. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. Insects. April, i9i6 Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 29 If the worship of the scarab began in Egypt it was by a race long since disappeared. Isaac Myer, whose monograph* is ad- mirable, believes it antedated Menes, the first king, and was preva- lent among the aboriginal people of the land. The Hottentots o£ south Africa still hold the insect in religious veneration, from which fact it might be argued that a black race were the Egyptian aborigines and when driven out or made subject by later races left behind religion and languag
. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. Insects. April, i9i6 Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 29 If the worship of the scarab began in Egypt it was by a race long since disappeared. Isaac Myer, whose monograph* is ad- mirable, believes it antedated Menes, the first king, and was preva- lent among the aboriginal people of the land. The Hottentots o£ south Africa still hold the insect in religious veneration, from which fact it might be argued that a black race were the Egyptian aborigines and when driven out or made subject by later races left behind religion and language. It is true that the Hottentot language is closely related to the ancient Egyptian. It is possibly a coincidence and possibly an offshoot of the same origin that the natives of Madagascar worship a holy cricket, especially as a similar word designates both creatures. That the scarab is not found mummified is probably due to the fact that it dries without mummification, retaining its form. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y. : The Society
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