the ice of an advancing glacial epoch, and for a time it 

 seems as if Europe was uninliabitod. Then another race 

 appeare-d and ispread over the face of Europe. Thej^ were 

 also a long headed rac-e, but their habits, culture and injs>tru- 

 ments were all different. They brought with them some 

 beginnings of civilization. They knew how to chip and 

 polish stone, to make spcai-6, and probably bows anAarro^^■s. 

 They had none of the artistic ability of the Paleolithic man, 

 but were much further advanced in the development of 

 civilization. 



In Ireland, and ju3ros*3 the South of Englaaid, are a 

 series of gi'cat stone structures, of which the use and the 

 meaning has been entirely lost. They consist of great 

 circles of stone, huge single monoliths, sometimes standing - 

 alone, sometimes in circles, or in avenues. The stones are 

 so huge that v.'o to-day could not handle them without 

 expensive machinery. What they were for and w'hy they 

 were built no man knows. 



I show you one of my photos of Stonchenge. The theory 

 of this soraetime-s held is that it was built by sun worship- 

 pers, and that at some time in the remote past the sun at 

 time of the vernal equinox rose over the dit^ta.nt erect stone 

 and threw its shadow between the two uprightrs across the 

 altar. 



This may or may not have been tlio c^se, but rauppos- 

 it were so, one could calculate 1>aek to a time 3700 years 

 ago wlien the sun was in that position at the venial 

 equinox. 



Assuming this to be the case, this work is far older 

 than the Druids or Kelts. The writer dees not place much, 

 reliance on thiis calculation, but believes these monuments 

 are far older than tliis. The calculation is gi\ en merely as 

 a curiosity. 



It was for a long time supposed, that these great monu- 

 ments were made by the Kelts, but now it is generally con- 

 sidered that they were built' by a pi'ehi&torie race long be- 

 fore the- arrival of the Kelts or old Britains. When the 



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