, 1870-06-19

book has the following dedication; ITO nv
American friends I dedicAte this volume, With |
sincere thanks for their kindness and hearty
good wishes for their country" Yet another \
Work-on the Becky Mountains-is in type.
FROM C0NsTANTINOPLE TO TE-
HERAN.
HT's''Jor The Chicago Tribune by FreE ". j. Dari.
Having been at Const1ntinople about fiyc
weeks, fell in with = young Enendi, who
lived IN stamboul. This young gentleman had
a highly cultivated mind, and spoke Frcuch
perfectly. Ho told mo that he had been an
otoehc at the Turkish Legation in Paris for
eoyera1 years. In this refined and polished
French capital he had had the opportunity Of
culhvAting European literature and society,
and YVES well satisfied to have shaken on Ma
hometan fanaticiam and superstition. We
Soon became friends, and went On calm cyen-
lngs in little boat on the beautiful vate1s of
tho Bosphorus. Here, surrounded by the
beauties Of nature and the calm OF the
wster, VIC kept up philosophical conversation
on France, French society, and writer's. We
spoke principally on Jean Jacques Rousseau,
Voltaire, Moliere, ETC. He asked me why tho
Mahometan countries and even bis astiye
stamboul are 80 much under the pressure Of
fanatieism, while the Christian countries of
Europe arc continually advancing in science,
literature, art, and modsrn inventions. The
Turkith Empire has mnde no progress what
over, and il now morally nearly the samc a
it was after the successors Of the Ottoraans. I
replied that the Christians would have had the
tamo fate If they hAd continued under the
system Of the infallible Popes With thoit non
possumas. Bnt, fortunately for Ch.istendom
and science, there stood up a MAD with bold
resolutions, presence Of mind, aud clearness of
thought That man WAS the great Martin
Luther. call him great, because ho had the
courage to burn publicly the bulls OF the Pope
and to appear before the convention (sNcich-
stag) at Worms, in time when the popos
hAd unlimited power all over Europe. viii
the great Protestant Information. science
and literature began to be cultivated by lay
men; for at that time the monopoly Of sc,-
euces aud letters Was held by tho pficsts. Tho
converts we're fllied with tho richest Ebrnriea.
to which only The clergy had access. So the' th'
ssaenss az rhlh9,fophy q Greece and Rome
Of some Enouks Of those cloistefs was to COW
Ovid and Tacitus, Horace md Virgil VIII
the great Protestant reformation, l;rbt baran
to spread through tho darkness Which
,1., sn.10unafa n,,o3 EaF0ps ss,,.r:; Then it VS.
investigation Of thought. From az il,.. tine aaoe
Christianity mado gigantic progress through
tho help OF science, literature, and modern IN
ventions. Religion alono can make no mo-
gress. You hAvc as an example your own re-
Ggion; il you consider it attentiycly, you Will
find that there has been no progress at nj
Binco tho death Of Mahomet to Ills dav, You
have had in the Turkish history great conquer
ors who have increased your territory, but you
have h4d no religious reformers like Luther
and Huss, and therefore your country has not
only not made a!,, any intellectual progress.
bat bs1b.rty md superBtion Ny soans sate ,roe si
listened TO my remarks with great attention.
and when hid ended he cried, "You sneaE
like philosopher" As our little boat c!iied
through tho smooth and blue Natc1s Of the
Bosphorus in tho direction OF Scutari. the
young EGendi asked mo what my tuiuro pro-
jec,s wc1o With rcgar1l to my travels IN Ash. /
| told him hid come to Constantinople viii,
the intention Of studying the Turkish language
and the ceremonies OF tue Mahometan religion,
in order TO be able to disguise myself a. I der.
wish I had heard and read in books Of D.,
Wolf and others, that it Was very dangarous
hala, Cabool, and Chinese T.rtsW IN
told him that hAd great Hurst for science
I also had heard Of travellers who disguised
themselves as Turkish hasdjis, or pilgrims
and succeeded in passing through unexPlorot
put his hAnd to his forehead, and said, .st I
thought strikes me- know an old deryish
Stamboul, who hAs been twice in Mccca, an,
who is great scholar in Arabian language
propose to p1eseakyou to him as Iussul
nan, educated in Paris, will tell him tha
you wish to perfect yourself in your mothc
tongue, which you hare forgotten in pari
among the in6dels, ns our people call them
and that you also wish to regain tho paradisi
promis ed BY Nahomet for true believers. Tha
is the only real liberal Turk, where you cal
learn Turkish aud tho religious ceremonie
without any danger, for he is = liberal ant
learned man, and il he should find you ou
there would bo no danger for your life, for b.
is ono Of the least fanatic Of our priests.
The following morning was introduced t.
Haai Said by my young friend: who presentet
me By the name Of Laboufi Ercndi, arrived
from Trengiatan Europe). The old pries
expressed doubt about ihe identity or m,
Turkish descent, but when he learned that b.
was to receive fifteen Turkish piastres for m,
hoard every day, hc began to smile, and said
"Whctl,er you arc Mussulman OF not, At al
Being cstablshed in my new abode
wAa introduced in small mosone
which Joined our wooden hcuse, and va
told, In friendly tone By my reverend teacher
that to,nozow morning at o'eloel
!
little mosque Tho uo1t morning vas road
1t tho appointed hour to assist ut my Ara
Mahometan prayer. I WAS initiated in the fol
lowing manner: Ny teacher placed mo beior
tho altar, situated in the eastern direction wher
Mecca hoa told me to raise my hAnds a. hig
NJ could, and pronounce after him, "AIas
Allah three times. He rocited several rraye,
from the koran, and possessed tho deuhiGt,
although an old man, Of reaching The groun
| with his forchead without bending his knees G
l
he sat down on carpet with his leg
crossed like cur tailors, and invite
mo to como near him. The old de-,
I wish then opened = largo Koran write
, On parchment, and explained to me some
, the most Important passages. made rapi
/ progress III tic Tu1kish Language, aud, ,zYter nSr
| months residence with my reverend teAche
determined to quit Constantinople. n
preparations being ready / presented Iysa
I to Dervish A1i-SAid in order to take leaye. q
: told me TO shave my head and put on a lalE
white tufban made OF twenty y-ono yards Of ne
: whito nuslin. The regular law Of Aahouaes
: 10 wear 4 turban only of seven yards, but It
r Turkith pticsts, e1nEEerattpE everything
I their fan.ticisrn, put On An immensely lars
5 tu1ban Of three times eeven. Before leaviI
marks about the Turkish bath. Tho ne
5 day my head was completely ahave
q and my teacher introduced mo to enc
l the Turliah baths, and said :: "YouSaec, rho
= | mAuSu B a0t EnoWn IN thla country; 1 gre
q | number OF persons take these baths, and d,
: the salutA1y eject Of them" Tho apartnno
It wac l1rge, with marble tables and caay chair
i. Beautiful Cashmere carpets werc spread {
l. the floor. The Temperature OF hest was fro
"a sixty to sixty-t1yc degrees Fahrenheit. Aft
, twenty minutes Of Precipitation, the hathe
it were introduced to another apartment whe
T. marble tables were standing il = row. Ea
n person had TO lie down on ono Of these table
4 was beaten with dry branches Of palm tret
II and then the skin rubbed with soAp- This Q
a. Grafton ovcz, tho bathcr is introduced into t
y rbower-room, whete he receives warm or C
q showe:u according 10 tits pleasure. Tho Turk
n baih Is one Of the great comforts In the En-
l. was astonishcd 10 sec Turkish ladies vi
beautiful white compilations, and Haa told x
i th;s trnppthneRs Of skin is produced from t
a. touch Of tho marble. After the bath HA
said put Lis bands on my head and save
m the parting benediction. Tho same Day
~ larked on q Turkish steamer for lre6sznl
Ia the first persiAn seaport On the 4acG $
y Hero Was waiting for caravan Which VI
II cd to join to TeheIan {capital OF rs1sla):
D. last found tho !" Karavaseh8dJ'' lchet
the ca1ayan), vho told me to be ready =.
O'Clock in the evening. He informed me Y
I" / would not get ! whole camel TOT \
Is eelf, but ! might hire half CAN
D. which signifies that I could sit in
basket on one side OF tho CAMEL, =
,le have companion on the other. We started
ia the appointed hour from the cAray3nserai, =
"A / felt very peculiar in my new Etu&tion.
"a ou1,oeito or ris-d-ris Wis Tartar dervlsh4 =
- 1 .t1c fron, Mnscs md Medina where he