Stand for a moment on the corner of this great street and see a little
bit of the Arab life of old Cairo. It is a busy city. There goes a
carryall (a camel), an entire family on its back, except the husband, who
walks by the side. This man coming down with a strange sack on his back
is a walking fountain. The sack is filled with something sweet and sticky
which he calls "sweet water." It is not pleasant. The genuine water
carrier of the old school goes to the river, fills his jar, and then
goes through the streets shaking his cup in his hand with a chink. It is
plain water that he peddles. I should not advise one to drink either of
these beverages. Then there are the bread venders of Cairo, who walk the
streets carrying bread on their heads and crying out their wares.
[Illustration: THE CITADEL, CAIRO