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the Chaldeans, and as a consequence by their associates the Babylonians.

"For when she saw men pourtrayed on the wall,— the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, &c." [Eze. xxiii. 14.]

It was, also, practised by the Egyptians and Tyrians, -and is now discovered in America :-for Mr. Stephens states that the sculpture, and even the steps, had been painted, that black and white, red, blue, and yellow are distinctly visible, but that the Red (vermilion) is predominant. From the number of colours another analogy is traceable, for of all the ancient nations that of Tyrus was the most renowned for her knowledge of colours, and when to the "primitive three," she added by her discovery the celebrated tint, or Tyrian Dye, her renown was increased, and spread throughout all the Nations, so much so, that they sent their royal mantles to Tyrus to receive the costly dye -and from that fact, regal robes have continued to be tinted, even to this day, with the gorgeous Purple,— which, though originally intended for blood-stained Kings and warriors,-succeeding ages have placed upon even the graceful forms of dove-eyed Queens ; (so strong is custom)—while the first and Heavenly colour -blue, and which from Scripture was the tint of Aaron's Robes of Peace,-has passed unheeded by, although commanded by The voice of The King of Kings.

"And thou shalt make the robe of the Ephod all of blue." [Ex. xxviii. 31.]

The exact tint of the Tyrian Dye is not known, other than it was purple.-There are several degrees of purple,-light or dark,-as the blue shall predominate in its mixture with the Red. The original dye was derived from a shellfish (purple murex) as before related; and upon the occasion of its being discovered, the Tyrian thought that his dog had been wounded in the mouth, for he imagined that his faithful follower was bleeding-here then the tint is arrived at,-viz., that it must have resembled that of blood,-consequently it was the light purple, or rather crimson as it is now termed, therefore, the Red predominated over the Blue.

The Prophet of the Advent defines that in ancient days (760 B. C.) scarlet, red, and crimson were esteemed the same, they are with us only different in degree,— but the two last are proved by Scripture to have been identical.

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord, though your sins be as SCARLET, they shall be as white as snow: though they be RED LIKE CRIMSON, they shall be as wool." (i. e. white as snow.) [Isaiah i. 18.] The latter part of the verse is but a repetition of the former, a favourite style in Holy-Writ, to enforce the precepts upon the mind of the reader or hearer.

Now the more ancient of the Ruins in Mexican America, are stained or painted Red :-the Traveller, however, does not express the degree of Red,-light or dark, or whether it contained any other colour with it ;-it is enough that Red is distinctly stated:-and

may not the Aborigines have dyed their sculpture in remembrance of their past celebrity at Tyrus? If at Copan (their first city) they had mixed Blue with Red to produce the blood-purple, the lapse of centuries would have extracted the minor colour-blue,-(minor from its proportion in mixture),—and have left the major colour,-Red,-entire,—as it now appears upon the Idols, Altars, and steps of these Egypto-Tyrian monuments in Ancient America. Again; the knowledge of colours by the Tyrians, (and those in which they excelled) is distinctly stated in the Bible. SOLOMON in sending to HIRAM, King of Tyrus (1015 B. c.) for Artists to build and adorn the Temple of Jerusalem,says

"Send me now, therefore, a man cunning to work in gold and in silver, and in brass and in iron,-and in purple, and crimson, and blue, &c." [2 Chronicles ii. 7.] "Blue" is directly expressed, and by its mix. ture with "Crimson" (i. e. Red.-Vide Isaiah i. 18.) in certain proportions would produce " Purple."-Now in Mexican America we have seen, that Blue and Red (and perhaps originally a Purple), are found, and used by the Aborigines to adorn their first Temple at Copan as Solomon did his Temple at Jerusalem,-through the skill and knowledge of the TYRIANS !-who without doubt practised their art in colours upon their own Temples at Tyrus,-and which Solomon, in compliment to Hiram (with whom he was in the strictest bonds of amity), was willing to, and did, imitate, in the Capital of Israel.

Had the Tyrians possessed no knowledge of Colours, the discovery of them upon the Mexican Ruins would have been useless in reference to any analogy, and injurious against identity ;-but, the Tyrians having the knowledge of the three primitives, and of a fourth colour, and had they not been discovered at Copan or Palenque, then the want of a similitude would be evident and material;-but, as both People,-the Tyrians and the Aborigines, possessed the same knowledge, and practice of colouring their Temples,—the Analogy is not only apparent, but absolute.

It will be remembered by the reader, that in the Sepulchral Chamber at Copan, an Engraved Gem was found," a small death's-head (skull) CARVED in fine green stone." The antiquity of this style of engraving has been shewn in alluding to Aaron's "breastplate of judgment," but, we will now prove that another Tyrian analogy is found in the carved Gem of Copan,-That the Tyrians were engravers of Gem-stones is established upon the authority of Scriptural history,—and from that Sacred Volume it is, also, proved, that the Tyrians were the builders of Solomon's Temple.— This will be enlarged upon in the history of Tyrus.— Solomon wrote to Hiram for a superior artist, in addition to the general workmen, " to work in gold, and in silver, &c.—and that can skill to grave," the Hebrew text is, "to grave gravings,"—or in modern phrase —to engrave,―i. e. cut, or carve metal or stones. The King of Tyrus answered,—

"And now I have sent a cunning (i. e. skilful) man ;

[of the same name as the King, i. e. Hiram] "skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone;—also, to grave any manner of graving." [2 Chron. ii. 13, 14.] That Solomon availed himself of the skill of this Artist in Gem-engraving is proved by the following verse:

"And he garnished the house [i. e. Temple] with precious stones for beauty." [i. e. of workmanship.] [2 Chron. iii. 6.]

We shall conclude this Section with an analogy that may appear strange to the general reader, but it is no less true than original, and from which, Identity is apparent.

The Wisdom of Solomon (and inferentially his people also) did not embrace the practical Sciences of Architecture, Sculpture, or Navigation. He was compelled to apply for all these to the Tyrian Monarch. Solomon's wisdom was of the philosophy of Nature, and not in the defined Arts or Sciences.-This is shewn in the first Book of Kings [ch. iv. 32, 33.]

"And he (Solomon) spake three thousand Proverbs, and his Songs were a thousand and five. And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also, of beasts, and of fowl,-and of creeping things, -and of fishes." Five centuries before Solomon,— the Hebrew artists,-Bezaleel and Aholiab,-were called by The ALMIGHTY, and presented to Moses for a special purpose. [Vide Exodus xxxv. 30-35.]

The Tyrians were the Architects and Sculptors of the Temple of Solomon, and in the description of that

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