| Show I I DYING IN EGYPT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR FORMOST FORI FORMOST I MOST AMERICANS TRAVELING ABROAD Special S rial edal to The Herald Washington Nov 10 Americana traveling abroad who bave any Idea of dyinG want to avoid Egypt unless they have hae money to burn for If any be so unfortunate as to pass away in Ine I Je e land of ot Rameses without leaving 1 behind the price of which 1000 he heI I In that country costs about I need not expect his mortal remains to repose In American soil soli until they have slept a full twelvemonth in the fertile I but dry soil of ot Egypt This subject is discussed In a report just received from V Consul General L M 31 Iddings of Cairo He e says Under tinder the laws of the country all bodies s must be buried burled within twenty four hours after death In the case of foreigners if relatives desire to re remove move the body it must be embalmed or first burled buried for a year Th The process of embalming In modern Egypt Is not notI notI I S r rii I ii only very expensive amounting often to 1000 but it undesirable Neither Is IsIt isIt isit It convenient often to bury dead for fora a year ear preparatory to removal for the reasons which I will VII not discuss Whatever objections therefore may ex exist exIst 1st elsewhere to the burning of the dead so that their ashes may Inay be trans transported transported ported to their own country they are without much force in Egypt Recent Recently ly a 3 law has been passed allowing this disposition of the dead but as it Is against the religion of the the government does not s see ee its way yay to providing for the burning What such auch an institution would cost costor or how It could be made mado to pay I j can cannot cannot cannot not tell ten but It Is demanded by all principles of civilization In connection these state statements statements statements ments it is desirable to advise all phy against sending very sick peo people pie to Egypt especially if the chances are that they will die dieC a ft C I S S 4 S |
