Show IMPART COLOR TO THE NILE the Waters of Great River Are Green Has Only Recently Been Explained Green sea ca on the o ean and green water on the Nile have llave two juite different meanings The Tho clear en wave that sweeps over the lock lack has no relation to the unpleasant mt ant product of the upper p port part rt of the time rent river About April 15 the Nile begins its manual rise A month later luter the effect effects s felt at Khartum A most curious accompanies this In- In rease In 10 the appearance of gre green n eater vater It used to be thought that the color ame from the swamps of the Upper SIle tying lying Isolated and stagnant un- un ler the burning tropical sun and pointing pol- pol th time the waters with d decaying vege vege- able matter With the spring rise this his fetid water waler was supposed suppose to be wept inept Into the streams s to to It Its Appearance In Eg Egypt pt This theory theor was abandoned some Ime ilme a ago o The fhe green water willer IS la caused 1 y the time presence of at Innumerable num- num ers jers of If microscopic al algae ac offensive to Iio he taste and smell They have their 51 wa way up In the tributaries and ire carried to the Nile where un under he hot sun and In the clear water the they Increase with ama amazing rapidity forming columns from O miles to miles long Th The weeds go on growing ro and dying and Ind decaying until the turbid floodwaters flood waters i put them to an end for they cannot exist save ave In clear water water- t New ew York Herald |