“Dear Tom: Old man, can you run down to see me for a few days? I’m afraid I’m in a bad way—”
Reads Story of Mankind on Egyptian Coffins
Prof. James H. Breasted, Egyptologist and director of the Haskell Oriental Museum at the University of Chicago, is solving some of the mysteries of the beginning of the human race by inspecting sarcophagi of Egyptian kings. From Cairo, he wrote to his associate, Dr. William S. Edgerton:
“You will be interested to know that Gardener and I have settled down at the museum and have already devoted a week to the task we are undertaking. We have a very large amount of space placed at our disposal, and our gallery, over 100 feet long, is already filled with dismounted coffins. The photographer is busily at work, and Gardener and I are copying industriously. The task proved to be far larger than we had anticipated and also very much more difficult. It will be a matter of years, but I have never been more convinced of its necessity and usefulness than now.”
Here’s a Grotesque, Fantastic Tale
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By Vincent Starrett
My friend Raymond is a fascinating fellow—a compendium of useless and entertaining lore.