Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06

the holy wall OF Mecca, And be, If he
be welI-bred fellow, win reply 'Inshal-
Iah, thou shalt 10 prosperoas."
When you have gone to the barber to
have your head shaved, and the opera-
ton is finished, the barber says, 'WHh
health, the shaving;' that is. may youT
shaving do you good. You reply, the
blessing OF Allah upon you"
Should you pass laborer, or inspect a
mans work. say, MAY God give the
strength" or something like it. The
reply will come pat. MAY Allah be
merciful to the author of your days"
If you pass before people sittingsat
meals, say, May Allah make thee sat-
isfied," and when one sneezes before
you, say, f" May Allah preserve thee, !"
which form of expression is indeed com
mon to most countries "Dieu Uous be-
'niSse."
Should man come into your room
and leave the door open, don't cry out
coarsely, "Shut the door," but MAY
Allah remember the carpenter" that is,
it appears you don't seem to think he is
of any use.
You must never blow out light with
your breath; but waive it out with your
hand rapidly passing over it-certainly
the method IS more graceful one; bul
this is not tire only reason-light is re-
garded as one of the most visible signs
of the Deity, and you should not pro-
fame it with the corrupt breath of your
body.
Do you want light for your pipe ?
don't cry out Bring me fire! some
body, especially if you be a Christian,
may be tempted to reply, "You will hive
enough of it by-ar d-by;;" but say, bring
me tranquility"
Do you want to get rid of an importu.
nate solicitor? hear his request to the end
with patience and resignation, and then
say, "Allah will look upon thee" or
your petitioner to Allah in
some other form, and if he be good
he cannot doubt of the mu-
nificence of Allah, ane must 60 away
Do you wish to escape from trouble
some questioner? say, "That is far from
me, the knowledge is with God, which
after all is but prolonged form of orr
somewhat coarse expression, "God
knows" The Spaniard's or Italians
phrase of escape seems the most sensi-
Die. Quien sG6e? Who knows? Chi 10
'ah2 Who can know that? Should you
commit an error of any kind which you
,annot remedy, and wish to put an end |
20 the coincidence of a troublesome
friend, you have but to say, Hakoum
AllahI" 1t is the order of God |! u or
{ 'Mektoub Reb6i," = 1t was SO written of
Sod" When man of superior rank
questions another, and the latter would
avoid reply, he has but to say, "You are
'ultan, and you know"
Ifyou are in trouble and wish to es-
ape from importunate questions, you
,an reply "Kher kann on choir man.
sane,' "There is good, and there is no
svil ~ or God is every where" "Kker
Re66i koiI naekane"
If you, however, wish TO get rid alto
yether of your troublesome companion,
rou have but to make use of the Lot
u ayeen," 1.-THE turning away of the
yes; that is to say, to speak coldly to
he man, and cast your eyes down to
he ground.
Never ask a chief if he will sell his
horse; yeu will seem to accuse him of ;
poverty; you should not even admire his {
house or weapons. He feels obliged by
III the Arab politeness to offer them to ,
You, though it is said the practice in '
hese degenerate days is less followed {
han formerly. &
No Arab is ever curious. Curiosity
With all Eastern nations is considered t
No Arab will stop in the /
treet, or turn his head round to listen {
o the talk ofb Jstanders. No Arab will ,
ance, play on an instrument, or i'm
ulge in cards, or any game of chance i
ince games of chance are forbidden by 1
be Koran. Never, moreover, invite an
Irab to take walk with you for pleas f
re. Although the Arabs are on occa- b
ions good walkers, they have no notion z
walking for amusement, they only 10
7alk as matter of business. Their o
their constant outdoor a
abits, render all exercise for exercise f
axe unnecessary; they cannot, there
ore, understand the pleasure of walking b
or walking sake. What Arabs like best '
) to sit still, and when they see Europe v
ms walking up and down in public 8
lace in Algeria, they say. "Look, look,
he Christians are going mad!' The v
Arsb does not even mount on horse t
'ack except as a matter of business or h
or his public fetes and carousals. And
Fhen you do walk you must never walk a
quickly, just as in speaking you should i
lot talk fast or loud, for the Koran tells f
Iou: Endeavor to moderate thy step, v
nd to speak in low tone, for the most 4
of voices is the voice of the z
S." a
Indeed, it was Oh served by famous i
Arab: "Couneless are the vices of men. e
'ut one thing will redeem them all, pro- :
'riety of speech. F
And again: "Of the word which is not
poken I am the master, but of the word
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