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Identifier: opencourt19_590caru (find matches)
Title: The Open court
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 Open Court Publishing company, Chicago
Subjects: Religion Religion and science
Publisher: Chicago : The Open Court Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Digitizing Sponsor: CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

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THE NILE AND THE 1>VRAMH:)S. die before noon. They receive for a days work but a few farthings,and I think the average workman lives on about two sous a day,women on less, and the children, after thev are weaned, live on air GLIMPSES OF ISLAM IN EGYPT. 425 and water and sunshine, with a few herbs and a httle bread addedthereto. The health of the natives is generally good, but all overAfrica and the East, many are afflicted with ophthalmia, owing tothe dust and want of care of the eyes. I have seen poor Mussul-
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mans who make scrupulous ablutions and wash their mouths withvigor several times a day, but who, if they are inclined to this ter-rible malady, are afraid to wash their eyes thoroughly. They havethe fatal prejudice that when the terrible disease shows itself, the 426 THE OPEN COURT. eyes must not be touched. But blindness is not considered such adisaster with them as with us ; as they deem affliction rather a bless-ing and bear it with a cheerful resignation. Insanity denotes sanc-tity : and both blind and insane are treated with special care andaffection. But it is surprising that there is no more efficaciousmeans employed by the government to prevent and treat ophthalmiccontagion. There is, however, a free English hospital at Luxor,recently built mainly by Cook & Sons, the celebrated tourists agents,—a worthy thank-offering for their great wealth acquired on theNile. ASSOUAN. A Sheiks Home. We arrived at Assouan, the capital of Upper Egypt, on theafternoon of the 28th of Janua

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  • bookdecade:1880
  • bookcentury:1800
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  • bookauthor:Open_Court_Publishing_company__Chicago
  • booksubject:Religion
  • booksubject:Religion_and_science
  • bookpublisher:Chicago___The_Open_Court_Pub__Co_
  • bookcontributor:Morris_Library__Southern_Illinois_University_Carbondale
  • booksponsor:CARLI__Consortium_of_Academic_and_Research_Libraries_in_Illinois
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