, 1870-06-19

'eeA- ny 1@aua11 IAy imagine hoW fclt In |
~ nav elevated position, In = baakpt, on atsl
amel with sach \ companion AZ MI opposite
e1Shbot. We had ecarce1y marched for two
lou1B, when l felt Kind Of sea eicxueas. which
attributed partly to tho motions Of tho camol
.ior was cast forward and backward, ike
ne 5oillnS OF The waves on tho ocean-and
,a1tls 10 the aroma Of my opposite companion.
sefore sunset onr caravan stopped for evening
'1ayefa- On this occasion my Tartar lnrvish,
T1th the large mouth, offered me the holy
'feath which he imagined had been purified
'ear me sacred tomb Of Maliunes, at Medina,
: instantly thanked him for his kindness, and
old nm, since, he is my near couapsnion,. 4
nd enough Of his sacred breath during the
Quincy He Wis astouished ut my reply, and
:alIcd mo IN intidcs trengi Europesnl. The
e aeno@nB >, evening We arrived ut
as From hs9a We 9ra psoeeeaed q to 4sSsFsn
Here presented myseH to the Russian AM
oassador, TO whom had some letters OF rec
When he opened my iettcrs
md learned that was on scientific journey
through the 1u,knmau Deserts to DokharA,
La1!, he exclaimed, "What . bity; such
ilne head for the Turkonans," pointing 1t ms
head, and he began earnestly to dissuade me
frnm such dangerous enterprise. in telling
mo again Of tho misfotunes which happened
e most European travellers in those countries:
He added. +" You wish absolutely TO 50 to that
land from whcro nobody rcturns:n But when
I told him that was going in disguise as
dersiEh, and that I had been more tlAn nine
months in Constantinople In order TO !
study the Turkish language and prepare
and said, "Well, I viii present you to the |
Turkish ambassador, who has much influence |
in Bokhafa-" Next day was introduced to !
His Excellency HaidAr-EHendi, Il very amiablo |
and well-instructed gentleman, who represent |
ed at that time the Sultan, ut The Cou1t Of tho |
E1%A1r nj r1a fySe a. /
from ny. Journey, but finding my resolution
quite unchapgeablc, he promised me Turkish
passport with Turkish uame, assuring me
that With my European name and dress could
never penetrate into The TuIkestsn country,
that It WIS absolutely necessary for me to
drcss quito Turkish, and to wait for
= grand CARAVAN. uaidar-EHcndi was not
= little surprised when addressed him in the
Turkish language. and repeated prayer from
cut lxuBhlng. and then said, 49, You will pass
as perfect defvish but do not forget 10
shaTe your head again, End keep on your large
white tulban." It Was about three weeks that
lWas at Tche1au, when met with large
band Of dcrIishes, that is to SAY, pilgrims,
who returned from Mecca and Medins, where
they bad been whiting the tomb and k1hbA Of
Mahqmct- Those pilgrims, who are living at
Bokiara, khokand, and the Chinese TartAry.
At distance Of about 2,000 Englsh mies from
Mecca, mako this i1umonse journey orpilgrim-
agc On foot. But .t that moment q
thought struck mo. II we're to join these
actsisles as travelling companion, could I
not escape many difficulties and dangers in tho
routes had 70 follow? As these pilgrims are
much ycnet4ted in Ill Mahometan countries, l
pany. Tho 1ezvislcs or hadjis havo no other
resource to 1.-Two on the road than begging.
Wherever thcy pass they distribute their bene-
dictlons and add the transmission Of the sacred
breath: Tho belief OF the Mahomesan popu-
laton is, that tho breath Of the true believers,
tied itself near the tomb Of tho Prophet, and
that the contact Of this sacred breath can heal
all kinds Of msladiee. The people conse-
| qucntly flock in large numbers on the passage
Of the hadjts, 10 whom they present The sick
and tho wounded in order 10 obtAin the holy
hadjis, and told him that was derrish, q
llumi, which means Al Osmauli. from ConstAu-
tinople. Was already dressed i'll ny leryish
attire. and my head was completely shaved.
In order 70 batter make the acquaintance OF
tho deEvish. slipped piece Of gold into hia
manner OF making Acquaintance that he iu1me-
dlatoly garo me his bonediction. He also Of,
fered nc i part of tho holy breath, but ]
instantly thanked him for this kindness oi
which did not expect anything salutary
thinking to myself tho very same holy hreatl
/
to Mecca told him being = hadji from
Stamhoul, had not yet yisitcd tho tornbs ot
the Saints at Bokhara, aud the holy tomb oi
tho great 1imowi or Iametiing, at Samarkand
that proposed to join his caravan in orde
to make this pilgrimage ~ a Der7ish. H.
Ladjis. I reeited to them some passago
from the Koran in Arab and Turkish, and the,
declared me a mullall which eigui6ee
echolar. The chief. OF the caravan, who's
name was Hndji-k4llcIr. told mo that had
foreign accent IN my Turkish pronunciation
had been educated in Paris, ik
All pasha, Faud pasha, and other distinguish,
ed Turks, aud that that was the roAson Of m
European manners and conversation. Al
the hadjis assured mo Of their friendship 70
salen.-aleUum Ieaeo BIO with thce) IS mRrl
Of fraternity and csteern. Tho payne evening
was invited by the Chief to come to til
carnYanserai TO take supper with my ne7
travelling @ companions: % TO eive ny re.deI
trodnco them to my famous bupper part
among the half-sAvage dervihhos II Tehorau
WAS introduced by Hadji kalleff into u lasg
wooden builaing which had neither Greek nc
pea1.nce Of one Of our hosse-ssables. In =
interior we're numerous cells provided for III
pilgrims. After having visited Il,
email mosque Which was s.tsche
to the building, I WAS Introduce
into the assembly room Hadj, Kslle1 tol
: side. This VAS the first timo in my lifc that
: was obliged to sit like a tailor On tho III
ground with my legs; crossed. Supper VI
served in By Young de1yish. II consisted (
An immense "pillow" (nco pudding
composed Of rice, came1.meat, boile
| sented for washing cur hanis, and then pr.! r
: ers we're said. Each deryiah took with Ii
right hand quantity Of this '"Pillow," 1T
! swallowed it with gigantic appetite. Aft,
,. this meal, Little boy brought IN . largo woot
i en- dish, filled with boiled fish and sour mill
! my paEt, I Was far from enjoying this feas
for inc dc1viahcs had = manner Of taking the
> meals which did not please very mug
my European taste; every ono put his har
into tho dish IN order to take nsh. It n,
L the first time that aasisted at such mea
0 gust felt. Nevertheless, was Obliged
!, put on pleasant countenance, >.
: Il did not eat with such 60:
:. appetite a. uy companions they mig
. bcliovo i.#As because my trave
). prayer @ = vas said, Malji KsileG raising in =
:. hands then we also raised all our hand
}: when in conclusion, after sayipg " Bismall,
4 Allah Eckbar," ho put lis hands to his bear
); and we MI stfokcd our beard
sga 9set.sns the to T,.aGTS ,1} K,s offered Do s1I
\ great Prophet had sent sucl, d,gniaed guest
It From 1ele1an proceeded with my COL
d panions to the city Of Ast1abaa, which lies ne
}. tlle Caspian Sea. Hero separated from 4
l. companions and went quite alone through +
j frontier 10 The chain Of tho i
Is bourous Mountains in tho Caucasr
. travels WIS 10 study The unity Of the hum
1t rnce, thought it best to go first to the Cau<
n sus, the cradle Of the Aryan family. Here ,
. Arsan, or nido-Euzopean family, and partly
1t the Tonrcanian, or Tartar family. What line
q by unity Of races. is the descent OF 0
!" common origin Diversity of zsces Of
o exists in appearance, and what so1
4 men call diversity Of types Or raccs is produc
1t BY the conditions Of life The unity Of ras
y is also visible By tho connection OF langu4g
e and By the barmony Of Intelligence. Alex
y der yon Humboldt makes the following int
:: csting 1ematka'
Languages, Is intellectual croations OF mi
and closely entwined With his whole mental {
;, veiopment, bear tho stamp OF national char,
- ailce in the recognition Of aimilArity OF div
/. sity Of raeo. The descent Of languages tx
:, common origin is the conducting thra
= which enables us 10 tread tho labyrinth
= Hnlca tho conuecunA Oh pnyE1cA and men
q poxers and dispositions presents itself unt
J. ! thousand varied foEms.
- III" he continues, awe could point 10
r. r. idea which al history, throughout its cour
X discloucs AZ ever establishing morn firmly, a
~ ~ extending mono widely, it's ea1utaty empirt
- If there Is ono idea which contributes mt
:; than any other TO the often contested, |
~ ~ still more often misunderstood, .
!. ~ fectibiI.y Of tho whole human spec
=, Ill il the idea Of Our comm