. Egypt painted and described . .3^. Riding through the Land of Goshen in the courtyard of some dwelling, and it is difficult atfirst for the stranger to find his way about the village. As a rule, the houses have one small door openinginto the lane, this being frequently the only means ofegress and ventilation. The windows (when they occur)are merely openings in the wall devoid of glass orshutter, in place of which a lattice of split bamboo orpalm-stalks placed crosswise is built in during theconstruction of the house. The narrowness of thestreets prevents any free circulation of air, while th
. Egypt painted and described . .3^. Riding through the Land of Goshen in the courtyard of some dwelling, and it is difficult atfirst for the stranger to find his way about the village. As a rule, the houses have one small door openinginto the lane, this being frequently the only means ofegress and ventilation. The windows (when they occur)are merely openings in the wall devoid of glass orshutter, in place of which a lattice of split bamboo orpalm-stalks placed crosswise is built in during theconstruction of the house. The narrowness of thestreets prevents any free circulation of air, while thesmoke of the fires of dung or corn-cobs fills the housesand hangs heavy in the lanes. Yet, in spite of thisapparently deliberate effort to exclude air, the peopleseem well-conditioned and healthy, their occupationbeing in the fields, and their homes simply serving thepurpose of eating-room or chamber. As I have men-tioned, several of the principal houses are dignified byan upper story, in which some relief at least is possiblefrom
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