The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02

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During my stay in the museum I
hearu much OF the thousands OF NUM-
mics which have already been found.
and OF those which are now betn3
dug from the desert. A vast number
have been discovered In addition to
those OF the Pharaohs. and the actual
bodies OF the greatest rulers OF ancient
Egypt are now on view. Many Of these
were SO treated by the embalmers of
the past that they are In excellent
condition to-day.
Take old Ra1neses. tho king who
built Thebes. Karnak and other great
cities. He was the man who oppressed
tho Israelites. although not the one
whom the Lord afflicted with plaques
and thereby caused the exodus This
Hameses was the Alexander OF Egypt,
the Napoleon of the Nile Valley Of
three tnousand-odd years ago. Ho had
was rolling In wealth. He was as
great In tho minds OF tho nations OF
that time az Theodore Roosevelt Is
to-day. and his blood flowed as freely.
He now lies here. with nons too poor
to do him reverence.
And still he IL wonderfully pro-
served. His Iron Jaw is as Arm as
when he uttered his commands In his
capital. the hundred gated city OF
4nSbOo. LIB 6HOl luuu6 uOSo IS 8k1ll
prominent, and his white teeth have
lasted these 1900 years without the
use OF dentist He has his original
hair. a little faded. perhaps, and his
neck, shrunken to the sise OF my
wrist shows an Adams apple q big
as q golf ball
Near this caskst II one containing
seti l., the Pharaoh who preceded
Rameses another great warrior and
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canal from the Nile to the Rea Sea.
and thereby Is tho mummy OF Menep.
tab the Pharaoh who hardened his
heart against tho Isrnel1tes and would
not let them go. Seti lies in his
coffin with his black arms crossed and
his black head oushio ned on yellow
grave. clothes. His features are al
peaceful as IN life, and he appears to
sleep we'll
some Female AIummi,s. . 4
How would you American drla IKE;
to wear one suit 81 clothes FOR 3. 600
yearsr That has, oeen the fate or
the veal preserved ladies' OF this ERvn-
tan museum, The most OF them ara
clad In fno Eauxe much Ike linen.
or silk. and In some cases this looks
as fresh 40 when 1t was made. Il
sWas wrapped around their limbs after
having been properly treated Win
Sh.S0s ss@A0 pAsoiA, ANO AZ OllN8S. to them
more tightly than the hobble skirt Of
to-day. noticed one queen with a
necklace of beads and smother who
has 9 shawl around her head. A third
lies at full length in her dofnn win
Tao mummy OF her baby at her feet.
Another princess stands uprirht
against tho side Of the wall, Hor faos
Is plated with gold, and her munmy
clothes are embroidered. she Is wran-
ped round ana round with olothx ana
one might wrap up girl of to- day and
make similar bundle. Another al
these mummy, ladies' has hair which
appears to have boon done up In our
papers. and strange to mo. tho hair II
as rcd AZ my own.
| Gorgeous Cofl1ns,
Many OF til emummy caskets are
splendid. They are made OF nne woods.
painted Inside add out with pictures
describing the life Of the owner. Some
are covered with carvings. and some
with heads which may have been like,
nesses Of those who lay within, II
costs much to die now. n must have
cost more TO die then. The expense OF
making . mummy was twelve hundred
dollars. ana money was then worth ten
times what II - now. The easkets