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Show APTLY NAMED "MOLTEN SEA" High Priests' Swimming Pool In Solomon's Solo-mon's Temple Most Wonderful "Tub" Ever Constructed. flow many persons ponder, while "tubbing" In the midst of modern conveniences, con-veniences, on how the rest of the world performs this same act of personal cleanliness? The stolen pleasures of the "old swimmln' hole," the wooden tub In the kitchen surrounded by that questionable curtain of privacy a sheet over the clothes horse- -a real sea bath or swim In a "gyra" pool have been the stepping stones of progression progres-sion for most of us to the modern conveniences. con-veniences. This bathing Idea started with Bible folk, who built the most wonderful swimming pool the world has ever seen In Solomon's temple. This "molten sea" measured ten cubits from brim to brim, five cubits in height and was round in compass; the thickness was a hand's breadth, and the brim, haped like that of a teacup, was curved with lilies and leaves. The Immense basin was borne aloft by 12 carved oxen, three each facing north, south, east and west. The pool received and held 3.000 bathers at one time and was designed for and used by high priests, there being 20,000 baths of wine and the same number of oil provided for the laymen. Indianapolis In-dianapolis Star. |