River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-05-02
Wintering IN Er,pt.

The long sea passage has hitherto
tdeterred many persons from visiting
Egypt; but now that the journey from
Bundisi to Alexandria Gamble made II
three days aud half, the superiority
of Lower Egypt over the south o.
France or Italy as winter residence
will become better known and appre
ciateC. Cairo is, par excellence, the
most perfect Arab city of the present
day, and one in which its inhabitants
have, perhaps, attained to higher de
gree OF civilization than in any Other
city in the East. The climate of Egypt
is sslubrious during the greater part OF
the year, and, in Alexandria, even the
heat Of summer is seldom oppressive,
being teInpereda by fresh northerly
breeze. The Khamseen, or hot south
wind, however, which prevails in April
and May, is at times unpleasant, and
the foundations from the Nile render
the latter part of the autumn less
healthy than the summer and winter.
In summer the village Of Rsmieh, four
miles from Alexandria, is a charming
residence, while Cairo, from its clear,
dry atmosphere and equable tempera'
ture, is now admitted to be one Of the
most desirable winter resorts for inva-
lids in the world. The Khedive, too,
who, from his immense wealth, his
splendid hospitality and liberal patron
age Of art, is Justly entitled to be called
the Haroun-al- Raschid of modern
times, IS fast rendering his capital as
luxurious AS it is interesting.
One of the principal advantages
which invalids derive from winters
residence in favorable climate is,
that they are enabled to take daily and
Efficient exercise in the open air, either
on foot, donkey back, horseback, or
in q Garage. The atmosphere is not
subject to any sudden change, nor is
there danger of vicissitudes Of tenn
perature such as are experienced in
many places in the south of Europe,
nor cold cutting winds such as fire..
quently prevail during winter and
spring at Nice and Naples. The
complete change, too, from the habits
and commons of Western Europe
to those of an Eastern city like Cairo
is, / am convinced, of immense i'm
portance to valetudinsrians, for i'm
pressions made upon the mind react
upon the body, and the novelty of I'll e
new style of life in Egypt gradually
wears one from too frequent thought
of self Who could think OF dyspep.
STA or hypochondriasis wlile beholdine
the lovely sunrises and glorious sun.
sets, which, in this foggy and compar-
atively dismal land, are never seen, OF
while contemplating, as at Thebes, the
ruins of civilization that existed long
before Athens and Rome were ever
thought of, or the history of Greece
had ever been begun2
The pleasantest months in the year
for a residence at Cairo are December,
January, February and March. The
foundations of the Nile having sub.
sided leave the fields In November GOV.
cred with fresh layer of rieh deposit
then the lands are put under cultiva.
ton; and during our winter months,
which are, in fact, the spring months
in Egypt, the Delta, as we'll as the val
ley of the Nile, looks like a delightful
garden, teeming with verdure and
beautiful with the blossoms of trees
and plants. 1t very seldom rains al
Cairo, probably not more than three OF
four times in the yesr.-Belgravia.