, 1873-08-03
Geographical, Historical, Nomn-
die, and Industrial Notes.

p'Aeea " au1u 20 'nls , "nas H, ~ 4ous-
ID roiatoa 70 na7o Balo 70 Aonopnou iesato
ing it: "Thst tho people perish with cold
ut ono extremity, whilo they s,ltfocato
with hoat at tina other " ia ltero1l7 truo> Yet a
c1,n.to m I'm v1o1n IN ,oa1Ihy o-cent mr.
s!n'.e' " ,nu sno1o, 10 noa''ny H.. eaeols r r
Is represented AZ exceptionally desirable.
porsia possosHoa no groat river, and scarcely
r,p3,ob1o otroo,n r,r nrrn,..s ~
''''''''"eo ,nu-a.r,p~ ~
....... 1a"loAfloa
canals were eonHtruotod IN greAs numbora IN tho
pant, but tile turbulent condition Of tho country
for ages back has caused tho practice OF building
thom to mi into dca,,atuda tTha rennna of
AonA y. .,1' -. "'" aso"o'0uo' @ao Ao''u'u" ~
many ol sheso canals aro femafkaoly mn gnlnoont
and bear witncaa to tho departed greatness OF
peraa to tho time when Ispnhan had popula-
tion Of from 600. 900 to 100 600. md tn yntn-
a,or,oa i,ned Tnr u t1,o t,tlo -,
gos'ouH i',nao'ta'.a eiAu,a Aos ~ 'n' ''so VI
tho ohe-haf OF tno world"
Tho country ID remarkable for it's salt 1skes,
ono of Which ia sixty nilcs in 1ongtll. Tho soil
ia mostly of atonv to1tnro. drv and arid st,ll'
s. '>.aa,,n ;rr,eotaa =, ..~aara;.s. 1r'
Muoo Ptopoiit ni46"Aou' VI eAt1"oluinoiy Aol
tility. BY far tho greater portion OF tho intori-
or ia
nreenr.
| n,.,,, l.. o.a. ass.;.,
srn ~ ~ A''a a1". one' 40 ~ Wy
n1sen asau'p @ n,t, @ ~ sneso pnsoaaa @ u oususs
tI,a o~tro'no Le,t ~ s,,n,,o~ t,,rns ~ do.ort
49,. rr,,;a,, ,,s;aa w., a,,,, ~
..'to """nP' "a'en oi4o0 up o'''s pS e'"poa"'
tion.
! Tho Persian poopie hago, properly spenking, no
national character, There arc authorities who
| M an far ma IN sav Tint tncrc ora in roa,;tv
o. w 1@> 49, w s~' s...s . 49, - ~''
| no PERSIAN PEOPLE;
that the inhabitants Of tho country nre d
| medley of various rncoH, Tho agriculture
| int ,norcl,ant mud ortisa, n1ausea avn known
as AaJia7' 'uo iuo"nius y. "tlcn 'ci" ~ aion6o~
liar, aud probably originally i'll thor own language,
Is "pcasapt." Tho Talks are tho descendants
Of tho nborle;pos of tho country, aud spcak q
| 80" m,','s1.,..'. 1,-4.'""a,. :.
isn' Anoy eu''atltuto' ~ conltaotatllcllon u
| tic nomadic, tho settled population of Porsia,
~ aud nro estcomeA inferior to tue nomads,-rIho IT.
IurlsomanB, KurdH, SllnnjB, mud Arabs. Tic
In:koman !s extremely iona OK hls roysng %aYo
living. aud boasts that he rests neither under
Il the shadow OF 1roo nor tho sceptfo OF hlng
a Mo kno"s Ire = no father Iathar aa ~ no oshe nut
races; IN religion, aro sannltos, tho natural
onomles on l, L. OF tho pornlans proper and Of
tho shitcs roinarkab!o for cunning and
love OF plunder. Noble, Prince, or Chief
| 10 unknown among them. Ihe . white bearu
u TUG ohly le9uor tEog acknowledge. snch CIV,
llzatlon as thoy posscns 10 III Homo caBos ailaeu
70 TO tne Eufopea!,; ~ others mora noasly 10 Ing
Tartan. II omlu, they ore slond9r strong and
"ell-sAnped. IAe sword ana tAo lance nro the'r
only weapons. Tho celebrity with which thoy
accomplish thelr
fLuSpEhINa EApEplTIosa'
flying oyor a circuit OF more than a hundred
milos III an tncrodtnly ahors tmo, femluda ono
o. tue H"eep OF plru Oh prey. Iuoy are ficu III
tiocka, aud tue horse :. With hosh lko marble" is
their special priao. -More Mares moro canl-
ola l"-s'ch is their only prayer: It is not to DO
expected that among such people
WOMAN
can occupy any very exalted position. She is
indeed, littlo better tlan slave, but something
better tllan camel. Young widows arc valued
above tho'r maidon Sisters The relative ynlues
OF young wldow, Young woman, anu caniel
9lA OF young, nte ten, Two, anu one, foapectiYely
| 4uolT 1opu lh u sno Fcry bttnPleat Alnu Nce II
decacy priced oVon py Inc rlch. Butsermllk
and intoxicating mares, nllk arc the national