Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-03

THE TUhhS.
Ar this moment, almost everybody we speak
to Is more or less interested about the Turks.
All want to know what sort of people they
hre. The best notion many have of them i
that they wear long, loose, flowing robes, and
turban; and as they certainly are not Chris.
tians, people think Of them as other pagan,
and do ators.
Now, as TO the first, we are not TO look upor
their dress as belonging to them as Turks; i
rather belongs to them as Easterns. The East
ern nations generally wear loose clothing, an,
have done 80 tor hundreds of years. We ae
TINS by the prints in our large Bibles, wher
from first to last we find flowing garment.
but nothing like the tight-htting clothes wor
by the men Of our own country and the grea
or part of Europe. The case is the same wit
the long boards Of the Turks. a long bear
Is considered as great an ornament to the
men az long hair is to our women. This, to
Is common among all Eastern nations, VIII
think that we Europeans disfgtre Gods wof
by cutting off our boards.
We find curious proof Of the antiquity @
both these customs in Sam. X. The ambas
sadors sent on friendly mission bv King Da
vid, were grleyously insulted by the King o
the Ammonites, who caused one-half of thei
boards TO be shaven of, and their garments tc
be cut short In the middle. The ambassadors
were thus reduced TO a state which was looked
upon as so dishonorable, that they remained
AZ q distance from court and the presence of
the king, until their boards were grown. Da-
wa 30 highly resented this ill-treatment, as to
go to war with the King of Ammon.
A few years ago, the sultan or Sovereign of
the Turks became unpopular by attempting
some alterations in the dress of Ills army,
hrlnglng 1t nearer to that of the European
troops, by leaving of the loose dress and the
turbans. Not, however, that the loose, flow
Ing robe OF the Eastern troops need prevent
their being active in war. We know that
many warlike nations were dressed In this
fashion in ancient times, and that leaping, run
mug anu wrestling were regular parts OF the
educatlon OF the young men, who were care
iully trained to great activity and agility in all
bodily exercises, as the best preparation for
becoming soldiers. On these occasions their
looae robes were either thrown of or drawn mn
a.ound them with girdle, so as TO he No
nlndrance or inconvenience. In Kings xviii
80, we ma That the prophet Elijah .tgirded IN
ms IONS when he ran before the chariot Of
Ahao tnat is, he fastened up hi loose robes.
eonhnlhs them with his girdle, so that they
might not be in his way while running viii
great speed in order to keep before tbe cIar'
iot In which Ahab was riding Again. in .
hlngs ". ", when iah heard the sorrowfuI
tale OF the poor mother, whose only child Was
lying dead, and sent Gehazi to lay the nronh.
cts staff upon the face Of the child. he saws
1lru up thy loins,-let not thy loose gar.
ments hinder thy speed. The very same thing
would take place at this day in the East. If a
MESSENGER were TO be sent off in haste, he
would naturally grid up bis loose robes before
he started. 'S''i'
Let US stop for one moment to notice the
nghratlye use In Scripture OF this cxpression
oil" girding tho loins.'' II is EASY TO under.
stand how 1t came to signify a state Of prepar-
non Tor any active service--a readiness 10 obey
any command of God. Let your loins b,
girded about" said our Saviour, duke xii
bS) when charging his disciples to be watchfu
and always ready to receive their Lord apt
Master. st. Paul, too, (Eph. vi. a. describ
ing the virtues and graces of O christian undp
me image of military dress, uses the expressio,
having your loins grit about with truth;
tnst Is, being ever prepared to do tho who'll
VIII OF God with earnestness and sincerity,
many othsr such passages may be found bot
In the Old and New Testaments.
This paper would be tso long if were nov
to enter upon the subject Of tine religion of IN,
turks, SO will only add one more remark up
ON their dress. We are apt to think that th,
tnrban must be very unpleasant as a coyorint
Tor the head in hot climates but tle,e Win
nave tried 1t say that it keeps off the heat q
me sun much better than our hats and cans
SO that probably the turban rs well as the loosc
A'ASAN oultdplo ~ lu0 climate Than nj
nrst they appear TO be. Indeed. wa offer
laugh at the manners and customs of foreign
NATIONS without sufficiently considering the dit.
ference between their climate and elnnlovmen,
ana our own. The dress and the diet ybich
suit lis might DO quite as dislgreeablo ia then,
as theirs would be to us. The nations of tbn
earth may, in these respects be compared To
garden OF flowers, where the variety Of color
anu iorin ana scent increases the general bean
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ZEN. CAss ON SUNDAY SCoCLs.-CIeneroI
Cass, the venerable Secretary of State boying
Seen invited to address the Michigan State
sunday School convention, thus writes:
1T wlll afford me pleasure 10 accent vour
shvtaton. appreciate the Importance OF our
sunday Schools, and l consider their ins,;fT.
tion among the most valuable and pfTci.H,
means OF religious Improvement that b.yn
eo'he IN our DAY to encourage tho noble etiorts
Wnich are making to ameliorlte the moral CON
ultlon Of the world. And no re1ectJnr mn
ean look abroad upon the dangerous and daln.
sNe Vagarles which, under tie name Of rali@-
ION take possession day by day of the hearts
Ahu Of men, leading tUnGi ;itlunl and a.
'a;,h ~ avlty' without being deeply impressed
WIN inc Importance of jealous and conrontrn-
iSu exertons to check this gteat and thrn,tnn-
lhg Evil AND 1t can best be etlctnatly check
gu py training the youthful mind in M. tnoyI-
edge OF tod and the truths of His reyelation.
atanGing GU this vantage ground the battle
may DO fought and won. And |. for ono he
hese the contest to be one of tho nomebtons
,hs society has ever been engaged in, and
a ane SuIaAy school tuition of the youth an
assured means, under God, Of eventual Euc-
cess so believing, my prayers and best wish
es are with you"
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:, IHUNDEeBoLr IN CHuRou.-NARRow
Es0Arsmon Sunday evening, 23d ult., the
vas strnc bv S enHreh at B9lehester Conn,
York Tribune sayB:- '''0 ~"
1t followed the lightning-rod down TO within
about ten feet Of the ground, (where the rod
seems to have been disconnected ~ thsn l.ay-
ing the conductor, it passed into the entrance
hall, pitching the sexton several feet against
= stove, striking two women PROSTATE. wound.
ing and blisteriug them from hip 10 Toe tanr-
ing one shoe from each to tatters then seiziny
a girls bonnet 1t passed round the wire BOIL
IN mont and rear, consuming almost every
thread upon it, nearly severing it from The
bonnet, burning the flesh severely under the