Telegram-herald., 1886-08-30
EGYPTIAN TAX.
Jadgs Hohes II C~iro. Egypt fAiks
Maaanlles, Food 4sd schools.


And j assisted han 50 that BE ~as abis
70 PaFchsss real mummy ffom the Boq-
lac Museum IN Egspt said judge Gustav
Hohe. oi Cairo. Egypi. o. reporter ku she
IEisaRss liEKALD lie Is a foreighef
through and through IN looks IN aooeat IN
manners When Rev Father Ehrenssrasser
w4s travelling ia Europe recently he met the
Judge and The two. ia company with Rev.
Father Smith. 0f Rome. x y . made the
iu8 ol Palestine and syria Jldee Hohe aas
speaking Of Father Sulth when he uttered
tie words printed above ~lts hard mat
Ter 10 purchase mummies nov he coniin-
ued 'buG by means of recommendation
etc, / secured permission oi the government
10 buy one for Father smith He brorghs
IL 10 this country With him Id came from
the collection where the mummie. Of The
Rameses dynasty are kept So Noa NAni 20
know about kgs pilzn iOodi Well. people
there. a. a general rule, follow out the
dietary 20 which they are accustomed in
their native land. There are many Euro
peans In The c0sntry the most numeroasiy
represented nations being the Italians
French and Greeks, and . sprnk
ling of AustriADs. ArmeDians and
few Germans Meat j. largely
ArcN a. a ipNl bf tItlht tAi II - lNt Al =
good quality II l., and for thai matter the
other foods too are. like those Of Southern
Italy. The native Arabs subsits almost
wholly on fruits and vegetables and eat
little flesh save mutton. Maize is q great
food for them. They eat without salt The
schools are both private aud governmental.
Ia the elementary departments little else ls
read save the Koran Stepping higher.
mechanical aud technical instruction II
given. and in Cairo there is the largest
University in the East. IL gives instruction
10 nearly thousand pupils
and inculcates in their minds the
principles Of law, theology and medicine
There are four sects Of Musslemen and ali
are represented in the University. Then
there are many Jesuit schools, one IN par
ticular known as the "frercs de ga D0tiriiar
CLre,ierine," where both Mussleman and
Christian attend The high-toned people
and foreigners generally send their children
TO this and like schools. The Americans
have mission schools there too, one Al Cairo
of real excellence. Some five hundred boys
and girl. attend il, and half a dozen
Christian teachers superintend its
workings. African and Egyptian
diplomatic relations remain un-
changed So much uncertainty exists in
the English Government - 10 who shall be
Premier for any stated period that no change
is possible until more settled condition OF
affair. is brought about. Slavery Well,
there is none IN Egypt, that is there j. ne
such a thing authorized by law, but, 10 tell
the truth, the trade is carried on clandes-
timely"
How do you like America"
u am much impressed with il, with its
vigor and enterprise. After crossing the ocean
made my way 10 Rome and found
Father Smith and we have been way
out TO San Francisco and Portland. Al the
former place ] tried TO be present at the o.
A. X. convention, but the crowd was SO
dense that ! couldn't get in. But at salt
Lake City attended reception rendered
20 the soldiers and saw and heard Generals
Logan and Sherman. ! had 70 stop and see
Father Ehrensirssser on the way back
Judge Hohe occupies a position correspond
ing 10 that of Judge Of our district courts.
only that his IL an international tribunal
Mr.. Kelly, the rejected Austrian and Italian
minister has been appointed his colleague
recently.