THE SPHINX DECAYING.
D. G. Longworth, of the Cairo Sphinx, declares that the famous Egyptian Sphinx is rapidly decaying. This is said to be the result of the altering climate of Egypt, due to the irrigation of recent years. Heretofore, an hour's downfall of rain once a year was a novolty in Egypt- The .natives regarded it as some dire message of reproach from the gods. The irrigation, and the many trees about tho Delta, however, have changed this. Fifteen to eighteen days' heavy rain falls nov' every year on the head of tho Sphinx. Tho severe "khnmseen" Handstorm follows and cuta into the soddened limestone of the ancient monument, whittling it away all over the surface.
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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue LXIV, 13 September 1902, Page 7 (Supplement)
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182THE SPHINX DECAYING. Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue LXIV, 13 September 1902, Page 7 (Supplement)
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