New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-04


ar bsd crossed the threshhold Of his door Here is
en,e sncher affair appropriated 10 myself the Mui-
It's Toom ard he went Ia sleep IN tue hsren' WITHOUT
nv thinking should have toPsy thousands OF @Poieses
for having been the occasion OF such removal Next
rorning. however took different view OF me case
Visitors came and were obliged to pay their VISIT 10 Tue
ward or upon the staircase because was h9 !e'
dressed Later in the day the members oil me DIsan
came also, snd were received mueh as ,'c sa"ei ~
TOYS because was taking my siesta. Ia the evening
~ nr;peiral members of the clergy came to offer tner
tlsrkseivings TO Allah in the MuIs pres<nce anu were
fsu 20 make their prOstratlons out OF doors. 1 aa
In the habit of retiring after nightia ana thu NOT
ouly were the good Mus habits OF life entirely osefsee
but the whole town and its most distinguished e@en'
suffered from my intrusion in his household.
Once enlichteped as 10 the consequences OF ussrpns
his quarters. should very willingly, at my neAt VISIT
have relinquished the privilege thus conceded 70 e'
and retired to the dreary harenl bu' 'et II Vaoc U
that any arrangement, announcement as ma.
he 10 the whole world is more likely TO afford comfort 20
\ Guest and you will find 1t impossible 10 pFe,aH
UPON an Eastern host TO alter the least thing IN H. NY
poor Nufi would rather have slept II the t0un'aa
in his courtyard than allow TO yacate his selsmA
Tbomob | bsve passed more than one day at Tcher-
kess never gathered courage enough to 60 ana VISIT us
ruins or 20 speak correctly, those OF AhhopOhs
Without taking the trouble Of looking She" Wna' l
should have SEEN had submitted 70 it-some scatereI
stones the confused remnants OF many disasters VI a
nv edifees of different times and peoples In Europe,
uh.n you 90 in search Of ruins You know what Is iAe!
10 meet your curious eye But IN the East runs lie up
on ruins and it requires the best skill OF hrsrate an
tquaTy recognize them and TO assign 20 eacn stratum
lis proper place origin and age lhave no such ABILITY
and thus getting the asse homie OF my want oil curt
osty usually abstain from visiting spotsWmc hoNeNer
tempting they might be for every tourist OF even moue
rate pretensions for me devoid OF all interest ah
orolis WAS very likely built By some Roman Anto0lds
ps1haps BIZ that old LOyeace whom history remembers
along with Cleopatra Why no, And what Is II 10 u.s.
Before going further let tell you some very useiu
truths concerning the real and the supposed prices OF
nrovsons and lodgings in the East England and Amer
"a nro5uce pipe-tenths OF the Eastern tourists and
English as well as Americans being reckoned the richest
men in the world the consequence is that everything
sod TO them at twenty times It's worth Inc way theSe
arrangements are made deserves particular mehtoI
An English or American gentleman, either single or
sceompa1ied by bis family, wishes 70 make tour
through SYRIA and Eypt-A Asia Minor being know not
why seldom visited He is staying at Pera at the iasn-
ionabe hotel of GusePPina and her successor or at
some other place quite as dear and as elegant. lie il
directly favored with a dozen dragomans from which
dozen be is allowed to make his choice But let nun
shut bis eyes and accept the hrs conner every one oil
them being Just bad the other The dragoman De
gins by drawing formidable picture OF the dangers 'le
Inconvenience the cost Of such journey unaendedby
himself concluding with solemn vow to contend WITH
and conquer them all that his master or masters shall
not suffer in the least either from climate bad roads
robbers or fatigue He will take care OF everything
provide horses guards guides, lodging food for beasts
and men servants and passports The expenditure will
be very moderate. Everything comprised, It VIII come
ia two guinea day for each master, and one guinea
and half for each servant. The English or American
traveller accustomed to post or railroad travelling Woa-
ders how Journey in these babarOus countries can be
SO cheap He willingly allows his faithful aud ec0nomi.
cal dlagoman 500 piastcrs month for his wages ana
begins the preparations according to his dictates
He buy two three tents an adequate number oil
folding beds folding chairs and tables mattresses, phi
lows eounerpanes carpets saddles saddebags, cloaks,
hlrs patenr kitchen carried in box table service
comprising plates dishes knives, forks and spoons tea
things coffee things wine spirits store OF sugar COT
tee tea pickles preserved fish, preserved oysters pre-
served fruits cheese sailed meat hams tongues saus
sages potatoes, jelly candles, and so forth medicine
chest containing magnesa, sulphate OF quinne soda.
water Doyers powders emetics absynthe, lancet aud
embellishments of minor Importance, somo lamps and
a provision of oil, and great quantity of wax candles,
candestcks and forth Indeed should never finish II
mention all henecessares which the drag0man
advises his employer not to forget All these objects,
some of the eaabes excepted usually bought from
other travellers just returning from the place where the
Green one is going, the returning traveller having also
bought them from another who had gone aud returned
before him. that from their first seller to their last
purchaser they have passed through dozen hands
and accomplished many times the journey n question
But the gentleman about starting has no idea of that
and gives for every OF these WORKOUT articles just
much bis dTagOman chooses TO tax him. IL IA an affair
Of caprice With nOrue tot- have seen two tents per
ecy identical in size, material, color and everything
sold az the same place within the same "a hours one
for $50 piastres and the other for 1000.
The tourist mounts his hired horse his lady (if be
has one) ts in her Chtayan and the dagOman faithfully
keeping his PROMISE takes all the trouble and all the
pense upon himself The pocket money Of the traveller
is never required except for backshsh and for those fan
cifu purchases which ought 10 compose the luggage Of
every decent returning Eastern traveller.
told you that the drag0man only eXacts two gineas
head for the masters, aud one and half for the
wants Now, suppose party consisting three masters
one European servant and two natives Zone cook and
one for the administration Of the coffee and pipes the
whole expense is not far from enc thousand psstres
day. Let US see what he really spends, and what
sensible traveller would spend if delivered from Gu
seppina's temptations, aud released from the drag0-
mans bondage Suppose he hires fifteen horses, great
number for Elk persons but have seen he carries
heavy luggage Each horse is hired &C the price of ten
psStTes day for the cheapest and fifteen for the best
Their food is paid for by the OF the horses This
makes ~ hundred and twenty -ve piastres day. Now
if the travellers sleep under tents they have rot
20 pay for their lodgings. As for food, if their pro-
visions are not sufficient, aud they are that
after spending great deal OF money m buying We
tuals enough % feed regiment during month, they
have TO buy everything quite much as Il they had
laid in nothing they must be contened With the eat
ables be found IN the country These catables arc
rice fowls eggs bread, and sometimes goat In tho
whole Ottoman empire bread French eentimes
2 cents fer the Turkish measure weighing fory.two
ounces In Asia Minor you pay twenty eentimes a
ctnts) for fowl and the double ia Syria the price vi
eggs yaresyery much according provinces and seasons
generally between twenty and forty the i0ryrwo
ounces q goat fem sixteen 10 twelr -iour pissfres
iorgott mention milk and honey which sold every
where f thirty ceres the t0EtytWO ounces for the f,r
mer ard little more than franc the latter In many
places the travellers hating "a veg heart OF immense