Logan Republican | 1908-04-01 | Page 7 | When Aliens Die in Egypt

, When Allent Die In Egypt. Under the laws of the country nil ' bodies must bo burled within 24 hours nfter death. In the case of foreigners, if relatives desire to remove the body, It must be embalmed or first burled for n year. The process of embalming In modern Egypt is not only very expensive, ex-pensive, amounting often t) $1,000, but It is undesirable. Neither Is it convenient often to bury the dead for a year preparatory to removal. Whatever What-ever objections therefore may exist elsewhere to tho burning of tho dead so that their ashes may be transported to their own country, tlioy aro, without much force In Egypt. Hecently n law lias been passed allowing this disposition dispo-sition of the dead, but as It is against the religion of tho Mohammedans, tho government does not seo its way to providing for the burning.