The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-09

study the heavenly bodies and the inun-
daticn Of the Nile. followinr cioseIy no
changing cycles of stars, destroyed tho
old landmarks and compelled the prop-
erty holder to adopt more stable
method Of rcadjusiing the boundaries Of
his possessions. Tho county s rich IN
gold mines and there is abundant evil
I'ence that mining noufished on an ex-
tensive scale in the very early days Tho
Egyptian government has recently grant
ed concessions to foreigners IN large
tracts Of the country. tho prospecting
and developing Of which are IN the
hands Of several leading hrms Of Eng
lish mining engineers writer enthu-
siastio over the prospect. calls Egypt
the California OF the old civilization Of
the east. We as yet are unable 10 dis
cover tho means by which they pro-
duced such a complete preservation OF
bodies By ombaiming them There Is
no doubt but that the climate greatly
assisted them ia the proficiency they
have achieved I'm this branch Of science
In architecture the Egyptian Is az his
best; in building his home he diea,sys
no lack Of good taste and skill In the
palaces and temples VIC find heavier.
more Impressive style Of gradusr.
Chief among tho architectural triumphs
might be mentioned the great temple
called the labyrinth. containing six
rooted courts-s.x to the north and six
TO the south--opposite each other; these
We're then surrounded with a vast war.
half Of the temple was underground. each
division containing 1900 apartments.
homes Tor the sacred crocodiles and the
spiritssoc dead kings. So vast and com
plicated are It's winding ways that
traveller without a guide could never ex-
trjcate himself from the infinite com
plexity of the palaces around him. An
other celebrated palace was the temple
az Ei kamac, The remains Of which
form the most majestic ruins IN the
world.
There Is one remarkable thing to be
observed in studying the archNecture Of
the Egyptians. that is that they made
no practical use Of their knowledge OF
the arch. That they possessed this
knowledge is known. since IN few in
stances arches have been found among
their buildings.
But the mind Of the Egyptian could
not soar out into the great beyond and
there catching vision Of the beautiful.
carve out the magnificent statues Of a
Phydas or a Polycletus; Il must be con-
tent with the dun. heavy. impressive
s,yles
As the religion. so Is the art. and
feeling OF sadness creeps over the on
locker as he beholds these treasures OF
antiquity, and the thought is ever pres
ent that they were all erected not as
tributes to the brave heroes Of the bat
tie, not as resting places for the tired
traveller, woaried by a trip across the
desert not schools FOR the education 0f
the children and triumphs OF their civil
ization. but homes for the spirits OF
departed kinss, and tributes to Osiris
and Isis. Already under the influence
Of kindlier religion and that higher
civilization that everywhere goes hand
In hand with It, all the friends Of Africa
turn with hopefulness toward Egypt.
that early progenitor Of civilization that
for so many years has slumbered among
the sands and builrushes Of the Nile.
Railways and colleges mingle pictur-
esquely with pyramids and sphinxes
while the snowy sails Of ships bearing
hither the products from other ports OF
the world form a fitting background.
Not the ruins Of old Egypt bat sido
by SIDE with 4, rises the new.