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THK ILLUSTRATED KKATIJRK SK( TION— April II. 1981
rhouith the A ncient and H istoric Egyptians Bu ilt
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a P ow erfu l and Enduring C ivilization, 1 hey
W ere V ery M uch N earer the Idealistic G ol-
den R ule T h an T h eir M ore Modern Descend-
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A V ltS O l 1 oday.
When one think* of ancient and powerful
race* of Ion« ago, one think* of kingdom* and
,,ynMtleg , hat w,.ri. |,ui|t by cruel king*, of vicious
and chronic wars, of slavery, and of all the evil
«"'» «»-rror that primitive rulers could invent to
neap upon the back* of trembling subject«.
F k t u r s s lu Ilk« fil u tW s U d f e a t u r e fta c tio o w « re i*» ed.
s a d du nut d e p ic t p r in c ip a ls u n le s s so c a p tio n e d
By H E R B E R T H EN EG A N
j n mBny
m u v ia true
F : r I m U M
»man«
were extrem ely brutal mid brattly , paint tally In the latter
period of their hUtory. 'Hie A-sf.yiUn* could be cru?l friend.'»
when they ao d.vilred, an well a* c-uld the Persians
But all
the races of antiquity were not so U nited
E gypt!*»« *»d .N rfror* H ave A lh 'frd ( um m »n A nrfslrjr
Cruelty U a contem ptible sin. and It U gratifying to And
that a proud and ancient rare of black* were not guilty of
gru%* inhum anity as many historian* and portrayal» have
made the world believe. T h e Egyptian* were, far and away,
lit* kindest race of the ancient world.
Today the whole world m arvels at the ability and capacity
of the darker races to absorb insults with smiles, and to
adopt the principle of passive resistance as India U d mg
t »day with rflect a q a lirt G reat B ritain .
T h e A m *rlran Negro evince« traits of great kindness and
forbearance in Ills struKKles for self-expression a* a part of
W estern clvlllsatldn. and Uaia fact t.» all th e more remiarkable
when we c'tvxldrr th »t the ancien t Egyptian and the Negro
hu an alleged common ance t y.
Ilia not («rin d M m lo I’ tilp llr n r a th C h n i . 1 W h ffU
Th<* above picture is u reproduction from a photograph hy
Edgar Aldrich. It show-, a tray of < mbalmed or preserved
incut and fruit .’1.27:1 year* old. Haunches of venison, trussed
ducks, game, and joints of meat of all sorts were preserved
»ml packed in elliptical wooden hoses painted white. This
food was intended for the "K a." or Double, or spirit, of the
king in the other world. The Egyptians thus extended their
kindness to departed member» of their race; they wanted to
be certain that the "spirit" should want for none of the
necessities of life. Such wa* the manner of burial of Tut
ankhamen, the famous I'haraoh whose mummy attracted
such wide attention recently and whose mystery has never
l*een fullv solved.
Let u* look down Hi* Valley of th.- Nt’. e of <.000 yekrs
»«o Afrlra Him was tlir s -a t c( i -Ivillzatloit and world power
Hot wllli »11 lit* power »nd greatness that belonged to Egypt,
she rulrd with hand* of ktndness and benevolence. T h e
Kgytlans »*»• never consciously rru I—of course there are
Isolated Instances where cruelty and brutality existed, but
tin . was the cxccptl n rather than the rule.
Contrary to all widespread opinion, the Egyptians did not
grind in 'ii to |iulp beneath th lr chariot wheels, they did not
beat t »1 -lr laboring slaves unm ercifully, they were not given
to t rturlmi people, nor did they ever Indict d .'ith callously.
nrllrvrd They Wouli'n t Go t o Heaven If C'ruel
T here are perhaps two m ain causes for the singular and
rem arkable absence of harsh rrurlty of this powerful people,
fir s t of all. th eEgyptian possessed a mild and kindly nature,
and the general populace had conceited early of its de.ty as an
—
I ncarnat i on of b e
nevolence They a s
sumed
th at
their
chances of entering
heaven would be lim
ited unless they could
declare with a clear
conscience at their
soul's Judgment that
they were guilty ot
no act ol cruelty.
E arli Individual was
taught
to
believe
th at “a m an's co n
science Is the god
within h im ''
Here are some of
th<* things the ElVP-
and
The »hove picture shows » typical Egyptian funeral of a mumrfiy on the Nile. The
marked similarity to the ceremonious burials that are customary today is evident from
thi* orderly procession of Iho boats. In the center of the boat in the foreground can be
seen the funeral bier upon which the mummy rests. It is very remarkable that the Kgyp-
tians whose civilization would be considered today as barbarous, discovered an embalm
ing solution which preserved the human body much longer than any solution which mod
ern science has yet been able to concoct. This is but another instance of the tremendous
erudition of the Kgyptinn civilization.
Were these African I'harauh* Negroes?
“passinf for white” in the UJ3 A. today.
live up to
Pharaoh’s Daughter, an example of the
shapely type of womanhood during the
heyday of the Egyptians,
•i have committed
no ain against my
felliw m en.
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“I allowed no one
to liungpr; I caused no one to weep; I neither ordered m urder nor com
m itted It; I did not rob anybody; I did not make people afraid of m e;
1 was not violent; t was not cruel; I gave bread to the hungry, water to
the thirsty, and clothing to the naked '
T he Egyptian had to profess these things and many more besides, as
a m anifestation of his unshakable belief In divine Justice. He had a pro
found desire for everlasting life, and these credos lmpell.-d h im —some
tim es unwillingly—towards benevolence.
Trayer«, Food and Drink for the Departed
In addition to this. It was the universal belief of the Egyptians th a t
the spirit of m an required, after death, th e a tten tio n s of the itvuig to In
sure Its happiness and well being.
At any rate, th e dead were depend-
Continued on ra g e i
Well— the thick lips, flat noses and curly hair of these Egyptian kings and queens would prevent them from
Note the word “ETHIOPIAN” carved on the statue furthest right; and whilefyou are at it, look at the black
face of the center picture ;*