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- Gun and Querrel
- The Catcher
In catching a high ball the hands should be held in the position shown in the following cut of Bushong, the fingers all pointing upward. Some players catch with the fingers pointing toward the ball, but such men are continually being hurt. A slight foul-tip diverts the course of the ball just enough to carry it against the ends of the fingers, and on account of their position the necessary result is a break or dislocation. But with the hands held as in this cut there is a "give" to the fingers and the chances of injury are much reduced. For a low ball the hands should be held so that the fingers point downward, and for a waist ball, by crouching slightly it may be taken in the same manner as a high ball. - Donkey Drivers of Cairo
The beast par excellence of Egypt is the donkey; he ought to have a place on the national coat-of-arms, as much so as the llama has on that of Peru. The horses of Egypt are magnificent, some of pure Arabian, and some of a cross between English and Arabian stock, and are famous for their speed and beauty. But they are a luxury that not everybody can afford, as their support requires a constant outlay, not to speak of the first cost of the property. But the donkey is universal, and everybody can have one, unless he is the poorest of the poor. At every hotel door there are groups of them ready saddled at all hours of the day, and you can hire them cheaply. If you can make a bargain in advance you can hire a donkey at three or four francs a day, inclusive of the boy, to drive him, though the latter generally looks for backsheesh in addition to the price of the beast and saddle. I have hired donkeys frequently for half a franc an hour, though the hotel keepers tell you that a franc an hour is the proper fare. - An Arab School
An Arab school is a curiosity. The pupils study their lessons aloud, and make the place about as noisy as a political meeting, and how they can learn, any thing is a surprise to a person from the Occident, where silence is considered desirable in a school-room. - Egyptian Gamblers
Egyptian Gamblers - Egyptian Water Carriers filling their jars
Everywhere through Egypt water is filtered in large jars, some of them holding nearly a barrel, and it is carried on the heads of women in lesser jars that contain from four to six gallons. - A Nubian Belle
A Nubian Belle - Bread Seller in the streets of Cairo
Bread Seller in the streets of Cairo - A lady of the Harem
A lady of the Harem - Our Social Club
Bunch of men all reading newspapers - An Egyptian Woman
An Egyptian Woman - The Story Teller of the Desert
The Story Teller of the Desert - A Shadoof for drawing water from the Nile
The term sakkieh is applied to all the apparatus for raising water, but the proper name for the Egyptian pole and bucket is shadoof. The shadoof is very ancient, as it is represented on the walls of the tombs constructed three or four thousand years ago. - Thirteenth-century hospital interior
Thirteenth-Century Hospital Interior (Tonerre) From “The Thirteenth: Greatest of Centuries,” by J. J. Walsh This was built by the sister of Louis IX of France, Marguerite of Bourgogne, who retired to it herself to spend her life caring for the ailing poor. - Amputation below the knee
This is the first picture of an amputation known From Gerssdorff’s woodcut, reproduced in Gurlt’s “Geschichte der Chirurgie” - Little girl on a swing
Little girl swinging on a swing attached to a tree - Rampant lion banner
Banner for headings - Soldier Banner
Banner for headings - King Banner
Banner for headings - Two Soldier Banner
Two Soldier Banner - Dark Blue, Small-banded Tabby
Dark Blue, Small-banded Tabby - Brown Tabby with the black bars far too wide
Brown Tabby with the black bars far too wide - Cat and Kittens
Cat and Kittens - Cat at Show
Cat at Show - Cat watching Mouse hole
Cat watching Mouse hole - Curiously marked white and black cat
Curiously marked white and black cat - 'Dinah'
'Dinah' - English Wild Cat
English Wild Cat - Example of a finely-marked Spotted Tabby He-Cat
Example of a finely-marked Spotted Tabby He-Cat - What is it
Kittens watching a mouse - Kittens after the Show
Kittens after the Show - Example of a finely-marked Tortoiseshell Cat
Example of a finely-marked Tortoiseshell Cat - Example of a properly-marked Brown Tabby
Example of a properly-marked Brown Tabby - Example of Tortoiseshell Cat, very dark variety
Example of Tortoiseshell Cat, very dark variety - 'Fez' - Persian
'Fez' - Persian - Game of Ball
Game of Ball - Group of Kittens at the Crystal Palace Cat Show
Group of Kittens at the Crystal Palace Cat Show - Group of kittens in a box
Group of kittens in a box - Head of a well-marked Striped Brown Tabby
Head of a well-marked Striped Brown Tabby - In full play
Kitten playing with a ball - Kittens at the Show
Kittens at the Show - Light White and Sandy She-Cat and Kittens
Light White and Sandy She-Cat and Kittens - Long Haired Cat 'Tiger'
Long Haired Cat 'Tiger' - Long Haired cat
Long Haired cat - Long haired kitten 'Chloe'
Long haired kitten 'Chloe' - Long Haired Persian 'Bogey'
Long Haired Persian 'Bogey' - Long Haired Persian
Long Haired Persian - Mr. Smith's Tortoiseshell He-Cat
Mr. Smith's Tortoiseshell He-Cat - Persian Kitten 'Lambkin'
Persian Kitten 'Lambkin' - Preperly Marked Black and White
Preperly Marked Black and White - Prize winning siamese
Prize winning siamese - Properly marked black and white cat
Properly marked black and white cat - Properly Marked Siamese
Properly Marked Siamese - Siamese winner of many prizes
Siamese winner of many prizes - Siamese, winner of many prizes
Siamese, winner of many prizes - Spotted Silver Tabby
Spotted Silver Tabby - Spotted Tabby Half-bred Indian Wild Cat
Spotted Tabby Half-bred Indian Wild Cat - 'Sylvie'
'Sylvie' - Tabby Manx kitten
Tabby Manx kitten - 'The Colonel' - White Persian
'The Colonel' - White Persian