| Show OLD LAWS J I SeIne Homo time lime ago RIO the world was wall de tie delighted lighted by the tind of or a law code aup II I l ed to 10 lip lie the most moat ancient known It bear bean the name of u a king of at Babylon who whit I Ii to tn have lived about 2260 2200 Ii n C thus hit hav ha having I ing In been with Nouh onh e ancient laws were engraved upon u tt n a 1 tall alt column which wa was placed In A ft prominent place In lit the temple lem le so cu that those who had hud a legal cole caie might come omu there lIter Met and consult thin law hook book U it is la represented a saying aying The Th op lip oppre pre d one who lies Una hR a 11 ease at tow let him tUrn come como anti read my stele itoh tel and pon ponder tier del on un my mr precIous word words unit my toy hall mak hla hi cace clear eltar al to 10 him bun hi his hla right he ho shaH aha ceo aee and hll bli heart shall be satisfied Having Ihli ltd pur Jur Purpose pose It covers cover nearly every eVIl of at an In ancient clint Babylonian life lite It regulate doc doctors doctori tori tors tees fee servant Vage Wagi a and similar The Babylonians at that line certainly were under a paternal gov gos 10 It I Is significant nt that thiat even evell at RI that tIt early date It was wu found necessary to 10 legislate the trade In lot In Intoxicating drink The fat fact proves prone pro the rapidity with which the drink evil vII milE have pr nd Mince chic the first fl discovery by the Ihl famous of 01 o the evil cots con of ot Intoxication The Tb liquor law us as liy by i the be Mill was waa wasas ae its as I It If n R wine merchant female for the Ihl th of lit drink not take corn con but takes tak 1 sliver silver by the groat roat stone and the tile tariff of drink make than the th price of corn that wine win merchant shall bo h l i ailed to 10 ii t POd and they I In hr r tnt lilt the titi II liitt it r li II i I lilli Ii it lx t T r nl t i i in III t lur II lit r hu hiu MI 11 I tiou 01 it a put i iz nud lna taU til thu H r to tile the room that win wine merchant liall b be put ut to to death If It a devote or the wIle wife of ot a ta god Kod KO KOho who ho In tn till the tempi do a not nut op u opens n a wine shop hop or event VillI en in enten ten tare Into a wIne wIn lna hop shop that female femal halt bait IM he burned If It a ii win wine merchant for tor sweet drink Rive gives sixty Uty quart for tor thirst at bar bu barot wit ot time 60 GO O Ka Xa or grant lh halt take tako Those see are drastic lIratI measures I Death ath seems ni to b be the Hit penalty for what is ii isnow I Inow now regarded rear ed as al a light lIht olten It IK Is n tu iii compare th Ih the code ccle with such laws law la I In order to 10 re realise reo alise how far fia In advance were the children of or Israel of oC th the world In which they I he lived |
