Use of Mosquito Nets in Ancient Egypt

Sir,?I send you an extract from Herodotus describing how the early Egyptians protected themselves from mosquito bit and at the same time from malaria. The mesh of the hshing e must have been very fine to prevent the ingress of i^n0P'1? or Culex. The custom of sleeping on the flat roofs ot houses is still common in Egypt and the small tower risi ? above the roof is found in the representations of some ancient houses in the sculptures. In the same author we read that the people of the marshes besmeared their bod'e with " Kiki" or castor oil, the unpleasant smell, like param oil, being disagreeable to the insects. The extract from Herodotus is as follows :