Delaware journal., 1828-10-31
FRIDAY, October 81, 1928.

fered to be printed. As the Turks in general read
nothing else but such bucks as the renegade was not
permitted to print, the printing Office was dis
continued. Selim, the predecessor of the present
sultan revived the printing and paper making estab-
lishments, and they were in operation when Dr.
Walsh went to Consantinope in 1891. He visit
ed the printing Office, where he found the typeset-
Ter sitting legged cushion, with his cases
placed around him IN sem-circular form. This
establishment soon declined, and when DR.. Walsh |
left Constantinople there no remains of print
ing Office or paper MILL
Greek Church. The Greek Church in Turkey,
in some respects, has departed even farther from
the simplicity of the Gospel than the Catholic. The
churches are mean and dirty, and are filled with
tawdry paintings and pictures, which the people
kneel to and kiss with the deepest respect. The !
Greeks have excluded images from their worship as
idoatrous but their alteration Of pictures is ardent
Many of the upper classes think as lightly of the
fooleres of their present mode of worship as the
protestants and this feeling has been extended by
the distribution OF the Scriptures among them by the
agent of the British Bible Society.
BuGaLoeS.-'i'he only beasts used for draught by
the European Turks are Bufaloes and cream CO.
Toured Oxen. The Butfaoes large. clumsy ami
mails. and the Turks eat their flesh except Oh
one occasion Strings Of blue beads are hung about
their horns and neck to preserve them from the ell
feet of the evil eye.
EuH EYe.-'Ihe Turks are so apprehenslve OF the
effects of the evil eye that they suspend blue beads
| round the heads of their Children on the masts aud
other parts of vessels, on the fronts of houses. &c
DIR. w. met a Tukish postman, who carried string
Of blue beads on pole to protect the letters which
he conveyed from the glance of the evil eye. The
same superstition affects the Greeks, Armenians and
Jews.
| Desolation DIR. W. travelled near the coast of
the sea of Marnora far as Erekt. and then turned
| from the sea-shore to the north. The splendid
Greek cities which once lourshed on this coast are
now reduced to few fishing villages. Rodosto is
the only town OF Importance, and this place is IN
deb,ed for its prosperity to Christians. lhe nha.
btants are descendants of captves, whom the Turks
took in Hungary, and who carried with them their
European habits and feelings. In this part of rur.
key are the remains of wall of great length, which
Miltades the Athenian, built to repe tho lncursions
of the Thracan> Athenian bricks which have
laid in the ground more than 2UUO years, are still
firm and undecayed. To the north Of the sea OF
ilarmora, DR.. W. entered plain OF immense ex-
tent destitute of all traces of human life. The soil
Twas rich the elm e healthy and the country beau
4 tiul, but no tracks of lsanan being were to be
seen. With the exception Of two "r three towns.
E}urghaZ, kirklis &c. the same desolae PLAIN con
tnued to within about 90 miles Of the commence
ment OF the Balkan mountains Here weiev Villages
tnhabted by the Bulgarians, who had crossed tht
Balkan and placed themselves on the fertile PLAIN
of Romella. to supply the extinct population
Turkish TRAVELLING. When DR.. Walsh reache,
the rough, uneven country, near the Balkan noun
tans, his guide, Mu,taphia, began to gallop al ful
speed, assigning as reasun. that the rnad was 81
bad that it was dangerous to ride slow ! DR.. w
was Obliged TO follow. and they " dashed up hill
and down activities, stumbled over rocks and tae
trees tore away through branbles and branches
iloundered in mud, aud spashed through mountain
torrents, for twelve miles," when they arrived "A
v Fakih.
$. Fahih.-This is considered the first village on til
IN ascent Of the Balkan mountains, and is inhablte
70 entirely by Bulgarian Christians Here Dr. w. say
" a large herd of swine, the first he had seen sine
ID his arrival in Turkey, as the pig is held in abomlns
v ton bv the Turks and Jews. Men and Wome
is were here assembled promiscuousy together on tn
ic green, sure sign that Christians, and not Turk
lived in the village.
ofI Observation-Disclosures the low and high ridges
,e the Balkan extensive plains and many Bulgaria
ID villages. Here are beautiful meadows. pastures
TO grain fields, pure streams OF water and an abni
as dance of Sheep goats oxen and bullaocs. The hu
Of in the Bulgarian villagcare scattered about whol
g. the smallest regard TO forming street and al
pc formed by sticking poles in the ground and inte
us weaving willows be ween them so rs 10 form hu@
basket The roof is matched with straw. and I'll
as basket work plastered with mud. Woollen carpe
rn are spread the floor. which the inhabitants
he by day and sleep by night. Cleanliness and con
by fort prevail, and the people would be happy were
re not for the exactions Of the Turks.
nd -----a,o,
sb THE ASCENSION.
A. Yesterday was the day assigned for the farewe
re Ascension of Mr.. Robertson and lady. At an ea
he " hour in the afternoon the battery was crowde
i with spectators. and the avenues leading to the va
is den were thronged with multitudes pressing fl
in admission. Several small balloons were started
intervals, according to previous notice given Abo'
mt half past 8. the being attached to the balloon
10 Nr koDertsoh anu 'auy en.eteo, wheh "o.ee wa wa
,t given OF all pe'hg ready, 'he cor"s were cut y
in balloon ascended majestcally to a consderab