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Excerpt from Along the Nile: With General Grant They had their inception in religious beliefs, an outline of which is given. Their sacred character was their shield of protection. That General Grant might have the full pleasure and the greatest benefit of the voyage the Khedive sent one of the conservators of the museum at Cairo to accompany him, to translate the hieroglyphs and give all needed explanations. Following the same course the writer has given such information as will enable the reader to understand the purpose of this ancient people in the creation of the marvelous monu ments that may still be seen on the Nile voyage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.