The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
A HOTEL IN The DESERT.
Entertainment for Man and Beast Near
the Pyramids.

Entertainments for Man and Beast Near
the Pyramids.
One Of the results of civilization seems
to be the building of hotels. Saratoga has
millions invested IN palatiaI hostelries.
There are scores Of other places of which
the same thing may be said. and in cases
where the natural charms Cfthe towns have
been overescimated by the real estate in
VestOrs there have been relapses OF course.
and a. a humOrist once expressed it, I'VE
have lots OF small pea cities with nonpa-
rol hotels"
Hotels are built nowadays in all sorts OF
places. and il i a mystery how some OF
tHem pay expenses. If a fortunate miner,
Stumbling along ever mountain trail, &C
ciaCntaIy discovers gold, stakes of his
calm. notifies his friends and establishes
a camp, the first structure 10 appear is
certain 10 De q hotel. If oil is struck. when
the persons who l0udly imagine that they
are the first to bear the news arrive upon
the scene, The chances are that they will
fn1 the lucky striker hotel man and &
slanty bearing tie legend metropolitan
House or some equally seductive title.
II a few people gather on the border. await
ing the day when certain government land
Is TO be thrown open to settlers, there is
bound to be . hotel tent, or a hotel wagon.
or something Of the kind on hand to sup
ply the cravings Of tie inner man. To
any one who has noticed carefully the
growth Of this tendency it seems remark
able that some enterprIsing fellow did not
buy the hotel privilege from Stanley, the
explorer. upon the occasion Of that aCven-
tUruus spirits last expedition to Darkest
Africa
The Dark Continent might ordinarily
be considered an UrpromiSing field for the
exercise OF the abilities Of the individual
who provides entertainment for man and
beast j. would perhaps be argued that
few persons would care TO visit Africa for
pleasure. while these who would be open
10 argument On the score Of health, would
be deferred by their physical condition
from undertaking the long voyage. Still,
whether there be any force IN this argu-
ment or not. ii i a fact that COCO foreign
ers are spending the present winter near
Cairo, Egypt. 10 Is true that most Of them
are iuyalidS. but there ! also said to be
very liberal scattering Of persons on pleas
ure bent, VINO. having tired OF the more
ELUSIVE enjoyment Of society n the Euro
pean capitals have decided 70 seek reCrea-
ton in qUieter fashion almost under the
shadow Of the pyramids, where, not very
long ago, q fine hotel was built in the des-
ert The air there IS particularly dry, anu
is believed 70 lie peculiarly beneficial TO
persons suffering with affections OF the
lungs
In lSS4 wealthy Euglshman, who was
6 cousuugt.yc, bought large tract Of
land near tie pyramids. He built little
house and lived with his wife on the sand
waste he had purchased. His idea was
that ,Ee dr. desert ar would prove 4
specific to- his complaint. and the result
seemed - hesr him out in his Judgment,
for his hao-.l nj proved perCeP,ibly But
Lis lungs wag- Too Gar gone before be took
III his abode 10 E-,Fs. and AFTER two or
three years ct tae best health Le bad en-
j1yed In long r--e ne G.ed- However.
before his .eatL le -..usesi 20 &c erected on
his properly .e--e s.su5larirm Tor the
benefit Ct vi-J5u, 81 laayrcU .o>ls. Some
time ago this building was purchased by
outsiders. who made Il tie nucleus Of 3
large hotel near JEe pyramids, which is
said 10 be doing q thriving business Is
permanent board ers are Of course health
seekers, but il also ca5e-JainS many tran
sient guests " Nd are merely sight Seers.