The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-06


added greatly to the inicrcs, and value
Of the far No oac present could n.
void wishing most heartily that every
falurc Fair might BE- accompanied by q
similar festival.
I The Bosicn Drass Band was present.
and their music added very much 20
the pleasure Of the evening. lulrel,
I during lhe whole Fair, this band ea,o
great satisfaction by their appropriate
and well executed music ihoif gentle.
manly behavior and their evident De-.
sire to aid 70 the general enjoyment -
When Rutland County come. up to ia
annual Jubilee may this Band be there
I also.
Hon. solomon Foot presided over
the festivities of the evening, ard. ts
securing good, order and by the fitting
remarks with whilch he announced Tie
'oasts and respondents, contributed o
large share to the success aud pleasure
Of the exercises.
Grace was said by Rav. l.. Howard.
Of Rutland. Then came prolonged
eating, and "man rs an animal' became
satisfied. The Hon. Chairman then in.
troluced Hon. Geo. L. Marsh, who
appeared in an admiral condition of
body and mind Ills remnrk, we're In
regard TO Turkey aud the Turks. and
quite overturned the common opinions
'n.reiercncc TO the people Of Conslnn.
tinoplc and vicinity. Mr. Marsh hns
been abroad with his eyes and cnrs
open, and not contentcl himself with
anything short Of thorough knowl-
edge Of the soil, climate. customs. hi,lo-
ry and languages of tho countrics and
nations he has visited. Few men in
our country can accumulate aud digest
knowledge of facts faster than Mr..
Marsh, and few ambassadors have gone
from the United States equally worthy
OF being the resrcscntaii,e Of our na
tional interest and honor.
a slight otline Of his remarks at the
Lcvec may not be uniniercsiing to our
readers.
Turkey, he snid, Is mountainous md
billy, and lis seasons are divided into
the wet and dry. From May To Sept.
rain rarely falls. In Egypt rain sci.
dom fails more thau once or twice IN
ayear, Hence irrigation must be- cA.
tensively rcsortcd to. Vegetables form
the chief food for the Turks. pardcu-
larly the Eggplant, .Cucumbers and
Onions. Oae Turkish gentlemen pro-
vidod t'yo and a half tons of onirns for
his family use. Bread made Of whoa,
or Barley is eaten.
The soil is cultivated roughly enough
The plough Is crooked limb oratr..
with beam fastened to IT, and drawn
by two or three yokes of oxen. The
hsrrow is merely n bunch of limb, Of
T. ts' n does is work sadly. Grain
Is generally pulled up by the roots AT
harvest bat is reaped by very uwk
ward sickle. a spot Of ground some
times bare, and sometimes paved with
brick or stone, !. used as thresl,inr
ioor, ard cattle or horses do the thresb.
ng Sometimes an implement Ike n
stone drag viii, spikes or sharp stones
inserted is drawn over The grain rs n
thresher.
The Turks drink very liltle wine. bl
the Chrisiiaus-Grceks or foreigners 49,
drink great deaf. The sugar used i.
made from grapes. Potatoes and a.
'nrnsus are not riise,l bat are innou-
cd anl used in limited qpaniitie.-
There being few fore., trees. liule
wool is burned-being worth sl5 per
cord. Fire places aud stoves are no,
used. bat Tho feet ani band. are warm.
eel by Goals 10 earhen mns
Cjn'lan'inoplc Is a lar,e city n iis.
tioci ptc's. and is inhabited IN dilIefeni
quarter. by different classes. That psr
called S'ambool is Inhabited by rhe
Turb' The cify ani suburb. contain
probably 7o1. oD0 hlmbiunt. The
street. are very narrow ma era3s.
ci, anl ctrfiaqr. pa,s wilt dil'iruliy
A wagon dfaen by oxen. both cauaef
and team rirhly ornammiel :. for ihr
ladies There !. anofhrr. suspended an
springs. into which passengers enter
through the window The houses ar.
chiefly muir of wood, aud fro G.ll OF
windows. The inmate. III upon sof,..
and cushions, aad sleep npon mats riih
oui any undressing. The houses mr.
a. elean rs sani, sanp, and WATER cas-
make them.
Tie Turkish character has been quite
misnndersiopi 10 this country. because
those yisidas Turkey heretofore BAL .
seen few bat the jsailafes, or .slliey~.
uho were a sri 81 jayish oufrtsis. ls4t
ihsi onl-r 10 n1v aa0ii,bel. air
Marih saw iu 10 pari of Eaf1ps NOR
rsgaed. qa.ei. laiies snd s-sile,uru iisn
among ihe Tarks 10 never san bu
orc Iussish gentleman 4iih uar- tia1
one wife, sad d. sas lae old Tsrt.
nearly one bapdrei y~ar OIL IA,
hDmedans ora rparr sss. polite end r-
oinauio4s. Ctildrea sfr treated si
khinrss nrl sreai care. .ll are fls.iy