The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-12-20

one wing of the massive building. One
is inspired with respect for the dar-
ing and sagacity of Napoleon when
one thinks of his coming so far in
such crude lot of vessels and with
the crude implements of war he then
possessed to take such seemingly i'm
pregnable fertilization.
No description OF Cairo would be
complete no matter of how great
length, unless it told OF the baggars.
think all the beggars Of earth have
here congregated. They assail you on
all sides, at all hours and at all
places and one is asked for tip for
even the slightest service. Beggars
2 or 3 years old and all the way up to
old age and l think they must die
with hands uplifted, imploring for
"Bakshish or Baekashi." Cairo and
most of Egypt has excellent railways
and the city has electric railways
equal to our own, and one may even
visit the pyramids on the street cars.
We drove in carriages to all the places
of interest.
The hotels we stopped in are the
two largest in all Egypt, the Shepherd
and Continental. They are very pala-
tial and the rooms very large and cell
ings 20 feet high and the beds are as
fine as can be made, although the bed
stead has high posts about feet high,
and on them is a cover of very fine
mosquito netting to keep out mos
quitos. Four meals day are served
and the diet is like all far eastern.
The menu is all printed in French and
has many courses, but little to eat,
and the butter and meats are not at all
good, although the fish and game are
fine. Breakfast is from to 10 and
consists of rolls and Arabian coffee,
while luncheon and dinner are nearly
all meats in some form and fruits, and
one must get written order and pay
II cents for cup Of tea at break
fast. Ice tea and ices are little used
in far eastern countries. Rice is a
universal diet as potatoes are in our
country. Coffee and tea are as in Can
ada and England, very black and very
strong. Egypt is the land of turkeys
and turkeys are very cheap. Another
feature in all far eastern cities in no.
tells is the native servants who do not
understand word of English, and the
only advantage in this lies in the fact
that one may kick, as we say it. as
much as possible and they do not know
but you are praising the service.
wish it We're possible to picture
to you the beauty Of the palms and
tropical plants and give you Whit of
the fragrant air as we breathe it in.
No pen will ever convey the beauty or
watt the fragrant odors SO that those
who read may see and realize the
charm of these tropical lands. Egypt
being between two great continents
and near to Southern Europe has
motley array OF native and foreign
people, and each wears his own cos
tune. Turks, Arabians, Egyptians,
Africans and the jewellers of the two
great deserts, one on the west, the Sa-
hara, and the Arabian on the east, and
you can tell the fierce black shieks
of the desert by their color Only for
the camel and the patient ass Egypt
would have had no history as it could
not have been without these patient
and powerful beasts which can live I'M
der great adversely.
From Cairo we 60 back to Ishmala,
where We left the canal to take our
way to Suez, As miles south along the
west bank of the canal on the Egyptian
railway. Here we join our good ship
and are met by a sight that gives us
great joy. The whole ship is decorat-
ed with flags and the great stairways,
or gangways up the sides of the ship
from the water, are decorated and all
the stewards and crew are lined up on
deck in two rows, between which we
pass while the band plays national
airs. We pass, after three days,
through the hottest spot on this earth,
the Red sea, between the two greatest
deserts on earth, passing the twelve
apostles scattered through the last 100
miles of the sea. They are huge
rocks cast up in the sea.
We pass Alden, the old fort town at
the mouth of the sea and soon off the
south coast of Arabia we meet large
Turkish transport ship, which signals
us and stops so that we pass within
200 feet and We can see the wretched
looking mass of humanity of which the
ship seems to be literally filled. They
want us to send a wireless message,
but we go straight on, the captain of
our ship not wishing to be mixed upl
in the Turko-ltalian war, as we are
DeuL OH pedcelul MISSION anu not one
of war;
From Egypt to India we travel 300Ol
miles and now, as the beautiful domes
and factory chimneys of Bombay be-
gin to loom up in the distance as the
golden sun is just tinting the purple
clouds and the waters of the sea. l will
leave you until we reach another port
in India, India whose riches have been
the wonder of the world. and are still
beyond description. l forgot to say
that our trip through the Red sea was
cool on account of strong south |
wind, thing almost never occurring,
as our captain says, in 81 times he has
not seen it before
Truly,
LOUIS NJ. COON.
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