Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1907 — The Paper Told the Tale. [ARTICLE]

The Paper Told the Tale.

A certain Greek adventurer some years ago undertook to palm off upon the public some false copies of the gospel manuscripts. Many learned men were deceived, but not Dr. Coxe, libra-' rlan of the Bodmnn library at Oxford. How he detected the fraud was related In his own words In the Spectator: I never really opened the book, but I held it In my hand and took one page of it between my finger and thumb while I listened to the rascal’s account of how he found this most Interesting antiquity. At the end of three or four minutes I handed It back to him with the short comment, “Nineteenth century paper, my dear sir," and he took It away In a hurry and did not come again. Yes, I was pleused, but I have handled several ancient manuscripts In my time, and I know the feel of old paper. _ _