An exceefllngly rare and valuable archae- 

 ological And Is reported from the province 



* . of, Taurls (Black Sea) 



A Scythian trom a spot known as 

 King's Great Zinamenka, near 

 , which Is an ancient bur- 

 ^O"*" lal mound of unusual di- 

 mensions. Excavations here resulted in 

 the And at a depth of over sixty feet ot a 

 Scythian king's tomb. The bones lay in 

 a porous carved stone sarcophagus, which 

 had been adorned with plates ot gold and 

 Ellyer of varying size and weight. No 

 fewer than of these were found. The 

 skeleton is well preserved and siirroundod 

 with Invaluable specimens of contemporary 

 art Round the neck was a heavy gold 

 collar adorned with exquisite enamel work. 

 Under the skull lay a bronae helmet of 

 Greek pattern and the full panoply of a 

 warrior— breastplate, thigh and shin pieces, 

 all ot Greek workmanship. By the side of 

 the dead monarch lay two swords with 

 hilts and sheaths of wrought goW. 



Such a complete find Is believed to be 

 unprecedented. The sarcophagus likewise 

 contained nine great sliver vases, the ines- 

 timable value of which Ucs In the fact that 

 they bear a series ot admirably executed 

 bas-reliefs illustrating the dally life ot the 

 ancient Scythians. A large gold salvor 

 adorned with figures of birds and flsh, and 

 a golden comb ot unique workmanship 

 complete the list of articles found. The 



AY, OCTOBEB 11, 1913 jiaXZ^^c^ ify'^K 



comb is of pure gold and weighs 

 pound, and Its eighteen troth ™ 

 form of eighteen distinct lUlle ;^tatuc es 

 also illustrating the scenes " ■"'''"Yh^ 

 Rcvlhian life. The inti-msic v;ilue ot tnis 

 n^l"n^;st be ,.ou.lder.„le. but iU, va^ue 

 for the purpo«.s of archaeological re.eaieh 

 Is beyond estimation. 



To back up all this advice the pamphlet 

 prints a full table of weights and meas- 

 ures, and the text of the New York lav^s 

 that protect the cdnsumer from the dis- 

 lionest tradesman. Massachusetts is just 

 as ready toJoo^fte^h^nterests^of_^ 



jhall' contain 106 pounds, the barrel of po- ' 

 tatoes 165 pounds, and the barrel of sweet 

 potatoes 156 ponnds. , , . ,, 



The standard barrel for cranberries shall 

 measure not less than 25% Inches between 

 the heads, iuside,; the diameter of the head 

 nhall he not less than 16V4 inches. Including 

 the beveled' edge; the outside bilge circum- 

 ference shall measure not less than 

 Inches. , 



It shsil be lawful to use for the sale ana 

 delivery of cranberries packages containing 

 one, two or four pounds ot cranberries net 

 weight; provided that said net weight Is 

 plainly stamped on the top or side of each 



''Tt'^'^shall he unlawful to sell, or to offer 

 or expose for sale articles of food which 

 have been held in cold stnr.-ige without noti- 

 fying persons purchasing the same that tney 

 have been kept so by the display of a sign 

 marked, "Cold storase goods sold beie 

 and It shall be unlawful to represent or aa- 

 vertisp as fresh soods nrticles of food which 

 have iieeu held in cold storage. . 



The bushel of wheat j,hall 

 ponnds; of potatoes, (10 pounds^; of apples, 4S 

 pounds: of sweet potatoes, .54 pounds, of 

 unshelled green peas, 28 pounds. 



