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National Geographic
Apr. 3rd, 2012 11:59 pmLast year, at our neighbor's auction, I picked up some old magazines. A guy bought some boxes, and didn't want what was in them. I took all the photography mags, plus a bunch of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. I hadn't touched them until now. Last night I took the one National Geographic off the top. It is fascinating. Like you'd expect from a National G, it's a window to other places, but being from 1964, it's also a window to another time. Three articles are about Washington DC, Jordan and Acapulco.
I was quite interested in the article about Jordan. There's a section written by King Hussein, the the main article, "The Other Side of Jordan." It covers the growing cities, the flinty desert, the holy Christian sites, horses, camels and desert warriors, police outposts, the Dead Sea, coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba, Roman constructions, coffee and other rituals and a visit by Pope Paul VI. It makes me wonder what the first side of Jordan was.
The most interesting article was one written by Bertha Spafford Vester, entitiled "Jerusalem, My Home. Bertha was brought to Jerusalem at the age of three. At the time of writing this article, she was 86, and known as the American Good Samaritan. She gave her life to helping the sick, injured and needy, and earned the respect of all. She was allowed to operate by all sides in times of war, and she went through several. She saw Jerusalem through Turkish, British, German, and Jordanian rule. I like to tell you her stories, but you'll have to read the article for yourself, since there is no room here.
I was quite interested in the article about Jordan. There's a section written by King Hussein, the the main article, "The Other Side of Jordan." It covers the growing cities, the flinty desert, the holy Christian sites, horses, camels and desert warriors, police outposts, the Dead Sea, coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba, Roman constructions, coffee and other rituals and a visit by Pope Paul VI. It makes me wonder what the first side of Jordan was.
The most interesting article was one written by Bertha Spafford Vester, entitiled "Jerusalem, My Home. Bertha was brought to Jerusalem at the age of three. At the time of writing this article, she was 86, and known as the American Good Samaritan. She gave her life to helping the sick, injured and needy, and earned the respect of all. She was allowed to operate by all sides in times of war, and she went through several. She saw Jerusalem through Turkish, British, German, and Jordanian rule. I like to tell you her stories, but you'll have to read the article for yourself, since there is no room here.
