| Show f n PE PEOPLE Pi M Y YAre Are Arc In the tho or of i inq Idols Mummies and nd Son They Soil at an Enormous Prom Profit 2 c 16 to The shocking lIy by t tho n counterfeiting pollee o of I a plant for tor nt al e near neur und and the disclosure that some of o the hitherto prized peps on exhibition In the Louvre are ure have caused simple and fuke I ure a In science Franke o rued not aloud tO In her 11 11 II however The enl enterprise of oC counter felting fellinG and other natura history Is thrIving welt well nigh the the new nel world cs tho most flagrant hoax eve perpetrated the ot of Ananias savants won that a of the San DIeGo A I few ew yearn ago It came to lit tho notice of oC who were a vide Ihle in At lanta Oa 1 It wan barked to the tho mot mob nn 1111 tho ot of th the fullest Kumar being who lived to draw the tho breath o of life liCe and amI It cost only a I dune 10 1 cents the tho tenth putt 1 ot of n a dollar to is II a mental Image dt f the Iho rhe applied their lIno Cound tho to ti 8 feel from rein grown to 10 bh heel eel rhey fhe lint It must have boasted 0 feet feel of height In real life liCe Tills This II alluring 1 lilt for a I such ILs occur to the tho II atonal The pronounced It to 10 lIo ho the lute desiccated corpse of tt n pru In III Indian dlan dian lit at least 50 years old According to the tho tulle this aunt ml giant found In n a cave cao at Sun 1111 Diego Cal lIy by n a party o of pros Over the head were the tho rev re remains mains of II a leather hood which to 10 ho part of n a t tined for the Iho shroud torn aill teeth were visible In tit the mouth The fhe outline u of the rills ribs were plain l ellI through I ho skin u bUlly s It II aloud erect lu In n a 1 bar hox 10 feet feci lung lonG pert el folded tho breast The Tho exhibit exhibitor or to 10 1 rell 11 the uteri 11 to the Notional In ht Ington for Cor 1100 00 rhe o I coin to the institution which ills patched Dr one or of Ito corps of oC hr 10 the hal had seen It hud bud tote limo for tor no than n a exam exan Dr LuenA I it clunk out ont of the tho of oC thin tho alleged d giant Ilc he transmitted to 10 ono OliO of the govern 1100 inborn In bin g ton Ion n n fo fos days tilt tho ed cd the Intelligence that the Iho alleged was In fact hardened OnNIA WO iIAN AN ANAn An 1 s vonn n sent sett to lc ngn aro Tito o won nil lot hOlle t the tho len ha lug Ing hands WillS before he hc fell of It I nt at a cost o t toC of oC lie believed It to ho bo t II as did men who node i n a Homo of the tho 1 more ot of the thc latter returned to the oho place 1 of with whit it II drill obtained le 10 turn the tho stone l on her hol face old bold l Jo bore n a hole into the Iho raider r ante Rille or of hoe hel helle leg le The Tho oral first boring expo ell I l 1 n a layer but II a second T r brought to light t n piece Illece of oC lion pipe skeleton of 01 th Ihu In Inv proved that this OK t lad came Into at ont of the cement ce I ment works or of She hind hall been shaped Li casts evidently told ell from n a bod holy An ln artist who the told lold the Iho 1 that It n a perfect mold from the tho hUe ha 1111 Ito form There nOll not u seam sam mark eu 10 Le be found ally purl of Its itA stir sur tree which reproduced the tho contour or of till the skin The are periodically culled upon to 10 the remains ot of alleged giants exhumed fro from the One explorer reported that he up In Dakota II a dozen skeleton each aeh measuring 10 feet In ht length when I put together Such Huch finds almost t ably proVe to 10 ho he the of lan large e the the bones o of whoRe w hone Inuit to tor for tor l bonen h l even the of oC limes past I TilE Gf EAT AT S1 NT HOAX r r The he most Ben Herl serpent hoax i Ott record wn by Dr Athert A C who ht I exhibited III ht Wa way New ow the tOn of nn an alleged 1 stet which he the h or oh sea ell ling Tills led ot of n a h Il 1 and vertebral column feet over nil After Kuck Klich bud boen fool lug nod lu laymen alike for tor II a Ii a Prot Wyman ex the tho lIons bones and Ill dill that they were those thuRe or of several strung together to tel represent n a sea serpent afterwards sold soll the to the fill Dresden 1 museum Tho renter for counterfeit lt or of Indian lately exposed h by A P E Jetties uC of the lIle bureau of ethnology Washington He to discovered lI this enterprise e to ho he flourishing In hl iio diet township Darin county win traced the n counterfeiter to ills his laborn labora I tm y found hum rich ut at his trade I rind forced tout inn tut cult cun From a certain faun In tills this j township sl specimens o of lad hall been sold broad broadcast cast upon the tho for tOI lie soV I oral years prior to 10 this exposure Up Upon I on turm dwelt n II widow lines daughters and sous The eldest of these sons t young man o of au 20 years was Willi to 10 be betho bethe the tho source from Ihle l these bio blo specimens tad come COllie At lt least u a thousand alleGed relies are to have been J cn sold by J him the Iho visit The most of these were knives fisa hooks and heads also alao litany and ami cleaves all ull chipped Ilia The fhe better specimens were sold for tor 6 0 apiece and others other lit ul lower prices For dror those sere offered lit 2 and e 3 the tho demand was till far great greater er than the tho soon became famous for tor Its Ie Ic the tho little Gant o of the tho Norwegian widow was of oC Its mortgage within n a few fow years More than that her ehl eldest Qt son SOh lad erected a large new house for Cor tiro tho comfort of the Jenks his clue trust II a neighbor o of this suddenly prosperous faintly who hind taken a I collector tu to the farm the tho eldest son SOli was from home and amI who bind by accident Penetrated Into 1 a workshop tin on the Iho premises where were found chips of lint flint and various meats of that lit different stages of manufacture INDIAN m In his to the Iho the counterfeiter slated d that 10 yearn ago while some sOllie heads ho noted that ono one hind had 1 a broken apex this In hIs teeth leeth Ito hn had observed that mail chips aled front i the I eZi edge leaving i V ng t the ie Bal ease t general erCIl h by the timber lilting again and again ho repaired the tho Imperfect im implement fits gave him an Idea lIe tool took n II pair of steel pincers t and Ind flattened one of tw the with n a tile Ille nod with tills Instrument found that Ito he could coull greatly Ul upon on the biting method Ills skill and Bunn ire he found himself able ablo to 10 chip out of II till Itil often orlen d delicate which I I fooled ool 11 the Country collectors tore tors for tor years ail feathered hl his Ily nest to 10 n a degree deslo of which ell envy to 10 the people at t l en art Wa n entirely his own both hoth 11 its to discovery and perfection Ills material wan abundant 12 nines of Ills his farm the Iho country being supplied with Innis In most Instances In stances he clatto soled upon lite crude mid broken tonne Corms originally clipped by bythe the tho redskins lie 1 the its new newly chipped edges with his none nunI too bin ulato thumb when sold soll Were found to haw have earth adhering to them lie III worp torp glasses to protect hl his hisey ey s from lying Even 1 the most elaborate of oC his relies lie ho could turn au out I In less leHs than n half hour And 6 0 fur n a halt hours labor la 18 not nOl bad Ally IllY Recently n ll to sell thu Iho bureau or of ht It II glen tut elaborate collection of oC alleged tablets giant spear etc said lIld to have havo hren heert excavated from no HI HIle le luau Chest relies stapled III d to have bell been I fromn chI ut a recent date but the tho IlIn largo spiel were almost Characters from nil all ot of the Ancient Asiatic and to In our JUI were here damped upon I articles and In the corner of ore ono of th the tablets 1105 n rel of the tho uric And Aud yet 01 these were al ai I to 10 have been heon used h by the I torte Ican Hut Bul the tiro most ter to there II Ix In III Mexico W II Holmes chief o of the tho bureau of ethnology bas in III d aid exposed this fraudulent The rhe larV o so HO d their wares warel to lie world over They work III ht wood stone nod metal One Om his In the tho o of Mexico reproduces Aztec lIu to In eaten woud with cl clever vII hut In clay are aro the most t popular At Oil cola some lomo of oC those olini theIr to 10 the tho shelves of the mu museum seum The fhe typical to 10 whose ate art added taken ken from other or nl other hire c Stamps bearing der dl signs Sigilli are alo applied lIed ill III other places F uth counterfeiters outfit or of II a du 1 After tutu assortment of odd After his score waro he prepares It fur for hy by It for n a In earth or b by washing It with II a athin thin solution of cia clay touches give GIe the of oC Thu rho cia clay la is wiped off 00 lit III places hut but It is l left to adhere lId here to 10 tho Iho Incised lilies Statuettes Pipes spindle whorls etc Ie nil guaran to he bo Aztec m e made lit In tills wn any rho molls molds are based loin Inal pieces recovered front sites eilee Such copies ol los ore art often to from Crom San Han JU Juan II hUll hue been the center for or the tho o of tilts this Ware The fht of Egypt J anti Assyrian relics Is an which thrives In n taro 1110 or three of Michigan Thin Is 18 out nUL of oC till the ol ordinary Oriental relics being i n the old world exclusive iy In Egypt the trade In hr fake ilium ulles lion hns Ion long thrived Since th the ex cx of the l factory at Mont Montrouge rouge rOURe near Paris It lion has bee been II u lell ed total these I counterfeits ore 1110 shipped 10 0 I Egypt pt for tor sale hundreds of end and no end of private cul col it tors are sold to 10 hove been heen dulled by the concern MAKING op OF MUMMIES 1 mS Ullman are aro actually used for tor the flu of oC tile the mummies there hones holies are 1110 flat Immersed for fOI n a time III ho sulphate ot of Then they arc fastened Il tenell to In Ing g thel In ht 1 luper order and wrapped In bandages steeped In a of pitch Illicit nod Ic seem ln Dry spices and dust are applied to the llor surface The product is III then shipped to 10 Egypt Ent t to he be near sour FOlie glare or nl given saute ter tern Ie n history It Is l In Inn ina n a covered whit I with their high steeds and allI other agures dared In III plenty trout various ot of 1 art Some lilt savant Is III indirectly Informed that all at Egyptian lately exhumed front the Nile saucy valle fluty he be had nt at n rea reasonable price lie He lit at the tho of lourae t fluid he be dearer to the Iho heart of an 1111 or than n hideous Incense breathing In Ina a sarcophagus And so this gone la s worked the world can City Star |
