The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21


moss-grown teeth; the devout figures which they
make in hitting their faces heavenward, combined
muttered trembling transitions, render these fresh
water mariners and artists one oil the institutions OF
for the weary and we submit the Arabic c mo
lated necessity But the crew Is not always happy
IL " Always sings s
prostrates It's members. They have maladies and
ike medicine No man more than the Arab loves
nauseous curatives and none have greater faitn In
all kind OF patent DoisOns. CONNIE on Sc EIn son
~, on Sc conohe, and so It became necessary TO
respect this peculiaritv. Colonel Butler was there
lore unanimously named surgeon. quote his en-
tries from ''rhe Herald's Case Book" with this in.
"JUBnER YEAR OF Cookies PILLS."
as follows:-
ibraham General debility and sleepiness oompl-
% 9u0 Fee. s %
Cockles o e'1 VII p'"''''' 'ou'
Many other cases Of debility Cypress the pages Of
sick list became so extensive that the crew
PURLOINED QUANTITY OF CASTOR OIL,
wnena nlnt was cautiously spread among the sail
ors ~ that poison had been careessly put in most
OF the D0tues, whereupon the manned were restored
deas SICKNESS @s az
II was before amazing. The science by which the
Oh was removed from the dispensary was then ap-
pied 10 cigars and tobacco, whereupOn o further
hint was allowed TO eak out that powder had been
Dy some accident introduced into the cigars and
mixed win the tobacco. Sucq precautions relieve
erty Is respected BY those VINO dwell forward.
AT AINIEH.
| In the gray OF the morning landed at Mneh.
Tor the purpose OF gathering in q lew ducks, which
terror. Alter walk or ABOUT five miles came
upon an open 1eld surrounded py corn OF long
coup OF my gun discharged with rather too much
recol and the shot scattered at distance OF thirty
turning to the dahaDeah, put the shot gun In the
armory. NY chasseur presently brought the
| blown out OF the lef-hand barrel underneath and
| tnat Tue gun had become worthless. AT SiOot 1t
barrels were loaded nearly to the muzzle with sand
and dirt The chdSseur insisted on dlscharging the
| gun from the shoulder. He persisted so much that
| permitted him TO do It, wnen the same barrel
AGAIN BURsTED,
and the wretched metal was perforated by hole OF
| over Two square lncnes In area / mention this
TO warn travellers that their arms must be purchased
IN Europe n they hope to have an agreeable far
Cairo and mad eight distinct ''proofs" upOl the
barrels; was breecn-loader and tired fixed ammu-
does deIgn to sell IL with his death machine.
SIR Samuel Baker relates experience OF his where
he had suspicion OF q latham rife. He dashed 1t
to tree, fired II with fishing line, and 1t into
small pieces. FlorIan the Atbora hunter,
Killed BY bursting gun, aud other numerous acci-
dents are recorded of those VINO are Imposed upon
by spurious manufacturers
In gong through
THE STREETS OF MINIEH.
foundn was characteristic Egyptian town. As
early As seven IN the mOrling Its inhabitants were
al work. There are perhaps fifteen thousand peo-
pie, closely herded over acres OF ground,
what 1t is that induces the close attrton OF Arab
communities cannot Say unless II Is love OF YER
min. nasllness and disease: Minleh. however, Is
struggling out OF It's ieculent boundaries, ana here
InOte the real purpose OF the Vceroy TO elevate lis
large communities and to give Them healthier
over I'VE hundred young girls varying IN age from
six TO tS were ~ art on er heads
performed by aDie-bodied men. This Is the re-
suit OF
THE ASTONISHING ECONOMY
that rules everything productive In Egypt-land
labor or existence The population was miseraoy
ola AZ rtIs ruhl fad Xnf thar IN
naru work cneerully, and there was that
sombre melancholy winch hterateurs nave asso.
clated with The stold sphnxes. who are popularity
allied to the character OF the people.
Rains were beng put down anu telegraph wires |
up houses or European construction were rising on
every hand. the pottery factories turning out
their useful wares, the sugar mills grinding out
with tradesmen and women. over the whole scene |
there hung the cheerful atmosphere OF progress, |
and l do not eXaggerate wnen l write that one |
could see Minien grow as he surveyed 1t.
During the morning. OF the Both ult we received |
Cairo. The Earl OF Charevie, the Hon. Charles
Fitzhardinge Captain N. Langiord, X. NJ aud the
Hon. Colonel Bury, Of the Rachel and Water LAZY.
sent their cards on board wItn best wishes for the
Herald's SUCCESS" aud shortly afterward called,
These gentlemen. after CASING a covetous glance
stap.e drink. wnereupon III spirit OF sympathy
they tendered US gan and brandy. naying declined
these, We accepted their congra uatOns as the four
wise men or Gotham VINO did not 20 10 sea WIN
bowl
THE BRIToNs AND AMERICANS
monopoliZe the Nile. The Germans are too Door
or economical TO make the journey, and French
man would die OF It's real destinations, which he
would term dsgoad,u. AS rule the Engllshman
goes more profoundly into the antiquities than the
american, and often carries curiosity as FAR as
learning to READ neroglypnIcs. The Americans
come 70 Egypt more as superficial travellers, and
ana SO nacn Of novelty and an ant as does not
become scholastic. There are however, exceptions
IN boh cases-Englishmen who go to the cataracts,
indifferent &c the ruins. and Americans VINO know
their every stone. BOt nations are well received "
the natives, out the Americans have, by lar, the
Ia steaIning by the ruins OF Bent Hassan, among
the lnest temples oil the Nile, clouds OF game were
crane plover bis eagles ana multitude Of hawks
and crows Benz hassan was formerly ike the
Sixth ward full OF thieves, but MahOmet Ali raled
The Herald moOred near the town on the night
Of the Soh uit and we sent ashore to aud out what
there was ~ shoot.
SIMPLE MINDED ARAB
was brought to the quarter deck.
What game do you have herei"
III" ..g anmaIs They eat YOU" said the fellah
''Big animas-ltons, wO.ves-come In rom the
DESERT Great dangeri Must not leave the Doatr'
After brief crosse examination II was found that
a cue OF one OF these marvellous beasts had been
captured by the hunter, and he was forthwith d.
rected to go ashore and bring MIN on. In twenty
minutes the intrepid Arab appeared again, holding
the terrible beast crOuchlng III ms arms IL was u
rabbit We domesticated MIN Tor the sum or ten
piastres. Sucn Is the native intelligence OF that
poor Egyptian VINO mas been painted by so many
admirlng ronancers.
AT sIooT
the telegraph had anticipated us, and the United
States Consular Agent at the landing with dom
keys conduct us In state TO the CITY As we ar.
forwards found out, every Egyptian official, even,
had been notified 10 tender to Consul General But.
Ter, General Starring, MI. Morris and the HERALD
correspondent the most distinguished bospitalIties
OF the Province. Turkish dlnner was spread In
the largest and, may add, In many RESPECTS the
finest consul ar apartments ] have ever seen. In
the evening tho dahaDeah was the plent OF
several calls from local celebrities, among them
eminent musician, who upon being shown MOTIFS
guitar, seized 1t with enthusiastic familiarity aud
began To scratch solo with toothplcK. Having
endured twenty minutes OF this entertainment the
musician took MS seat at the piano and rolled of a
succession OF horrible noises, much 10 the delight
OF his Arab auditors, and which upOn being ap-
pauded were frequently repeated In the most exaa-
gerated FORMS Ine gentleman did not leave the
CABIN I'LL long after midnight. The friendly and
apprecative nature OF the Egyptian makes his
shortest cali last during Jour hours. They are in