Show old system of idding ang still in usa in egypt before the advent of the modern aluia many anany towns and cities told the time dine to their people by firing a guu gun at noon rome kome was sudi such a place and kept to the dally daily firing bring of tier her veteran noon nonn gun on the hill which had been done so far back as human memory could go until a year or so ago then she decided to replace this ancient form of time signaling ng by the most ultramodern system available A waster master electric clock was installed in the city observatory which controlled other electric clocks placed in different quarters of the eternal city on the titer tiler the romans are are therefore exceptionally we well catered tor for as regards the time what an amazing contrast Is such a method as this to the manner in which parts of egypt to this very day tell the time there some of the natives still employ ancient shadow clocks these consist of wooden boards with little goal posts in the middle of them which measure by the shadows they throw the length ot of jobs which have to be performed by oxen or laborers these clocks have been in use for telling time for years |