The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-07
EEadley Watches the Women
Bathe in the River Nile
Young Man From Ogden Sees the Beauties Alexandria But
is Put to Rout When the Dsrobng Takes Place-An
Opportunity for an Ogden Laundry Man.
were cxcellently done and are still in
a line state Of preservation.

a nne state OF preservation
Rubbish Heaps Of Centuries.
The Egyptian catncombs i'm the out
skirts Of town are interesting speci.
mems OF ancient carving. but | spcnt
more time wandering about ..e near
| by mounds or ancient rubbish heaps
| These vast deposits of broken pot.
terry are intensely interesting. repre-,
scntiDg as they do the life and indus
tries of countless generations who
have inhabited this region in cen.
turies gone by. In some places the
deposits reach depth of possibly 100
teet and are acres in extent. Where
cliffs have been formed by excava.
tions. one may obtain a sectional view
as In a gravel pit or stone quarry. The
constant action OF the wind blows out
the supporting sand. causing portions
to cave off. and In this freshly fallen
debris one can occasionally happen
upon rich finds OF antique pottery.
stone carvings and ornaments which
( escaped even the keen eyes of those
who helped 10 build these neaps thou
sands of years ago
Found Curios.
Strangers are not allowed to mine
for curlos in Egypt any more than in
Greece or Italy. hut before | was or.
dered away / was lucky enough TO
find several small objects OF undeni-
able antiquity and value, including
some sacred sarabs, earthen gods and
curious little lamps used I'm the cata-
combs. To one interested along these
lines an original find, no matter how
small. is of infinitely more value than
something purchased at n curio store
or of a thleying native, especially
when one realizes that ninety-nine out
OF every hundred of such objects are
clever limitations manufactured for
the trade. When a single fake an.
tique can be so cleverly made as to
flIm-llam the scientists OF the Louvre
at Paris into digging up 250, 900
francs, what must be the industry
which supplies the constant stream OF
gulllble tourists visiting Egypt each
year?
While In the vicinity of the cata-
combs one day | strolled over to the
canal and from the foot-bridge
watched number Of interesting incl.
dents. which were OF course but re-
petitions OF what has probably oc-
CURED every day for thousands OF
years
Washing in the Milo.
Along the bank a score or moro GU.
rious Nile boats were moored, several
being drawn out Of the water to IA
ciltate repairs by tho carpenters,
Upon q large Nat rock at the waters
edge a group of native women. stand,
ing knee-deep in the filthy stream,
were accomplishing their weekly. or
naI IA, "a
Sousing the articles of clothing in the
water they would swing them over
the head and down upon the rock
with a resounding smack. Nearby
stately Bedouin was similarly en-.
gagged with his long black "nightie,9
his muscular figure, clad only In a
pair of abbreviated drawers. glisten-
ing in the sun from the unusual eXer.
tlon.
On the opposite bank group OF ma
tive women. having finished cleaning
CD a donkey load of vegetables. gave
way to Soudanesc woman with two
children Stripping of the single
garment OF the boy and holding him
tightly with one hand, the mother pro-
ceeded to splash him thoroughly with
the muddy water. Apparently discov-
erlng spot that wouldn't Splash
of, she seized a handful of sand and
applied II vigorously. The youngster
squirmed in response. and his little
sister who had been watching the op-
Grafton closely, suddenly lost interest
In the proceedings and began to beat
1t up the canal,
Was Minus Her Clothing.
In the meantime the boy, his ablu.
tions finished and apparently deter.
get hers" started in pursuit and
soon returned with the young lady
minus her clothing. the garment hav-
ing been torn away in the brief Strug- |
gle Tor freedom,
The mother. having completed the |
scrubbing of her Young hopefuls. and |
the day being still young. stepped into |
the water and began dIvesting herself |
of her own Scanty raiment. nearly |
fell Off the railing, camera and all. |
and the sudden commotion caused her |
to glance up and hesitate. Not car |
Ing TO complicate matters nor even |
tax my camera unnecessarily, l with |
drew discreetly and strolled away.
Chance for an ogdenlte,
BY the way. there is a very decent
Egyptian from Louisville, Kentucky,
who owns an up-to-date steam laundry
near this bridge, He now needs
practical laundryman to help him to
run it, and will offer almost any in
ducement for a partner whoscan re
pair machinery, Perhaps there Is
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