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216 We of the present day would be apt to turn up our noses at these ancient conveyances, but there can be no doubt that the Egyptian



Princesses and warriors derived just as much pleasure from their Palanquins and rough-going war-chariots as the ladies of to-day find in an easy-rolling barouche, or the gentlemen in a light buggy and a fast horse.