The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-01
Tut-TH and King Tut

SAY What's all his fuss over old King Tut-ank-
what shis-name they hg up over yonder in Egypt
place? Blamed if l ca get worked up over IT, What's il
all about anyhow
1t was on street ca ruddy-faced prosperous look
ing fellow was talkngo little fellow in specs. Might
"You mean the PharOh Tutankhamen. whose mummy
they've discovered nearluxor, Egypt? the little in
quired over his glasses
yep" replied the bisfellow 'Why don't they let him
alone like Sir Arthur Ccn Doyle suggests Why expose
him after he's been put aay more than 5000 years. It's
WELL" said the little nan in specs thoughtfuly "Sr
Arthur admits Observation-Disclosures his spirit may be
today-has probably forgtten his earthly body you
might forget the wor-ou overcoat you threw away 20
years ago. So he doeSn'tnind.
THE thing to think abut now is-now-and the fu-
ture. Don't you agree?'
Sure, agreel But whit has old King Tut TO do with
buried with him?"
THE intrinsic value of he specimens of ancient Egyp-
replied but the historical data unearhed with the old
Pharaohs mummy may pUe infinitely greater.
you see Egypt had wry great deal to do with you
and me-our cviliEation-eur own folks. And we know
precious little about her pro the conquest of Alexander
the Great That about $40 +. c.
Tutankhamen had then hen dead about 1000 years.
Think of that Dead 1,0OOparsl Maybe we will now
find out about Abraham, of the Bible Maybe we will be
told of Joseph the boy sold into Egypt slave by his
brothers Maybe will get authentic of the
coming of Jacob and of the famous bondage and the find
ing of the baby Moses by the pretty daughter of the Phar
aoh, in the burushes in the Nile Maybe wen read how
Moses killed one of Pharaoh slavedrvers and hid the
body in the sand of the revolt Of the children in capv
y, and their flight the dry bed of the Red sea;
and of how Pharaohs army 60, drownded, the dar-
keys say"
But what good will that do us-even if they do find it
all out?" asked the big chap
1T will put distance between and the apes" the
little man replied. "A dog or monkey has intelligence
But they lack knowledge. That's one thing we've got on
them. And, the copybook says knowledge is power
Then there's the imagination. And inspiration. 1t
leads us on to do other things, and bigger things.
And it brings closer to God because it makes us I'M
Gersand Bible better and helps up things
1t helps us to believe. To have faith.
And it makes us humble-ess cocky. We Americans
are inclined to look down foreigners Yet the day Co
lumbus discovered America, Tutankhamen had already
been in his grave for than 1000 years When saw
were roaming England ard France knocking each
other in the head with rocks, tankhamen had already
ruled over great civilization thousand years before and
had died. and been buried with millions of dollars worth
n Jewels and gold and works of art
We think we're the greatest ever We have Just fought
one terrible war and are about to plunge into another
Let's pause second and consider old Tut as you call
him. He thought he great. And he was too. But
look at him And the civilization he represented All
gone. Wiped out. How long will we ast-eh?"
Does make you think, doesn't t?' said the big man.