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National Geographic : 1925 Feb
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142 TIHE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE Photograph by Felix Shay CALLING AT KING TUTANKHAMEN'S TOMB The entrance to the 3,ooo-year-old vault of Egyptian treasure is to the left of the tent. Discovery of the ancient king's tomb, with its gorgeous burial furnishings intact, brought heavy tourist trade to the completed Cairo end of the Cape-to-Cairo Railroad. The Valley of the Kings, in which the tomb was found, is on the west bank of the river, across from Luxor, where visitors arrive after a 450-mile rail journey from Cairo. and find amusement in having children, hunting, fishing, frolicking, singing, danc ing, and decorating their bodies. These natives have evolved a school of arts and decorations for the human body that excites wonder. The variations are multitudinous. They wear teeth and bone bracelets, metal anklets and nose rings, curious amulets and charms, and odd bits carved from ivory. Meanwhile, the land and civilization languish. The Swede said, "I had a black boy once, and he was a good boy. I took him with me when I was detailed elsewhere, but first I had to have his neck glands examined for sleeping sickness. I took him to the doctor's office and left him there while I went to the Governor's house. Just as I came back I met the boy running away as fast as he could to ward the jungle. I shouted to him and he came to me. " 'What's the matter?' I asked. " 'Oh, Master, the doctor started to feel if I was tender. He was going to eat me!' " The Syrian doctor showed us, under
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