Mummy Wheat

The belief in the vitality of mnmniy wheat is so persistent that it probably will not be overthrown by the result of careful tests on Lord Winchelsea's f arru. Every visitor to Egypt is besought by the Arabs to Imy wheat which is declared to be a veritable portion of the grain Joseph storèd in Pharaoh's granaries, but which are really gathered in the nearest whuatlield. The Arabs have even been impndent euungh to offer indian corn, which is of American origin, to crednlous tourists hs "f rom a mnnimy. " A few months ago Lord Sheffleld, on his return froin Egypt, gave Lord Winohelsea a lmndful of wheat which he had himself taken froiu a sarcophagns containing a inummy. A lnindred of thase grains were carefnlly planted uuder a glass frame. After some weeks it was diacovered that the soeds hart rotteda-way.-