| Show I DYING IN EGYPT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR FORMOST FORMOST FORMOST MOST AMERICANS TRAVELING ABROAD Herald I Special to The Washington Nov idea of ot traveling abroad who bave have any dying want to avoid Egypt unless they have money to burn for tor if It any I be so unfortunate as to pass away In fie land of Rameses without leaving 1 behind the price of which in that country costs about 1000 he need not nol expect e his mortal remains to repose In American soil soli until they have slept a full fun twelvemonth In fn the fertile but dry soil of Egypt This subject is discussed in a report Just received from Consul General L M f Iddings of Cairo TTY He says Under the laws of ot the country all aU bodies must be buried burled within twenty four tour hours after atter death In the case of ot foreigners or if relatives desire to re remove rem move m V the body It must be embalmed or first buried burled for a year ear The Th process of ot embalming emb In modern not notI I 1 I I r only very expensive amounting often to 1000 but it undesirable Neither is 15 isIt isit It convenient often to bury dead for fora a year ear preparatory to removal for the reasons which wh ch I will not discuss Whatever objections therefore may ex exist exIst 1st elsewhere to the burning of ot the dead so 80 that their ashes may be trans transported transported ported to their own country they are without much force In Egypt Recent Recently ly Jy a law Jaw has been passed allowing this disposition of the dead but butas as It is against the tho religion of ot the the government does not see its way to providing for the burning What such an Institution would cost costor costor cosLor or how Jiow It could be made to pay I j can cannot can cannot cannot not tell telI but it is demanded by all aU principles of civilization In connection with these state statements statements statements ments it is desirable to advise all phy physicians against sending very ery sick peo people pie to lo Egypt especially If It the tho chances are that they will wUl die dieS S 4 ee V |
