The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-24

lur movements with as much interest
IS We did theirs.
TYRE.
This has some massive masonry
running out into the sea, besides
columns, arches and other relics of
antiquity, such as the reputed tombs
Of Frederic of Barbarossa and the
Christian Father, Origen.
The limestone around here is chief
" of eTetaceous age ana contains
occasionally hinty noduies. Some OF
the loud seems tolerably we'll cult
waited producing figs, lemons and
3ates. We saw, also, extensive herds
Of catt.e and goats. We met q good
many oamels carrying charcoal into
toan, - that Is chiefly used for cook
ing. except the bread, which is baked
Sc ovens, Of which every village
seemed to hsve at least one foB each
house The heating is done with
bruahwood, which the women bring
ID on their heads. We twice met
women carrying cradles on their
heads, IN one case the husband was
carrying tho baby; but usually they
seem to leave all the burdens as the
I0disns do, to the women.
Cur camp here was en1veneda or
rendered hideous, according to ones
taste for those sounds, By the pecu-
liar cry Of the packs OF Jaeksls
which surrounded Us. Travellers IN
the Uuited States comment upon the
frogs concert, and certainly there
may be heard, OF q summers night,
IN the Western States, a great variety
of notes. However, like the chlrp-
ing Of the cricket on the hearth, the
frog concert is rather cheerful, and
reminds one Of 8 rural home; but the
iaokal chorus is . prolonged WALL
which, to most ears. would, like tne
howl Of the dog, call up the Iaea OF
anguish rather than of responsive IN
terohsDge. betokeniDg friendly greet
ing between animals of the same
species.
ST. JEAN D'ACRE
Came in view, on the morning of the
30th of October, all bringing up REM
iniscenoes of Baldwin, Saladin, Rich.
ard the Lion hearted, Napoleon and
Sir Sidney Smith. as we'll as OF the
Knights of st. John and knights
Templar.
After noting the remains of a very
solid aqueduct, we entered tho town,
and visited the Khan, where We found
quantities Of sesame seed, which they
we're cleaning by means of our COM
mon wheat fan, in order to use 1t IN,
or rather on, the bread. The seeds
seem to be stuck on the rings of
dough before they are baked. and
both Turks and Arabs relish them.
Sugar aud cotton are raised in the
valleys Co some extent, and the inhab-
itants are fond of chewing the cane.
Some are said to chew pieces all day,
during the cane season. % the road
we saw q cotton gin on q camels back,
for transportation to Nazareth.
An Arab, converted to Christianity,
rode with us q considerable distance,
and finding he was mounted on fine
mare Of nearly pure Arabian breed, l
asked, ind obtained. permission to
give her a gallop over the plains.
The sensation was delightful; the
double peaked Arab saddle brings the
rider almost to stand, in the slippered
stirrups, over the centre of gravity,
with full power by means of the Sc
we're bit and corded reins, over the
flexible neck of the speeding courser.
When mounted | wound in and out,
backwards and forwards, at full gall
lop among the other horses as they
travelled along at their usual gait. A
single touch of the spur sent the
mare flying IN a moment; a word and
q check brought her to a sudden halt :;
q touch with the rein on the right or
left side of her neck sent her instant
ly, unfailingly and unfalteringly, IN
the desired direction. 1t was an un-
alleged pleasure of the highest char
acter, which mere physical gratifca-
ton seldom gives.
NAZARETH.
We are much pleased with this
most interesting place. We camped
close TO the Fountain of the Annun-
ciasion, and as the cisteTns were dry,
and this the only fountain, it was be-
sieged day and night by the women of
Nazareth, who kept up a constant
chattering and contest for sue
cessiOn in drawing, afording US
good opportunity to study their ap-
pearance and habits. Many of them
wear numerous coins, apparently and
as far as we could learn, of pure gold
and silver, strung on each side of
the face by q band passing over the
head and under the chin. Some have
quite a valuable dowery in this way,
at least, if they put it to any use; but
We are informed that after marriage
man might be arrested for debt, while
Bis Rife was sporting any amount of
Valuables on her person. They were
generally better looking than the
Syrians we had seen, and. indeed. than
any others afterwards seen in Pales-
tine, except at Bethlehem. Several
wore anklets and few were tattooed.
Arriving on Saturday and leaving on
Monday, We had the pleasure of at.
tending service at the English Church
Missionary House, constructed By one
of our travelling companions, Rev. 3.
G-s. They are building q new
church which will be finished next
year. The Female Education Society
has very good school here. in charge
Of Miss Hobbies, an English lady, who
kindly showed us their arrangements
for promoting the welfare and infor-
nation ofnative girls of whom she has
already fifty-four, fourteen being
boarders, the others day scholars.
They recite in Arabic, but receive
some daily instruction in English. On
visiting DIR. Vartan, to whom | had &
few lines of introduction from DR.. a.
K. johnson, l was shown fine, large
Nautilus, found on the other side of
the Jordan. From the hill above
Nazareth we had our first splendid
view Of the Holy Land. not exceeded
even by the prospect from Mount
Tabor; the Mediterranean, Carmel,
Gaia, Great Hermon, the depression
indicating the Sea of Galilee, Tabor,
Little Hermon, Mt. Gilboa, the Plain
Of Esdreelon, and the Hills of Bashan
being all in view. The limestone on
the top of the Nazareth heights is al
most photographic. Having secured a
sample, we descended By the Greek
Convent, which purpo=ts to cover the
spot where the angel appeared to Mary
Reaching our cactus enclosed en-
campment, we found the same long
line of picturesque water carriers,
balancing their jars, often without
touohing them with their hands. on
their jewel bedecked heads, and fell
asleep amid q chatter which greeted
Us again on awakening. In the morn
ing we passed By Kafr Kanak, which
By many is considered the ancient
Cana of Galilee, and were shown the
reported stone jars, into which the
water was drawn previous to its mi
raculous conversion into wine By our
Saviour. The fountain is also shown
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