Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-07-01

veloped, within the last ten years, al
though it only ventures to show itself OIL
the outskirts of the country. A new sect
called the SnuSsi. has been formed, with
the avowed object, of restoring the prim
tive purity of Islam, tramrling down the
tolerance according to foreigners and
teaching hate instead, and-as a matter
Of cOurse-rejecting every element oI
civilization which has been borrowed from
the Franks.
This sect mas gained little foothold in
some Of the Gases of the Libyan Desert
but it only exists secretly here and there
in Egypt. 1t is too late for any such re-
action to have even a Temporary impor.
tauce. Mecca has no infalliblc Pope, to
issue any dead doctrines by proclamation
and make them living varieties to million
of unquestionable souls. Islam has only
its Inherent strength to depend upon-but
that is still not much weakened. In fact,
if the same vital warmth of belief existed
among the members of the Roman Church,
infallibility would be unnecessary.
The Felahs of Egypt possess many ex.
cellent qualities. They have an equal ca
pacity for industry and Incidence, which
misleads those tourists who take most note
of the latter condition. They have nat.
nral fund Of humor, are very quick-witted
and learn easily, although the inventive
faculty has nearly disappeared, owing to
the long disuse. Fond of the minor arts
of cheating, they are rarely guilty Of the
greater ones and the same man who will
use every effort to get an advantage over
you. will faithfully fulfill the special trust
you repose in him. They are radically
good-humored, cheerful even under sore
privations, and bear brief malice when
offended. The stranger who is firm and
cool.tcmpered at the same time who de-
tects and thwarts their cunning without
getting into rage about it, and who en-.
forces his will, taking care that it shall
NOT be unreasonable. will never have any
difficulty with these people.
Even Herodctus made the mistake OF
declaring that the fruits of tho earth are
rowhere brought forth with so little labor
as in Egypt. We are accustomed to con.
slider the valley af the Nile as a sort OF
natural harvest-feld, seli.renewed from
year to year, its inhabitants having little
more to do than SOW the seed, and look
on idly until the grain is ripe. cannot
see, however, that the Fellahs perform
less, or less continual, than the farmers Of
Europe or America. The inundation, it
is true, leaves thin deposit ofnew loan,
but the field must be manurcd, in addition
to the numberless pigeon houses, and at
terward well plowed. Then, during the
growth of the grain, the irritation re-
quires daily supervision and toll. As the
water sinks in the canals, it must be
raised to the fields, either by wheels turn
cd by bufalces,or poles and buckets work
ed by men. From morning until night the
people are busy, and | never heard one of
them complaining Of the amount Of his
toll.
The Khedive is now "A years old, and
bids fair, from his appearance, to rule for
at least quarter Of century to come.
1t is not probable that his policy will be
changed. He enjoys the sur.
prise of visitors called forth by the new
aspect of the Delta aud Cairo, and the
reports OF the achievements which are
published in Europe. | doubt whether
any other prince would have invited the
rcdoubtahle Munlbach to speud Winter
in his capital; but then, he was not
obliged to endure much of her overpower-
ing society. He is thoroughly intelligent
and wide-awake to all that is going on in
the world even the High and Low
church squabbles in England do not es-
cape him. Whatever can be introduced
into Egypt with the smallest prospect of
gain, or even without direct loss, will find
him ready to consider it. If he lives, we
shall surely have a railway to khartoum,
and steamers on the Victoria and Albert
Nyanzas. The crown prince, lbrahin, is
said to be young man Of sluggish intel
lect and little promise but the Khedlve's
second son, Mohammed, now Minister Of
War, is fully his fathers equal inteli.
gence, energy and ambition. b. T.
The COLORADO Agriculturlst" says;
"a correspondent informs us that he
finds buttermilk to. be an almost unfai!-
ing cure for scurvy in hogs, To prove
tho fact, among other cases which have
come under his notice, he says he owns
several pigs, which u few weeks since
we're suffering terribly from the effects Of