. William H. Seward's travels around the world. and relics. Theyare, however, inadequate to convey an exact idea of the ancientcivilization of Egypt. In regard to that study, they are whatzoological gardens are to the knowledge of foreign animal races, orwhat exotic plants in a greenhouse are to tropical vegetation. THE CITY OF CAIRO. 507 Ismail Paelia has kept Mariette Bey well employed since 1863 inthe task of saving such of these invaluable relics as yet remain inthe country. The collection which has been made is not so vastas the stores which are scattered in foreign countries, but is ofva
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. and relics. Theyare, however, inadequate to convey an exact idea of the ancientcivilization of Egypt. In regard to that study, they are whatzoological gardens are to the knowledge of foreign animal races, orwhat exotic plants in a greenhouse are to tropical vegetation. THE CITY OF CAIRO. 507 Ismail Paelia has kept Mariette Bey well employed since 1863 inthe task of saving such of these invaluable relics as yet remain inthe country. The collection which has been made is not so vastas the stores which are scattered in foreign countries, but is ofvastly greater worth than any one of the foreign museums. Themonuments, tablets, hieroglyphs, images, ornaments, pictures, andrelics, which it contains, are seen here in the very region wherethey were first produced, and in just relation to the different re-gions of the country, and of the different eras of its history. May 12th.—We must drop the antiquities of Egypt for a day ortwo, and confine ourselves to modern times and the city of K 1™
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