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Among the Babylonian cuneiform tablets from the library of Amenophis IV (king of Egypt, 15th century B. C.) is one which records how Adapa, disturbed by the South-Wind while fishing, broke the South-Wind's wing, and had to answer for his deed before Anu, the god of the heavens. This tablet will be the subject of Professor Lyon's reading in the Fogg Museum at 4 p. m. today...
...answer to the first two questions is highly analogous to the building of the pyramids. It is impossible to conceive of the greatest of modern nations performing such a task. The motive would be utterly lacking. With the ancient rules the task was completely non-economic, except so far as that slaves must be fed and children trained to take their palces...
...answer to the third question will require more time: How was such a production of the precious metals economically possible under the law controlling the value of money? That law is: The more freely gold, say, in any given interval of time, is produced, and the longer that production is carried on, the less, other things being equal, becomes the motive to continued production on the same scale. The new metal going into circulation drowns the mines, or all but the mines. Such is the economic condition under which the production of the precious metals is carried...
PROFESSOR RICHARDS will be in Boylston 9 at 2.30 this afternoon to answer questions concerning Chemistry...
Will you allow me to say, in answer to your correspondent of today, that the Day of Prayer for Colleges has been for years observed with sympathy at this University. We do not interrupt the regular duties, or-as in some colleges-make the day a holiday, but on Thursday next, both at morning prayers and at the afternoon Vesper Service, there will be special reference to the day and its associations. I have no doubt that the Christian Association also, at its meeting at 6.45 p. m., on Thursday, will, as usual, keep...