The Holt County sentinel., 1902-06-13

THE SONS OF MORSE SEA KINGS.
Interesting Inhabitants Of FARGO Group
Of Islands.
| There are about 1900 people scat
tered over the twenty-odd rocks or
islets which constitute the Farce
group. Every man in the country is
In some way the descendant of a king
that is, the Morse sea kings, who fled
to the islands in the ninth century and
peopled them.
In spite of his hOmespuns. his turf
hut, and his primitive life, every good
Faroese is conscious and proud of his
ancestry, and he bears himself like a
Highland prince. He has no newspa-
pers or social problems. but he knows
the history Of his island home and he
Is constant reader of books, mostly
Danish. but not of the dime novel or
der. His literary taste is inferior only
to that Of the Icelanders. who for
1000 years have raised and maintained
an ideal OF national literature of merit.
The Faroese dresses we'll His chest
nut-brown jacket. trimmed with silver
buckles. and his comfortable knicker-
bockers. are made from the pure un.
adulterated wool of the Faroese noun
tain sheep. His warm. handknit stock
ings, equal to those of the Scottish
Highlanders, would fetch high prices
in America.
His boat has served as a model for
European builders. who. under the
name OF whaleboat. supply navies with
IN imitation of the original, surf-fight-
ing Farce shell.
His home is-well. mighty uncomfor-
table. but snug to him. apparently. He
drinks excellent coffee He gets the
pure bean by the sack. Each house.
hold roasts its own supply. and fresh
quantity 10 ground each time coffee IL
made, SO that none of the flavor is
lost. Sleeps or goats cream added
makes 1t a beverage that even fine ho-
tells might take pride in duplicating.
MODERN LIGHT FOR THE PYRAMIDS.
Tonbs Of Menarchs Of Egypt TO He
Flooded with Electric Lampa
Perhaps the mummies that have for
many centuries lain in the gloomy cat
acombs beneath the pyramids of Egypt
will shudder in their easements if the
plan of modern electrician is carried
into effect. The darkness that has so
long enshrouded them is to be dissipa-
ted for the benefit of tourists who flock
to these ancient burial places by thou
sands every year. 1t is announced that
General Director Maspero Of the So
ciety which has in charge the preserva-
ton Of the antiquities Of the country
has been experimenting with the cleo.
trio light and began his work on the
temple of Karnak at Thebes. The ex-
pertinent met with so much approval
that he has decided to light the inner
passages and catacombs of the great
pyramids. This will provide Egyptian
tourists with new attractions and they
will be able to penetrate to the inner
most recesses of the pyramids.
The lighting will be of especial value
to women. who have confined their in.
vestigations of the pyramids of the left
shore of the Nile to climbing up on the
outside, as they were afraid Of the in
tense darkness within. With the intro
duction Of the electric light the tombs
of the PharOahs will be accessible to
all.
GAIN HEALTH IN PHILIPPINES.
Weak and Fral Improve Under Peculiar
Climatic Conditions.
Although the Philippines have not
been heretofore regarded as a particu-
larly healthful place. the experience
OF our troops there since 1898 has
shown some remarkable physical re-
suits.
While local fevers and intestinal
diseases seem to have been particu-
larly disastrous to men and women
Of full habit, and caused them to lose
flesh and vitality, thin and anaemic
people stationed there have improved
in blood and vitality and increased in
weight. In many cases the frail and
delicate have become younger in feel
ing and actually taken on a new lease
Of life.
The climate is said to be especially
beneficial in cases of rheumatism. Ac-
cOrding to a medical officer. it is the
vigorous one who returns to the states
and disguised, while the
weak and fraiI thoro hocomo otron~
md robust.
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