Show A land of many thirsts rt the egyptian never travels without his Ir oolah he e fills it with filtered water and n m the morning can command a pint or more ore of water cooled by evaporation through the unglazed clay this precious fluid he does not waste on unsatisfied thirst taking off the 10 long white wrap mid and the piece of cloth cioth that tnt covers his mead head during sleep the native pours the water over his head neck and hands the Pur european with all his instinct tor for cleanliness seeks first to relieve his overmastering thirst there are in egypt as many thirsts as plagues but the dust dual wrist thirst Is the worst every pore Is sealed the throat Is a lump of dry clay and one feels what it roust must be to be a mummy london standard |