Show the Itoman cc of In illin corn comparatively few even of choso to whom corn is ono of he most common of all objects annj who aro in alio llio habit of handling moro or less of that boblo crain every day know how romantic a history it has while there is no question as to its antiquity is ranch doubt about alio llio of its origin it has been found in alio llio tombs and ot south america in alio caves of ari yohn and in alio mounds of utah tho smithsonian institute has an car of corn found in tho tomb of a mummy near Arin pora and darwin man liona tho a stalk found im bedded in a sc a nac feet above tho level of the ca stalks and cars were found perfect in appearance in working a stone quarry near la prairie in illinois in a neat and uso jail liello manual issued by 1 C vaughan it 15 said eliat choso who claim asia for alio llio original homo of maize point to the representation of tho blaut foaud in an ancient chinese book in alio kobal library in ram and tell of iho grain being found in cellars of ancient houses in athens speaks of linding tho grain and car of daizo within tho tomb of a mummy at thebes in 1819 sonic alko corett Cort tt claim that it is alic corn of scripture Scrip turo ami io support of tho claim quote alio following and it came to pass that jio went through alio llio on tho sabbath day and his went began to pluck the cars of the com again from leviticus ii 11 and if thou olter a biou oll cring f thy arst fruits unto alio lord thou shall for the meat of thy fruit green cars of corn dried by fire even corn out of full carsa leviticus 11 and yo shall cat brad nor parched corn nor green ear until iho selfsame day that 0 o have brought an olT cring unto your god genesis 6 concerning second dream and ho slept and dreamed tho second behold seven car of corn came up upon ono stalk rank and good jab 21 says the wicked alq out 03 alio tops of tho cars of the corn botanist say that plants of one family usually inhabit n common locality wheat rye oat f barley millet indian rice sorghum all tho alicd family of corn aro of eastern nativity if of western origin corn is separated from all its kindred if fruia tho east ea st how it camo to tho can only bo guessed somo scholars that it came from the east by a northwestern highway connecting asia and america mexican tradition tolls that when their fair god 1 god of peaceful arts lived upon earth an car of corn was as much as a man could carry this god is supposed to hivo been a Cauca alan brought to Amo shores by tunic storm or other causo unknown another romantic theory is that tharo was a continent ox tending from america almost or quito to tho azores and that that mysterious civilization which built tho ancient cities of central and bouth america brought with it from that iott continent choso plants n aich arc and have been from a timo beyond tho memory of man cultivated in tho old world and in ahe NOM an unimpeachable history of indian corn can be written as the sub is full of contradictions and speculations learned authorities ties both early and late have as to its origin borao claiming it as a native of asia others 0 t america chicago tribune |