New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-17

usuaI'y eonsht OF out "bo 'moi rood1, I'D snieo 90
ard ,cups. men and women, are iadiseriminaseiy
mixed. and even the pigs and fowls are not sxolsl-
ed from the 6electable society. For dress, Asneu
wear lsrse white Trousers II coarse cloth. which
eG me down 10 the ankles, Of linen is Sammsr nd
weOlsn in Winter. Over these ga c'srse sAirt,
with wce, open seeves and 8 lea her gIdIe uossd
the waist In this they carry huife, nins steel,
and tobacco pipe They wrap rags around tAs
ieet. and bind over them sandals Of rsw kStAer,
with cNre thongs.
The girls 90 barehesdsd. Earrings Of brsss,
coored ass beads, and pieces of nooey fastened 70
a string and tied round the head Heck, constitute
their ornaments. The women p.int their cAsshs
red and their eyebrows black. They wear ssag
cbemi.e, reaching down almost to the snhles.
From small girdle are Suspended tSs aprons, oss
before and the other behiud. The embroidery upoa
these fipged and many -colored ssrneoss .
esteemed an important part Of orusmeutI asnrs.
The women also wear, under the chemise, IN WIN
ter. wide drawers Of coarse wooeB cloth, and, hke
the males, put 90 the jsSs. or sAeepshia s'seh,
with the wool inside. The front Of the ckemss y
always open, and serves - receptacle for cab 4.
bsaes meat, and perhaps dozen other a1sc'es--
thus forming, altogether, most astonishing prota-
berance. Nothing can be more ridiculous than ~
appearance Of Wallschian woman returning from
the market with her bosOm bu)ged out with no
purchases Of the day."
No woman is ever seen idle. The peasants wife
goes to market with basket Of goods balanced on
her bead an infant on her back, and with tho dis
taft constantly in hand. She spins, wesves, makes
the dresses Of the family helps her husband cot Ne
corn in harvest and trudses along in the mud
while he rides on horsebaak. The men Arc
cowardly and lazy, and By long course Of Mtzess-
mept have been rendered timid and suspicious.
Tie food of the WalIachisn peasants ID extremely
simple. They eat meal cakes baked in asAes, WIN
milk. cheese, garlic, and beans. Little animal food
is used on account of the numerous fasss which
they observe, during which they abstain hon
meat, EGGS and milk, and prepare their scsnfy food
with salt and water. At their fsssts they drink au
the wife and brandy they can get and run 10 debt
to treat their friends with . sheep roasted whols.
Although nominaly members Of the Greek Church.
their religious rites savor strongly Of Judssm and
Paaanism For instance, NO woman viii hill a
animal Of any kind whstever On the other hand,
they make no scruple Of employing the most shock
ing oaths on the most trifng occasions. Of tho
Catholic Church they have horrer, because tho
hoy water is sprnkled with abrush made swipes
brstles. If crop should accidentally fall 90 tAsif
dress, it cannot be worn again without bsias
washed. Tho Greek priests distribute the coase-
Grated water by means Of branch Of hyssep, ~
directed in the book Of Psalms. Murders and rob
berries are the only crimes regarded - Of import
aDce, and they are not uncommon. When person
dies the corpse is brought with dismal shriehs 10
the grave, into which it 10 sunk - sOsu ~ tho
priest has finished bis ritual. The m0urDsrs then
reterate their dismal cries, and remind tho dscsased
of bic friends, his parents cattle, and AsssssslS,
and ask him why he has left them. Tho grave 70
then closed, and wooden cross with large stose
placed at the head, 20 that the departed soal
may not come back vampire. Wine 10 thrown
upon the grave, and frsnkincense burned srsUad e
to scare away witches ard evil spirits. Thsy W.
40 home, bake bread Of wheaton -four, which tAey
eat in expiaton of the deceased, and drink plsas.
fully for their own comfort. The solemn sAriekS
libations Of wine, and mgations about tAs gravs
continue for several dsys, and often for weeks.
no S0tuOI oAtuos nID sOuI W SVoss@osnVYxO
and Scutari, and everywhere finds snbjecss for W
tellgent observation, which he has NOT failed 10
turn to good account in the preparstn of Ais
volume. We are bound 70 cay, however, that 10
10 better traveller than booi maker, and II tho
information which he hssindustriously gsthsssa had
been set forth with moro regard to arfansemsnt,
condensation, and exsctness Of expression, b
would have produced work with higher slaims
on the public than tho present entertaining record.
The AMERICAN HousE-CARPENTER. By.R @ H.r.
y,rLD. Seventh Edition. svo., pp. $50 Willy Hal
stead.
Although termed "ths seventh edition" Of wWk
heretofore published this e, essentially new book.
variety Of new propositions and problems win be
found in the fection on Geometryj several additional
examples Of the orders Of Architecture and plans for
city house in the section Architecture sad new de-
signs for comices in the re1t section The priscipd
feature of the work the section Framing or Coz
.tructen. This section Is almost entirely now, and
much extended. IL 10, indeed, treatise on the
strength of Materials. The principles Of Mechanics,
as applicable to CONSTRUCTION, are here excessively
exhibited and practical rules deducsd tberefrom are
given at great length The rules for determining the
dimepsions of poas girders beams, &c, end parcu
larry of roof mbers are deduced directly from cor
alteration of the various forces 10 acou and the an-
ner Of obtaining the rules is now. The rules conrs-
bend iron as we'll 90 wood Rules given for osst-
iron srdsn of various forms. The rules fof eoso-
preston, tension and cross strains are arranged y
slgsbraicsl FORM in tables for ready reference. ~ ere
also all written out in words, at length accompanied
with examples in every case. An important psrt Of
this section of the work, and on which the prsctcA
utility Of the whole section depends, 70 serss Of
tables in which are found the results Of expedneats
on American materials. These experiments we're made