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TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MAY 23,

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Curls His Lips

London, May 20. Attendants of the Egyptology section of the British museum claim that in recent weeks "old Ra Nefer" seems to have been curling his mummified lip in a faint sneer.

"A woman is the cause of all the trouble." jokingly explained one of the attendants,

Ra Nefer is an old Egyptian mummy, an Egyptian nobleman who lived about 2,800 R.C., nc- cording to Sir Grafton Elliot- Smith who has delved into the | old man's gencology.

Until a few weeks ago Ra Nefer enjoyed the distinction of being the eldest surviving mummy in the world- And occupied a place of honour. in a small room at the gallery of the Royal College of Surgeons Museum,

But now a rival has been dug up in Egypt to challenge his longevity. Wokke still, the rival is a woman.

The lady many was the wife of Sechem Nefer, who lived in Egypt about the same time but was not necessarily ang relation of Ra Nefer f the uried Bp., seconding to experts, Already a provisional claim has been laonell that she--and not "old ita", is the oldest mummy known.

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who was discovered by Sir Flinders Petrie, is trying hard to nintain dignity and net as though he ever had heard of Mrs. Sechem Nefer.

Hir nose, a little battered by lomb rabbers, retains its haughty enrve. He recs always to be Inaking down it al his visitors and perhaps at this lady upstori.

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His green eyebrows-green is his favourite colour-are rurved aristocratie, distaste. The line that once was his uwastache-be #ved in the only Egyptias period when they were worn--droops a bit wearily.

Fre old man may, or may not, re- tain his preeminence. In the mean time the wife of Sechem Nefer is in Egpyt and in Nefer is relying on some of his more modern claims to distinction. He is, for instance, the only mummy in the world who Possesses nenssin rib.

He niso has been X-rayed, and pro- bably holds the world's record for the number of successful operations performed on him.

The withered old man has survived broken neck, fractures of both arms, one leg, bath collar bones and a serious break at the base of the spine. His ribs have been broken in a score of places and for all these injuries Dr. II. J. Plender-Keith of the British Museum laboratory prescribed sue- ressful treatment.-United Press.

FOUR HUMAN "GUINEA PIGS" GET DRUNK·

FOR SCIENCE

Cleveland, Ohio, May 20. The first official test of Police Sergeant Arthur 'Rath's new de- vice for detecting drunkenness has been hailed as a success by Roth-and particularly, by four men who volunteered as "guinea pigs" in the experiment.

The volunteers were bwo newspaper reporters and two taxicab drivers. When the test, which involved drinking a total of 46 ounces of whisky and 64 ounces of beer-at poice expense was completed, the two news- papernten were still standing, The cab drivers were put to bed in a quiet room and later taken home.

Two hours after the drinking be- Jenn, both journalists walked 1121- stendily out of the hospital, refusing any more drinks.

Serycan Roth then turned his attention to the cab drivers, Frauk Svec and David E. Offatt. Svec had become very sad. Offutt giggled. Roth led them into another room

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