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Show "1COTS USED CRUDE SCHEMES FOR CALENDARS Pyramids Were Erected to Carefully Measure Shadows; Shad-ows; Indians Employed Sticks to Count Days WASHINGTON. Oct. Tito fvotn-turn fvotn-turn of the calendar, from the days hen ninn could fount only fmm day to. day. through the tfrne when the lunar month was reckoned an r "jar.'' t the present time of an almost universally uni-versally used ;:me (ts: m. In a romance of tliis history or nvm. rtennip to-M to-M get her t ho few known fact a of ths calendar's life. Tory, nen t Isl a hae found different interpret;: inns find tor well known facta and remains of e.trH life. Kor instance, 'enrdinr to Mnwi IV nt w.vnrl h. writ in K In a ! rit puhl i-riition i-riition of the I'an - rn't ic;t n t -iton. tit well known Kjcyptmn p rumids wrre not ert-rted hv early motum-hs f thai ra1m bp monuments to their ureatness r'-r as torn! for tin tr bodies, hut w, re liufse mn duals with the aid of whien the yearly precession of tin- "i'"tu'X' u as discovered and Uia calendar de-Vised. de-Vised. The pvramids were roust meted by L-Ih-mM lcmc and np inri.-tro, y Mr i ttt s Vv o r Ti?i ' rm t twp r'y. bcis'ii and ! Ioicm of ea'h lettii determined to uid astronomy. Kn h of thf pile In 1wt KKlt 1,lltlt :,t diff-rent p. t tod, until tto" last wh found to he the i .or-ierf'"t .or-ierf'"t for Ftudxlni; the t-un nd t;ii.i on the meridian oi l-,KVftt. Not unt'l sach an 1 -ando nod for a l et --r. he claims, .is ; p ram id i n ocr lo the uejt of -a roal tumh Thf pyrnmld.U form. In mnjunrtlnn with the ,heltfk, was deviled t.. epst m plidow of Ptiffl'-fent Phu r to nieatiured and naUed day h da. The wonderful .Wawh1iiKtn monument, at WnahtiiKton. 1 '.. whlrh shadow meajtnrenienii found to t.A conntrneled perft-ctlv from hae to peak, while; fol-lowinK fol-lowinK V" fonn of th KKM'iian ohr-lipk ohr-lipk (a too hiRh. he found to cni n shadow uefu1 for n !ar men suremeni m The hlendins- of the rim s raya around the top, nt that dint an en. Plurs the shadow However, he declared, the abadow was usd for certain meaaure-tipntH meaaure-tipntH whl- h prove that S.-ptciiiio-r 2. rnd not U Ib the day of the fall t-iul-nox. u:um irk MK.i nrn. Tin pvramld waa the result of the I'i:'ui-in' efforta to net a aufficlently ( nV-' fri.dow to menhir tlie montha i,.d wi--s moie aeeurately. AlotiR ita '!- i' ar!'.' Hutroiiom.r K:''d I i.'.io: tun m-.mrnts of the atara and ' ?. i ..'x'-vff nn aneint monolith. . . ' .. ' .. I nttnhuied to the lru- v. .Ve." mechaille.a W of , ,., :.lt s.i;r and mtiitr move- (.us' P :! a..:d J the ii.iv , - seeial other Kiuiltnr un-hmt t .' : tiona in var.oua iaria of the ''i,'1 r""infy ren-on for the rnlendar M f- Vit-'v I'avs ' the n-d of know- f If- v i.4-l, lO How lln' 0'P. OW IO f t V.,- fi,. -id l. dermtn- other LT-.o.)!. da;. . Ait yeoplea. In i! P-. .,;.! i.l the period of the moon a ti-fir loosest time epae. hut tnia vaf varied k-m vnn through .h' j.ur. Noah. It waa M. ;U' flhS 1. . v7a'- i-i da-, a to The month and , Ride to dt'termlnff" to the third dreiriKtl i point the t sari lr.th nf he year. with-h th- v rt at r.f"".4i diM. j I he fruition -;KVP(i.tii ,S.hln l. neiih- r a monument nor a t tmt, Mr 'o: -I W'irtli dffHren. luit wmh deiKned Jtnd It (illt prlmtiriK as another asironom-'ral asironom-'ral inni riiiiu nt by which the ui.r!s-' ai d 1 1 ii.k, pel n t of prt riR, luiniiK-r j t ml v. intir v .re fle.. ih.ii toe.t 1 . t e -; lo.Mit was not fn areiirate as the im'k- v.i'ion i.f th noonday h;idow. n w as I ahandrined In f.ivor of the latter. Aeeordlna to T r ('fjldwulli s 'h-'ory. the parly Kffvpthms were r.ieeVt wi'h he n-'ed of m:tintalntnr and Increani u ! th-ir p.jpo'uitun t ward off tm;tn'0: I v the syriati!i on the north aiid 'the I ;t h 'otd. i 'is on the eout h To do ao tluy had tu Increase their food mip-1 mip-1 pi:.. A no tillable land wan aatl-j aatl-j i 1 i it wa up to t Item to In r -ea o the ! .eld of their lands Pv extensixe and I ejiieful farrninK- It wns tln-n ?n i'- Ii y&.ity to m now lust xa-t w I n t o a'W- ;ini when to reap, niiil su h e-1tii"lvn e-1tii"lvn crops rould only Te devel- rped hy P.cat ln the precise points (In the nen. ion ft. I're-'le klH'Wlf(l(td depended tipOn - atudy of the nun, and a Mie Ka:vptians I hud neither telescope i;or sou Klas j nhfM rvat nn f f shadow was di-vei .; d To have better sr.. l. lows, the pyruimd w.. srrtiil in '1 e,(d.l :m a hu.- j'it: ( ml. and the n'-d wh fulfilled. Thre. c rops of rt: n Kralns arc J-'till hat - em d in lit pt In fen'ral :ir.d South Aniertra. Uie A'iees. Miivas and other erirly 'tvl-71ltlo;.S 'tvl-71ltlo;.S nl.-o d'Vlsed e;i1;;nders. SUeh ah fh Arlei r'lemlar s'one. now In the Tpuneum nt Mexleo "tty. llelns: ho mnh r loser to the eij ua tn r t h i n the I'n y p. t.ans. the latter's form of pyramid l- ptTvt tn a a.H inuM.i."?-ibii: nuia du In riMi'il aniile of nlope would he necessary nec-essary and ihis was impoi!ile to l.tuld then. Their open step pyramids, then, were onlv capnhte of det -mln In k the year's length to the sfiMh lay and r,ot the fraction of the .Vif.th. three t.- -oav week, h '-et.-r wuy tw -..;:oii tne trlhal aupphca. f. .i, 3 (.f aua: ni.eUr were the ir . d ko-:.- Am. ru-a-: Indians keep T Ve' .'. . f " "k- p""1" o;,lt ,Vne h'. ea-h da v. The last bundle S ... r-..' in each ha'f year to ev.n up. the m'dde hundle is m: l ,fi two equal krouj.s to deter-r deter-r e he r.PiToach of midsummer and , ; . . .r I'av" In the Pijl ' Islands t;r -'..'on stick- was used. whirl. n" nu-h niarKeJ tht wanlns of n Th-.t I t-rews evolved a air -month ye.-.' !.en Jan set out stakes from a ! r. rr r?'t o"1 n 11 11 n 6 to ' horizon to ii ark where, the sun rose ana et on the loiiKtst. shortest and .(.;.. . . -ar. Th extreme i,f.t ! '"v ci t eai ly I'il'le wortntea were a'. t-;i -i.-'i to aiit.tiK moons" a years i.nd later 6 and 6 niontha aa fi.:i yeatr i one if the meana used hy the early priesthoods, to Imprt aa the masses. It was explained, was the secrecy mu-pd-; lntf tlie determining of the a-asons and . eara Sacred rods used ' measure the ahadowa hy which the time of year j kbr determined, mt-re j.alouslv K'lar'ie.i and when, on the set .late ihe. priests ir.e,Hu red out on the pround the lengths of tho ehaduwa. the ceretnony was accompanied ac-companied hy rfeat show. To day. In Itorneo. Xpert calendar trnkera amonjr the lyaks have aeciet meaatintiK poh a. They travel Vit the country aettinc "P n:eas'irtnr rods and sett 1" R I" be unmul pens at rt rtaln distant es hv t he secret rods. They tell the farmers to plant, culti- at e or reap va he n the pole s sh ado w touchea certain peas in the midd le of the day. At the end of the l-arveat they return and cat her the itthea of - the cropa which are there fees. DOWN TO KIK IMUXT. Ho acr u rat e were ihe me a an rement s of the early Kgypiian astronomers, c. mn! i n if to The w -. t e r. that 'hey w |