Cairo THE CITY OF THE CALIPHS A Popular Study of Cairo and Its En- A. M. C. "He who hath not seen Cairo hath not seen the world: its soil is gold; its Nile is a wonder; its women are like the blackeyed virgins of Paradise; its houses are palaces; and its air is soft — its odours surpassing that of aloes-wood, and cheering the heart: and how can Cairo be otherwise when it is the Mother of the World?"—"The Thousand and One Nights." 288229 |