The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10

I'M b 20 the origin OF the Egyptians.
N( there are among scientists dif-
A\ ferences OF opinion ss wide
FA\ apart a. the continents Phil
~ Ia ologists who make their rcck-
onings by a study 81 Language.
say that this people came from Asia, be-
cause they md many words In the Ian
guage OF the ancient Egyptians identicai
with those TO be found In the languages
% tho Semitic peoples OF Asia. Ethnolo-
gls,s who have made n study % Skull
shapes. OF bones. Of utensils and % the
habits ~ this people, contend. on the other
hand, that they came originally from
Africa because In this region there are
stili TO he found people whose skulls ana
bones resemble those ~ thA Egyptians ~
Southern Egypt Likewise a similarity In
customs. implements. etc, IN 20 be round
here 81 much material from remote,
prehistoric period has recently been dis
covered tina, II Will he impossible 10 sstt'o
this question until this newly found ma
tsrinl has been thoroughly examined, ono
thing IL certain. that the Egyptians al
ready Possessed \ very hghly developed
civilization when they first stepped forth
into history.
In this connection one must bear IN
mind a very remarkable fact This iso'
lated land, with its nevef-changIrE climate.
has already made whatsoever peoples have
dwrit beneath iis ever constant, cloud'fa
aktes ultimately conform 10 the same type.
The Egyptian ~ today in ngurc, features
and disposition, IL what the Egyptian was
S.. years ago. The wooden statue OF M
Egyptian nobieman dug up years aso by
Marietta. near the site OF ancient MEM
ph,s 40 much resembles the village shcik
81 that locality that thu modern native
etcasat0rs who cav 10 all erred out
''Sheek.i. bslei." which means. The shsk
~ the village" SO strlktngly dia the face
az this man who lived In the Nile valley
Gao years ago resemble the lace a his
modern successor In the same locality. IL
may seem strange 20 those who Do not stop
a. think % tho extremely dry climate 90
this country that this statue had not rot
tod long ago. but II s stili well preserved.
although 81 cid. and siili represents ina
EgyptlAn Of the past. az we'll IA tho native
%. today Everything that comes % this
lard and remains IL Influenced by ".
oxen of breed altogether different from
those native here. shen brought In. change
IN few generations ana take GA tina
characteristics Of ths xa,ivs oxen The
p~ople ~ today are Ike those os ysster-
Gay. thoss ~ Yesterday 80 not asIss from
the builders % the pyramids
jus, a. tire physical makeup 81 the ps0-
plr has not changed. 49, are many ~ the
customs. occupations ard implements ~
tse People precisely what they were dur
lnE tne time ~ the PharMOhs hy seeing
Egypt @; today ~e are. as far as its peo-
Pic are concerned. enabled 60 iook gpSn
u IN TIC past IRE clothing the peasants
Near In some regions ~ tho name AZ %
~As then. because they wear none. Tia
wwauhtsr ones of to-day, however. dress
differently
The rscSi pfculiAr feature 90 tss frtiass
facs - ire ci0serr.s with which IS eye
iAshes are ses into Ms iias Having heen
attacN~t Intimately O. ire so4i. taesr
characteristicx have been ms constant. In
Slspa~sstrn the f~lssh when Young IN
Msst hearted. Vie goes "a DO wsfk sing
ins and comes hcns sunssn "a a love -unE
f9s as Ae xroNs oia ard - AIDE 10 do aDth.
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