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_