The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-10

and crows form a happy family, eat-
Ing together in perfect harmony from tie
same pile of street sweepiu9s. The haw
seems to be 4 sacred animal now as II
was long. long years ago. The domes-
tic hen lays Il very small egg indeed,
which when placed in an egg cup is com
| pletely hidden chickens are Matched in
incubators as their hens do not sit Some
of the tropical and semitropical fruits
abound, such as oranges, lemons, ba-
nanas, olives, cactus, dates iigs, etc.
the pine apple aud cocoanut and Other
fruits are not grown. owing perhaps to
the cold, and want Of enterprise OF the
| people. Some OF the customs of these peo
| pie have been handle down to them
| from the remotest antiquity, long be
fore the days OF Abraham and Moses
! They now do little things mentioned by
| Ierodotus, which at first we thought
We're inculcated by the doctrines of El
Islam. They were the first resurrec-
| tionists, and mummied the bodies Of
men and cats hawks, snakes, sacred
Ibis, etc, SO that on the return of the
soul to earth, it could inhabit again the
same bodies. They were the first BQpttSts
but they did not immersen sprinkle, but
but struck the happy medium, so neces-
sary In all things. We see representa-
tions in bronze, inlaglo and paintings
OF water being poured over standing and
kneeling figures. There can be very
little doubt, but that the golden calf
made by Aaron, whilst Moses was up
on Sinai, was a cor tinuation ol the " or
ship of the bull Apis, which they bor-
rowed from the Egyptians. They did
not have gold enough to make a full
grown bull, SO they did the next best
thing, they made calf They had not
been long enough out Of bondage to for
get the worship Of the Egyptians.
They are now as they were thousands
OF years ago as mentioned in the book
OF Exodus, experts at legerdenlain and
slight Of hand, but we saw very little Of
this
They use the most simple and primi-
tive implements in all their manutac-
turing, spinning their thread, from a ball
OF flax, paying 1t out by hand, and let
tilg 1t hang down. tied to a piece of
wood twisting itself; they also use the
bow for a turning lathe.
The Nile water is filtered in ealthern
Jars, which are made with croso-piece
inside Of porous material, through which
the water percOlatcs, it is most excel
lent water; besides this they have nu-
numerous shallow wells everywhere,
which afford the most delicious and pure
water, 50 abundant is it, that notwith-
standing, it is raised continuously dav
and night by buhaloes, they never 90
dry, and we never saw ii muddy in the
4 Al, ,.I u
was up, that the whole face Of the poun-
try presented an entirely new phase,
the crops were a beautiful sight, well
watered and green; the whole lowland
covered with the lovelest verdure. By
day the Arabs busy watering their
various crops, and at night filing the
air with music and song. They are ac
customed to meet annually on the 29th
Of June, as they say It's then, it COM
mences to rise, and celebrate that day
with festivity.
The present condition of the race is
similar TO The other dark races OF the
world, (the Arab Is copper-colored), they
must have white race to guide, over
see, instruct and rule. TO compel them
to course Of progression and advance
ment, and happy should the Egyptians
be, to have such people as the English
to look up to.
The most numerous class Of the Ca.l-
casalan race a.e tto Greeks, who were
here i'll the days of HerOdotus, next in or
der named come the Italians French aud
English The cities here, Thebes Ahy-
dos aud Memphis gave names to cities
in Greece. Egypt gave to Greece the gods
Jupiter AmmOn, Mercury, Apollo Nul-
can. Venus and others and long ago in
tradtionary history, when ali the world
was in darkness, Greece unknown,
Rome not in existence, these people
were building temples, the like Of which
the world has never since seen, and
carving history in their tombs and
on their pyramids Nations may be
compared to man, they are born, grow
to manhood, live, and die. The Esyp-
tian race has been dead long years ago
and the present race of Arabs, are like
the moss and lichens that cover the giant,
fallen oak with only 2 seeming show Of
life and Vlgoc.