MODERNIZING METHUSELAH

The crumbling of the eternal Sphinx is a catastrophe of would-wide concern. Should the attempt of the Egyptian government to repair the monster prove unavailing, the superiority complex of man must suffer. He will be forced to adroit that an alliance of vagrant winds and inanimate sand has defeated him

Even if mechanical ingenuity can patch up this patriarch of the desert, a projecting wall will have to be built around the figure, according to Arthur Woodley. American civil engineer A caged Sphinx whose head is held on by bars of Birmingham iron can scarcely be expected to personify the wisdom and mystery of the East.

To rejuvenate the impressive stone figure with metal monkey glands from the Occident is little short of sacrilege From the romantic point of view, to let the blown sand destroy that impassive face, which has looked over the desert for centuries is better than to imprison of within a wall. The Sphinx should meet its fate unblindfolded.