The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15

900 years. The pictures drawn of him by the ancient Egyptians show him just as he is now. Then, as now, a large part of his nourishment went to the development of his vocal organs i and left the rest of his body woefully small for the large burdens which he was called upon to carry. If his dis position was as gloomy in the days Of the Pharaohs as 1t is at present. he probably annoyed them when he lifted up his voice and wept as he now an- noys the tourist.
 The camel, however, if the test is special fitness for the country. Is the king of beasts. He pulls the blow. turns the water wheel, draws the wag- on. carries burdens. and for long dis tance travel outstrips the horse. Equipped with emergency water tanks. he can go for several days without drinking, and for this reason Is of in estimable value on desert journeys. He kneels to receive his load. though sometimes with pathetic groans, and is as docile as the horse. He has sometimes been styled the ship of the desert" and seems to have been fash toned for this peculiar region. His large. padded feet do not add to his beauty. but they enable him to cross sandy plains into which a horses hoof would sink.
 The Bible says that the plague Of flies brought upon Egypt when Moses was endeavoring to secure the release of tle IsraeIites was removed when Pharaoh promised to let the people go. but one is inclined to think that they afterwards returned when Pharaoh again hardened his heart. for nowhere have we found flies like those Of Egypt They bite with unusual vigor and are very persistent in their atten- tions. At first we thought 1t strange dhnnId h0FSe-hA1F brushes as a protection against the flies. but we were soon driven to fol- low their example. These flies seem to be especially attracted to the eyes of children. As these files. like those in other countries, carry disease. It IS not strange that sore eyes should be especially prevalent here. Blindness seems to be more common than else- where, and a very considerable percen- taRe of the people have lost one eye. So widespread is this affltction that Sir Ernest Cassel has established fund of o.Oo0. the interest on which is to be devoted to the treatment of diseases of the eye. Already the fruits of this | beneficence are being enjoyed by the poor. The Mohammedan women In Egypt wear veils--a custom which is but slowly giving way to western ideas; If the eyes of the children were protected with half aa much care as
 
 would result
 The government of Egypt defies defi- hilton. Nominally. the khedive is the supreme authority. aided by a native legislative council and assembly (their business Is to advise. however. rather than to legislate), but back of the khe- dive is Lord cromer, the agent and consul general of England. whose pow CT is undefined and almost unlimited. England's authority in Egypt rests upon the articles of equalization signed after the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. In these articles it was an nounced that England's occupancy would be of brief duration, but in 1904 she secured from France. Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy consent to postpone the fixing of date for her withdrawal. she at the same time am nouncing that it was not her intention to interfere with the political situation in Egypt.
 England's reasons for remaining in Egypt are very clearly stated by Lord Milner in his book entitled England in Egypt" He says; ''on the one