle Garden structure, In which
the aquarium is located, is built on
made ground; the tide was known to
rise and fall under some parts of the
building. There is a cellar under that.
part of the building which fronts on
Battery park, and there an: excavation
was made with a view to the sinking
of a‘. salt water well. This excavation
was carried down to a point below tide
level, seven feet below the cellar and
13 feet below the floor of the aquarium,
through made ground found to consist
of a number of feet of stone and gravel,
filled in on top of two tiers of logs laid
crosswise and resting upon stone
thrown in on the bottom. .In this ex-
cavation, which was about 250 feet in-
land from the Battery sea wall, the tide -
rose and fell about one hour later than.
its rise and fall in the open waters ad-
jacent to the Battery. The tests of this
temporary well as to supply and char-
acteristics being satisfactory, work
was begun upon the permanent plant
now in use. ' - .
The well was carried dow1 to a
depth of 17 feet, and a perforated iron
tube was sunk in it, with which was
placed the suction pipe of the pump
that is attached to it. The water is
drawn through a wrought-iron gal-
vanized pipe seven inches in diameter
and 207 feet in length, whiCh, with a
number of easy bends, follows along in-
side the wall of a section of the. nearly
circular building from the well to the
pump, which is located near the. boiler-
room and the aquarium’s supply tanks.
The capacity of the pump is 600 gallons
3. minute; it has been tested to the 3111]
capacity of the delivery pipe, with the
result of showing ample supply in the
well. The requirements of the aquari-
um. however, are less than this.
The water from the well is of the
same density as that taken from the
It is ten degrees warmer in
winter and about ten degrees cooler
in summer. It is drawn through what
is in effect. a great natural filter. and it
is beautifully clear. This supply is de-
sirable for the aquarium stock. and its
economy is obvious, doing away, as it
does, with the use of artificial filters
and the need for the material required
in operating them.
There is, so far as Dr. Bean, of the
aquarium is informed, no other aqua.ri-‘
um in the world with a like source of
salt water supply—N. Y. Sun.
SAVED BY, A COWBOY’S SHOT.
Remarkable Adventure of an American
with an African Gorilla.
A resident of Cincinnati, recently re-
turned fcrom Delagoa buy, on the east
coast. of Africa, relates a. story of acon-
diet with a gorilla, that came near cost—
ing him his life. “My permanent quar-
ters,” he said, in telling the story, “were
at the Central, but dinner was served
the night I arrived at the International.
1 was thoroughly fatigued, and after
dinner I told the manager I wished to
go to my room. He walked to the door
and yelled for a servant in a voice that
could be heard above a driving wind
and dashing rain. Out of the black
darkness came a negro as black as the
night itself. He took my bag, and.
with instructions from the manager
to keep close to my guide, we started.
“The way led through what I after-
ward learned was a garden. We had
not gone more than 30 or 40 paces when
i heard a fierce cry and at the same mo-
ment I received a violent blow on the
head. The force of the blow almost
stunned me, but I managed to whip out
my revolver and shoot at my assailant.
Instantly I was grasped in a grip that
seemed to crush my very, bones. One
hand was free and. I fired two shots
from my revolver. Then came another
crushing blow on the head and I lost
consciousness. '
“Three days later I came to myself.
My head ached and my body was sore,
even to the touch. I then learned that
my unknown enemy had been a gorilla.
It seems that some hunters returning
from the interior had brought a huge
beast as a present to the hotel man.
There were no accommodations for the
newcomer, and until they could be pro-
vided, he had 'been chained to a big
tree in the garden. By some means
he had broken his chain, though it was
an exceptionally strong one, and I was
the first thing he found to pounce upon.
“When I fired the second shot, an
American in the hotel, ‘Texas Wilson’
by name, had heard it, and calling for a
lantern, he seized his gun and ran out
to see what the trouble was. After
he had gone about 200 yards the light
from his lantern flashed full in the face
.of a giant gorilla, who was carrying me
on his back. The beast scoivled and ul-
tered repeated angry cries. Wilson
was a man who possessed courage of
the highest. order, and the coolness that
long experience in the southwest as a
cowboy had taught him. ,Ile was a
dead shot and he waited until he could
get a chance at my captor withoutin-
juring me. When it came he fired. The
animal fell. He carried me to the hotel
and here I am.——Cinc3nnati Enquirer.
A Simple Flying Toy.
One of the earliest flying models was. '
made by putting four feathers into ti
cork so as to make a propeller. Two
of these-propellers with feathers slop-
ing in opposite ways were set on a
stick, one propeller being fixed, the
other revolving. A bow of whalebone
was attached so that its cord could be
twisted around the stick. Upon wind-
ing up the cord, and then letting go,
the model would be. driven upward.—
Tudor Jenks, in St. Nicholas.
RICHARD A. McCURDY President.
emen in 3 Yea - ingflec. 31. 1895. ‘
Assets. .
Lie bilities .
Surplus .
Total Income .
Total Paid Policy-holdeis" 15 1895,
Insurance and Annuities in force,
Net gain in 1895 *
INSURANC 00.
‘U‘
‘oF NEW YORK.
$221,213,721 33 ' 4
. ; 194,347,157 58
$26,868,583 75
848,597,430 51
$23,128,728 45
, $899,074,453 78
. $61,647,645 36
NOTE—Insurance merely written, Is discard d from this '
actually Issued and paid for in cash Iselncluded. Statement as wholly mlsleadlng. and only insurance
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct.
CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual.
Report of the Examining Committee.
(llficetl the Mutual Life Insurante company of New You,
February 11, 1896.
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of this Company, held on the 18th day of
December last, the undersigned were appointed a Committee to examine the annual
Statement for the year ending Decembvr 31st, 1895, and to verify the same by com-
parison with the assets of the Company.
The Committee have carefully performed the duly assigned to them, and hereby
certify that the Statement is in all particulars correct and that the assets specified
therein are in possession of the Company.
In making this certificate the Committee bear testimony to the high character of
the investments of the Company and express their approval of the system, order and
accuracy With which the accounts and vouchers have been kept, and the business in
general transacted.
Robert Clyphant,
Wm. P. Dixon,
J . H. Herrick.
H. C. Von Post,
( harles It. Henderson,
James C. Holden,
Committee
ROBERT A. CRANNIS, Vice-President.
p:- cJ-a' ’
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ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President,
3‘ WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary,
'5
IOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM P. SANDS. Cashier
WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
HENRY E. DUNCAN. Jr., Cor. Seoy.
ALBERT KLAMROTH, Asst. Seey.
FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer.
JAMES TIMPSF 1N , 2d Asst. Trees
EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Asst. Cashier
EMORY MCCLINTOCK LL.D., F. I. A., Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, J 3., Asst. Actuary.
mCHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor,
WM. W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
HENRY S. BROWN, Asst. Comp.
JOHN C. ELLIOTT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies,
ED WARD LYMAN SHORT, Gen. Solicitor.
GUSTAVUS ‘3. WINSTON, M. D.
MEDICAL DIRECTORS
ELIAS, J. MARSH, M. D. GRANVILLE M. WHITE, M. D.
JDHN W. melons.
New Haven, General Agt. for State of Ccnnecticut.
EAQ flu GAME» 4
Local Agent.
Norwalk Chronicler