The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-02
pEscRIpr1oN o. A uorIL.

Cooks tourists is q quadrangular build
ing, two stories high-the stories being
fully about 10 feet high each. The rooms
are large and well furnished and airy
which is an object OF great import to ar
american who, comes to Africa even in
November. Here you are not compelled
TO climb three, four or five stories high
and travel through dark halls long dis,
tance to cell. The rooms open from q
hall at least Is feet wide and extending
through the entire building. The windows
open out on. to beautiful gardens oi
orange and -trees and tropical .aow.
eB; The ho1seI Is Jhoeelegant but won.
deTiully cool, neat and convenient and
home-like. There are gardens in front as
well as iTthe rear. Under large Acacia
tree, near the center OF the garden and
within thirty or forty yards OF our win
dow, the French Gen. kleber was assas-
sinated.
The hotel Is situated Id thelS heart
ofthe city on Rue Esbekeeyah, which is
styled the Camp de Elises, ot Cairo. One
of the Khedive's palaces, The has about
20 in and around Cairo the Opera House,
the English Church, the Mission House OF
the American U. P. Church, the Postoffice
and many elegant buildings are located on
this street. The new town in Its old
quarters, to- say nothingot0ld, Cairos Yas
and q d most wonderful mess-of buildings
OF every style and shape, thrown together
without taste or design upon the part OF
the builders.
=, - IA PEcuIIARsrREErs.
J 'The streets are anywhere from three to
ten or twelve feet wide and run anywhere
or nowhere. Often the second stories OF
the houses projectout so far over the street
US to almost shut out the light OF the sun.
The Bazars or places OF business Of all
kinds are mostly located in the older por-
tions OF the new town and occupy posi-.
bly, fifty or sixty OF these narrow streets;
each OF which derives its name from the
nationality OF thpse.who CONTROL the busi.
ness carried, ,on.in II. I Hence there is the
Frank, the Copt, the Algerian, the
Egyptian and host OF other Bazars.
Some are also named from the business
carried on; Us the Bakers, the Slipper, the
Carpet, the Parasol and the Gold quarters.
The last, although the Wall street OF Cairo,
is not more than four feet wide and is dis
NAL beyond description. Then, the, shops
(here no -placesis styled d stor9 are like
the streets, of The most dimindtive size.
Often not more than six or eight feet wide
and from eight to twelve feet deep. In
deed, l question whether We saw more
than three or four that were ten feet deep.
4 The, shop-keeper, il he simply sells his
wares, sits "a Ia Turk on the floor or on a
table in thecentre, with his goods or wares
within convenient reach, without his ris-
ing to his feet often. 1t is a good place to
commence business on q small capital, as
two W boxes would often contain IN en-
tire stock Of dry goods, but very bad
place for clerks and esalesmen, as two or
three, II employed, would be under the
necessity to take turns in going into the
shop. The customers stand on the street
as they make their purchases 't-
In the country,
= . THOUSANDS OF CANALS ..
and water courses have been made to irri-
gate the land. For here nothing Ewill
grow unless lb6nndfully watered atleast
every three days and often more frequent
". Thousands Of acres OF corn, wheat,
cotton, and fields OF every species OF hus-
bandryisall over the country; are thus
wateredf from,the Nile, ,or, wells sunk to the
level OF the Nile. All gardens and cactus,
orange, palm and olive orchards are flood
ed with water almost daily, and even the
trees that shade the parks or drives going
out Of the city. 5Bie - ~ t@st''H
SUGGESTIVE WATER TANKS.
< BS far the larger portion Of the water
that is used for drinking and cooking is
brought from the Nile or the canals in
skin bottles and carried from house to
house and the water sold out OF them.
would like To describe one of these bottles
II / could. The hair is not removed from
the outside, and the whole thing when.
filed with water looks not unlike the ami
nal from which it was taken, minus the
feet and head. I reckon the best figure
OF the bottle when .. filled would
be that ofsa drowned dog. Us you
often see them floating in the Ohio
expanded to the fullest extent by the gas
generated under the influence OF warmish
water. They are the most repulsive look.
ing water fountains ever saw, and yet
suppose we have drank water for days,
thus brought from the Nile or some OF its
canals. But when tits filtered and placed
on the table or in your room, or trans
formed into coffee or tea, why, you know
the Apostles injuntion: EAT such things
as are set before you, asking no questions"
and l cannot get along, without drinking.
/ take it the Injunction Is so broad that
Christian from America should meesly
obey. .r
Unjust now close for this time, will in
my.next try TO write little npon." Notice.
able objects in and about Carlo, as well
IS to giyean insight into old Cairo. Our
party are all in excellent health, so must
make my sdladm for the present.