The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-01

upheaval which has brought up the
later Tertiary shells. in beds over a
foot thick and placed them at a con
siderable angle; all this we see and
almost feel, for earthquakes take
place here nearly every year. All
this we observe, too. with a strange
mixture of mourning and rejoicing.
We may we'll rej1ice to think that,
although the ruins OF the first christian
church in Smyrna, can scarcely be dis
| tingui- he'd. the glorious truths of the
gospel have continued to spread, and
| the immaculate precepts Of a love-
breathing Saviour are gradually per
vading the laws and the usages of the
civilized world.
Yet must We mourn to think that
these unsurpassed teachings take but
too little hold on the hearts of the
masses. and that the outward form
sometimes only is there, instead of the
deep heartfelt Acknowledgement. We
rejoice at the evidence of commercial
prosperity and activity; we mourn to
see occasional slaves, much beRgary
and filth, and much superstition among
Turks and Greeks.
We rejoice to see a fine region even
partially developed; and regret that
want of stability in the government,
!, want Of security for person and prop.
. erty, should retard its more rapid
growth aud prosperity.
We rejoice to see the light-hearted
E mass of homogeneous Municipalities
. earnestly strugglingfor the good things
! Of this world; but we mourn to see
q that, while they stand On ground year
" shaken beneath their feet, they
seem careless of the great day when
q convulsed world will be resurrectec
to an eternity of misery or happiness
. Full of these reflections, we wan
e dered down the meandering pathway
over the caravan bridge and met
Notwithstanding the freights brough
by railroad caravans, scores of drome
= daries laden with skins of oil aH(
q with paniers of pomegranates; ever,
five or six tied, tandem fashion, t
n each other, and led by a Turk or Ara
h On a donkey.
Quickening our gait, We came t.
the Baths Of Diana, a wall-cnclose'
body of very pure clear water, wher
we failed to find any indications O
antiquity, but hailed our home &C
# quaintance, the jamestown weed, O
3 thorn apple, (Datura Stramonium) an
n also the common nightshsde, aloD
~ side of some dahlias. in the cultiva
Ii ted garden near the Baths.
a Diana may have been great a
20 Ephesus. but she is undoubtedly c
II very small significance now, as far q
: her Smyrna Baths are concerned.
% Fastening back, We entered th
! Bazaar OF foot, and traversed ii
! babel of streets, of goods, of tongue
= and of costumes. 1t resembles ths
y of ConstantinOple, although, perhaps
u the goods are not so fne. We nc
= ticed in quite a number of place
y, American goods-Falls River sheet
10 ing, Massachusetts, drilling, etc., an
while looking at them were nearl
" run over by some oamels. We the
% went to see the ~Smyrnaites pack fig
y the women selecting them and squeel
81 ing them into regular shape; the me
i then with buckets of water neal the
~ to rinse their hands 10. pack In regI
~ lar layers chiefly into wood boxe
About one hundred of these drum
!: are put in large horse hair sacks Fl
- expectation.
n Our next visit was to the Oily
- Oil press. Here we found q hori
turning the upper concave millstou
over the lower convex stone, fro.
11e which the crushed material ran In
a vat. This thick mass is then place
y under pressure, and only the fine 0
allowed to flow into tho tubs, viii.
! the thick pulp remains in Il
n, We now thought it fully time
II secure our places, and found goo
81 berths on board the "Scamander
= steamer Of the Messageries Imp
Ut %riales' line for Beyroot.
Very truly yours,
RICHARD OWEN.