Show FLOODING OF THE NILE The old notion regarding the Ute flooding of ef the Nile river that the higher the water the beter the crops of or the tm en en acing season has bas just Juet ju t been punctured by Consul COD UI General Iddings stationed at Cairo who reports that the popular Idea that the feigner the flood the better for Egypt la Js a tradition tra of the past put there is no particular advantage In a avery avery avery very high hood flood which ieh w is always dan dangerous dangerous and act attended by many nary minor in iD The boat beat t point about a high Nile te is that it is generally fol followed followed lowed by Ity a good geed supply tat lo the tile river mer during daring the Ute low Jow stage of the following cummer summer watch lek w ic Is of great eat value a to the country S S far as tie the current sea seasons era sons crops are the height of et the Mood flood makes very little difference ee The T e fact remains however that Uta without a Rood flood there would be ao no crops crepe so that much of the general belief is Ie true tree i S |