New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-16

well known student Of EgyPto!osy In resent
lecture given In this city characterized Esypts
contribution 70 educational methods and cisiliza-
ton In general a. primarily utlitarian. In illus
tration OF this he cited the famous museum papy-
rus which sets forth the exalted beauty Of the
students life IN glowing terms 1t clO.es however
with the words, FOR be it known 10 thee that no
scribe Is without eating IN the palace Of the king
From the Book OF the Dead" AID numerous sacred
writings. quotations multiplied one which
seemed to stir the audience somewhat was;
Love thy wife without alloy: III her stomach end
clothe her back. for such Kindness does honor 10
its possessor"
The ideal OF family life was homogeneous. said
IL. speaker and Vet the religion was continuously
polytheistic curious contradiction. The relations
between mother and child were always beautiful.
and children much desired Children were admon-
ished to be most dutiful and respectful 10 their
mothers as the gods win always hear the com,
plant CO mother ana need heI - ts $3.50
arms. recorded instance OF q Inotile. bIlIie.s
bread and beer for long distance TO her elsh..
may seem TO US Of the present GAY II neHe
illustrative OF the constant care ana guardianship
ancient Egyptians laid great stress upon the study
of arithmetic. geometry and astronomy bGt had
AZ to school discipline. the belief OF the an
clients Of the Nile may be inferred from such in
scrtntions as these deciphered fragments OF
houses OF learning: BE not Idle during the whole
dsy or thou shalt be beaten. The ears Of youth
are in his back. and he hears only when ne Is
beaten School" it seems consumed only n9 h
OF the day. and some Of the broken states or the
youthful students. preserved by the nne dry SAND
during the thousands OF years Dear SUN ~ @"ls
as Look not aroun1 in the house OF q friend and
II you anything aInlss 90 not spsaA % ~
without" Enter not into the house OF friend
unless requested 20 do so. SIT not uo"h WINE
thine elders stand. etc
Every one knows the Pine Tree State. but not
every one knows that It occupies a unique niche in
feline history Within IT'S borders may be found
not only the Angora the Persian, the Manx. the ST.
smese the Russian the pure Maltese, the common
short hair and indeed. every variety OF domestic
cat known to this generation. but also the coon
shay unknown elsewhere until transported thither
from this his natural habitat
The origin Of the coon cat, says an American cor
respondent of The Ladies Field one knows.
and though one OF the earliest and largest OF
American cat clubs states IN its constitution that
enc OF the reasons for its existence is to discover
the origin OF the cat. no light has yet been
thrown the mystery.
The coon cat is usually regarded as degenerate
Angora descended from cats brought from dis
ant lands in the early days OF the State by old
captains Others have supposed Il to be cross
between the wildcat or Canadian lynx and either
the fox raccoon. but OF science have de-
molished this theory by proving that crossing OF
species does not in the wild state Neither Is
the a native Of the soil for such animal
unknown to the Indian aborignes.
No even knows the origin Of the name coon
what like raccOon. His front legs are shorter in
comparison with those Of the ordinary domestic
ed nose the unique wadde Of the raccoon. the over
hanging. shaggy coat. and the long, bushy tail
often carried close 10 the ground. He is sometimes
very handsome and usually affectionate
The very existence OF the cat has been de-
he IS not to be found. and some American breed
ers resent the term personal disgrace For
this reason the term Maine Angora" has been
adopted as q polite and non-commlttal way OF
designating the animal