Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10

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| the worlds first food administrator
and made Pha-
WAsfwsyd Msrrh raoh'S dream como
x6.,;... true; since Abra-
VI oA'AIAa'ioh' ham. entering the
Delta from Canaan. found the Egyp-
| tians the worlds first nation; since
Alexander In $50 BIC. established q
Greek dynasty that for SOC years
made Egypt one Of the chief king
doms Of the wofld-civilizati6n has
journeyed westward.
The sun, still rising in the east and
! setting IN the west, now puts the pyr-
| amids Of Egypt, which have been one
81 the seven wonders Of the world,
into the shade Of American factories,
which represent the acme of indus
| trial progress. This great Sphinx
still stands mute watch on the Nile,
monument to unproductive indus
| try. while the humming of American
factories. like the proverbial busy
bee; Is supplying those goods that the
people Who live Under the spell Of the
pyramids and the Sphinx need. The
grain that Joseph doled out during
the seven years Of famine. like bread
is coming back In the fehnsd forms Of
manuf4cture-bSafins the quality
mark. Made IN U. s. A.
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America Is undermining Egypt
through supplying labor-savins i'm
plemetts and machinery
Pumps for that facilitate production.
r.xx The greatest need Of
CBJP" Egypt today. as seen by
commercial Representatives Of the
United states government, IL cheap
pumps. As is we'll known. agricul-
ture in Egypt IL the result almost en-
tirely OF irrigation. The water ID
lifted to the fislds from the River Nile
and from q Widespread net Of canals
by means Of pumps. witch are mostly
Of two elasSes. The "shadoof' is q
primitive form Of our ancient we'll
ssyEsss; sr'd ce3sfsts q 4 BUCKET Sn
a man. The ..'sSkkiSh" consists Of a
string Of buckets passing around an
4xle. witch ID turned BY animals
Both 81 THESE methods are primitive,
exhaustfnS; and consequently exceed
insly sfpSnSiye-the more common
'aRI' namsssr .G u persons who hay.
carefully studied Conditions in Egypt
bslieys thst there e 1 good 6pgorth-
ntty thsfe Tor pumps u vafioqs KINDS,
e ehsap enough e come within the
ss e ias Ssse ss af thirty fsss
according g tHe height 81 the water
In the river Or canals. This lift Is
sometimes accomplished ~ = chain
Ct primitive pumps, each Of which
shs watsf is rsissd sy the saeessdin sg
possible IL use TIE ordinary pitcher
pHmp WITH Z Pipe attachmsnt; in
othsf eases the ut II 60 great IS TO
ssIsa e sg S.1 aSI e s ssEss b GR
also that some form 81 pump operat-
Ing Though IN trelos6a ct4in ST
buckets could, SO devised. Is Sc ob-
erated BY cattle. One Of the greatest
dimcnltfes in using these pumps Is
the large amount Of mud and silt
which is always held in suspension in
the water.
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The lower classes, called "fslIahin:"
are extremely conservative in thsif
habits and have little
Cheap Goods money for purchasing
Required. a asssa''0r si,t i nsess
pumps pushed by skillful selling
methods, should find a ready and eI-
tensive heid.
On the larger estates there have
been in operation eentrifussl pumps.
operated either by coal, kerosene or
fuel oil. These have been very Sue
cessful, but the cost has prevented
their wide use. Manufacturers de-
signing pumps tor Egyptian use must
BE OF the strongest material and
simplest construction in order to
stand MISUSE ana neglect. When In
vented these pumps should ma q
good market in other parts Of the
s Msss, s9sh IS Asia Minor. Syria ana
q nsypt they cling to the mos.
primitive " pl6ws and spades. which
are inef1cient and waste the labor Of
man and beast. A. few Agricultural
utensils sHs Man mostly q English 94sa i'm, make
time, But thsir use has not made
troduce, agricultural implements into
Egypt is BY giving demonstratiqus OF
then IN inc pfInetpal villages. Tnere
ID very little hope that ths deaiSfs
or jobbers who handle these iinple-
ments will take the pains or bear the
expense IL ADMINISTRATIONS in the
heid, ana 50 American Manufacturer
afs preparing TO units business wifi
International benefaction by showing
these people how to help themselves
by Using what American inventive
genius ana Industry have fashioned
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Deep bl6wiRs ID INCREASINGLY im6Sr-
tant for Egypt. The present ''basin''
system Of irrigation,
j1aeS plAuinp which has replaced
Necessary. has eaussa ~. att
which formerly feftilized the whole
country to be deposited in the bottom
OF the reservoirs and thence washed
gut to sea. Hence ths land Is bseoin-
ing Impoverished.
There Is an excellent opportunity
for certain classes 81 Agricultural Inn
plemsnts, but one Of the greatest OBJ
staeles has been the aversion Of the
people to learn to use them, They
must bc sfink1lSf ard lighter thlf our