The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-07-21

1ogistg, has in IT'S radicsl materials a closer ai
lance with that OF Tsrtsiy than with any o'h
or. But The Turkish writer's have iDuoduc
ed into their moro elevated style many word
end phrases adopted from the copious Ian
gusge Of Arabia, or from The elegant id'oH
Of Modern Persia. This sdmixtufe has pro
cured ~ the Turkish language the sppeIisuor
of Muiemma, or"the pied maze" The Iufk'
being, Of all tho races which have proceeded
from centtsl Asia, that which has most re
Gently settled In Europe, and their iofmer glo
ny and honor having inspired them with 'oi'
W rational pride, we find them si'i pfesery'
jng inviolable, and most particularly In the
Asiatic provinces, tho same religious creed,
and the same manners and customs oy which
three centuries ego they were distinguished
o constaney which might merit our praise II
enlightened and direcied by sound principles
of policy. Frugal, and generally vegetable
fare, a prevalent abstinence from wine, habit
usi masculine excrcises, such - riding and
the use Of aims, (be more ehemipate exer.
else Of dancing being p'osc'ioed,) grave &C.
Eemoaious hospitality, tscitutnity, much ex'
ternsl devotion, simple and quiet dwellings,
gardens retired snd romantic, these are the
chief features which impsrt 10 the mode oi
living OF the Turks, as we'll as tho ofienialists
IN geoeral, an original aud disiinc. character.
The indosnt Turks stranger to the bus.
,le Of our social circles; he tcposss on his so.
ia covered with softcst cushions smokes
tho tobscco Of Syria; WARNS and regales him.
self by slipping at short intervals the coffee OF
Moks looks on whiie the slaves dance before
him and a, nmes takes few grains OF opium,
by which his agins,ion Is tIaospottedto 10 the
third heavens ro'ygaDy, however, " Tar
from bringing 10 every Mu'selmsH that exu.
bsrance of vojup,uou, cojoymen, with which
jo tho minds OF The inexperienced and unfo-
flsc,ing, tho word 10 90 often associsted. Tho
Tn,kish women being entitled to spend with
extravsgance, while they have no line OF in'
dusty 10 follow, men OF moderate fortune are
prudent enough 10 conGnu themselves TO one
wife. Sometimes those women who are at
their own disposal, or their relations Tor the ~,
insisi, in their marriage contracts, on for
NAL reDuncistion on the part OF the bu'bsnd
OF the license which the Mahometans chi Joy 20
marry four wives. Polygamy thus becomes
the luyuty OF the rich md tho g'ea,. Fcmsis
s!avcs purchased from the GeorgiaDs and Cir.
cassians, bu, 10 larger proportion. from The
LssghioDs, people their harams, those close
SDd sacteG spartmens within which TCikisb
jealousy hes cohiinsd the empire OF beauty.
When walking abroad from their harsms,
which we improperly call so'sglio,, tho Mi-
home tau wolne n, W he her wives or concobiDes,
pre always covered with uiplo wells, and o
dcess Try which the features add the iotms ot
these walking mummies arc eHec,uany con-
cesled ON the most sagac,oas observation.
II Is only In theif baths which arc scrupulous.
" lock cd, or in the interior Of iheit hatsn,,
tina, tho women enjoy one anoher's society,
1nd give ie,es. Thsre they rogale themselves
with she bet, swsetmeats, coffee, aud ,o5ac.
co there they displey their dresses, their Ia.
ces, their Jewels, ond indulge 10 c'ilicisms on
their husbands or their peig hbois. Dancing
Girls arc sdmiited, who entertain them with
yalher wantoD exhibitions; but no women OF
character dance in Turkey. The Turkish
women arc no. furnished with auy pret.x, for
occa,ionai libe,y by the places Of worship,
the law OF Mshomet not requiring Them 70 ct
tend prayers in public. But Notwithstanding
the precautions employed, we are told that the
Mahometan ladies find some opportunities Of
Iepsying the indifference or the inhdelty OF
a husbsnd; that by the medium Of the m'll-
ners, who arc generally Jews or ArmoDisns,
they Can ex end their correspondence beyond
the triple walls Of the haiam Of the most for.
midablo pasha. II is said, bu, we do 20.
Vouch for tho accuracy OF the TACT, that as they
cannot read or write biAei d'ur, they convey
their sen,imsn,s by showing or sending how'
ers under certain embiemalic arrange ements.
The Tuks have some points which indi.
cate the gentle feelings Of humanity lurking
in the heart. The same species OF benevo-
}enco which res,rains the Indians from de.
privine animals Of life, seems TO DO equally
ioheren, in tho masters Of the Bosphotu,. In
the Turkish towns dogs and cats enjoy an a.
bundancs which our beggars might envy.
Fiocks Of pigeons uaversing the air, ligh, on
the merchant yesselsa which sro loaded with
grain, 10 levy suibu,e which is seldom rsius.
ed them. Aquatic birds swarm on the banks
of the canal At Constsntinople, and their nests
srs respected even by children. This benev'
olence is even extended 10 trees. useful
snd commendabe prejudice prevents tho most
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