New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-07

after tho fashion OF ballet dancing The enpo theory ~
the Turk il that woman IL made Only 70 De = s.No ~" 80
bear children Little education II necessary :"
Mt them for this narrow sphere. ID ny ~, -
jn9 9 more they nave we VIZ re .,,ioush
not fully appreciated But along with this ignorance
there Is an amount OF superstition and anasIn among
the Turkish women which is almost beyond Inauguration
Incredible as 10 may appear the Arabian Nights Inse
seem 70 tnese women simple natStEcs OF i.e'. P
for exsmple il sick il Is trne that European physician
is sent tgr 10 attend her body bat he IS allowed to do
nothing Until spiritual Doctor nos dealt WIN inc gem
beOIr wreadng his spite upon her These Turkish spir
ituasts not only deal with the sick 10 THIS way Dt many
of them nrofess 10 he able TO raise the dead by simply
breathing upon them There Is probably not woman
in Turkey who does not believe IN them. inc abstf"
tales of the Koran and the infinitely absurd Mus
sulnan traditions are not only fully believed the
Bible among Christians but the same things are sup
Ia the Harem Of the most Eur6peanzed @mssulman
in COnstannope, the women are under the sPliieua
charge Of Turkish priest who thinks necessary b. conn
teract any foreign tendencies by making tnem NOR h
perstitious and fanatical than their neighDors Ihc
faith IN Mohammed is mistaken and their hatred Oh
all uheeYers fierce though they had lived lA"
years Indeed may be SAID Of the Turkish women
as whole thatthey are in ally espeets the same rs eo
years ago. European ladies nave had OCCASIONAL
access to few harems IN Constantlnope ana smyrlls
Several families have employed Engilsh ana fmnc gov
ernesses but even these last after years OF labor nave
accomplished almost nothing IN removing on modifying
the supersttions OF the women with whoh they nay.
been associated Now these women-ivlng In the midst
Of spirits andigen steeped IN superstition ard gnorane
unfinchng believers in the Koran are The wres the
mothers aud the educators OF the ruling race ~
dozen years old, aud few receive any education after
ward to modify their early Impressions Even n these
early impressions exchanged for some European no
tions even man like Mustapha Fazy Pasha who holds
himself up rs n model reformer does rot dare to
reform his haren, attempt 20 make head against
the superstition which relgs there III ueis - 10 De
genuine reform in Turkey IL must begin III the hats
II must begin in the education aud enlightenment Of the
women Women nave vast influence 10 turkey % sp'le
OF their degradation. Tie suan's mother has perhaps
more influence than any man IN the Empire and Turkish
women know how influence. and oftentimes to rule
their husbands well as women m other lands While
far as know no Turk has ever yet adyocnted the
general enlightenment OF the women They tab some
times about education for men, bur not for women The
idea Of female education necessary 10 reform ANA
peTty yet 10 have dawned upon any Turkish
collective note from the Great Powers this subject
would be far TO the point than anything have
had yet Even England might consent 10 sign IT, IL Ger
tainiy could not be said Of such it ~ the
last Russian Circular Of ct1s-that 1t little better
quite as much excitement here the latter has la
Tuquie, the official paper boiling over win wrath and
publishes article full Of insult and abuse against Bus
STA. This circular which has undoubtedly Teaehfd You
by this time nothing more ihan the natural consequence
OF the interviews which reported 90 yon In August.
and which, by the way have never yet been correctly
ported in any European paper 1t + INTENDED a. men
ace. There doubt Of that Russia neither antirl
pates desires reform in Turkey The worse the Gov
cular is designed first of ALL prepare Europe for the
blow which Russia hopes soon 10 strike " must be mads
to believe mat the o,ow j. stIpek III ens I1tese :" %
Russian manifestations it is well done and well worth
careful reading Turkey seems likely torepy 20 IL by
act which whether il be understood as bravadO or ~
piece OF Turkish craftsmanship Is equally wicked AID
absurd IL is proposed 20 DO away with al the peculiar
rights and privileges Of the islands Of the Archipelago
These rights enjoyed for years and resting upon treaties
make these islands almost independent OF hussolmsn
rule. II proposed now 20 put them on level with the
of the Empire to put Mssunan governors over them
the custom duties and the same taxes " this
plan be carried ont t viii probably result in uhoicsale
grafton Of these populations TO Greece, and II Viii
give 10 Russia better excuse for war Than sny she has
ever yet had.
What have said Of the ignorance Of the Turkish
women reminds OF incident which has Just occurred
IN Eskl Zagra, in Bulgaria The nominal Christians Of
Frey but little In advance Of the Turks fu female
education. The American missionaries have sought ~
supply this want in Bulgaria by establishing SCHOOL 40
Es Zagra TO train up girls teachers. Their success
has been marvellous The Bulgarian girls have shown
aptitude for learning decidedly than the boys. but
they have learned only science, but something Of
practical pety and pure religion This has at ast aroused
the enmity of the Jewish and the faDatca Of the
people. Girls have been forcbly prevented from coming
10 the school Finally assistant teacher was abducted
from the school She OF and by Turkish la her
mistress, but when she finally escaped from her
assaulted by mob The windows were all smashed ~.
the door attacked with and the mob waS ready FOR
anything; but the door barlfcaded from within, did DOT
give way, and at last they 10 up aud scattered
These rioters Of course BulgaTaDs and not Turks
but the Turkish authorities did nothing To prevent The
riot and IL remains 70 be whether they will d0
thing punish the rioters The missionaries would have
Jared hardly If the mob had got their bands upon Them