, 1873-07-20
PERSIA.
Tho Climate, Productions, Government,
People, Etc.

AAI 04A44lAtVt LAOAU0tAVLa3 AofVAAAAuut5
People, Etc.
Now TINT tho Bllnh Of Persia Is Visiting or
European uoighbors, md, according to tho lot
tor-writorB, not exhibiting m oxcoas OF good
mannorB, will 1t not bo interesting to look up
porsIa briefly, and examine tho home Of this
gorgeous Oriental, md 600 what his mannors
and morals aro thoro
When tho countries through which he Ia now
1ournoylng wore totally unknown, porsa was In
ita primo. It's carly history Ia much mixed with
fable. It's Original namo was
ELAN,
no chilled from tho aon Of Shena, who WIS the aon
OF Noah aud Elnm'e descendants wero itB first
Inhabitants. In tito reign OF Cyrus tho Great,
Persian history becomes moro authentic.
Is m actttal poraoDngo, W1oso acts arc real, and
to whom tho Bible givos no brief mention. Rot
LIN, IN Ills histories, doyoteB mafy pngos to linn
alone. Kcnopllon's account OF Cyrus is not Bup-
posed to be faithful record Of facts, aa much a8
1t Is an ideal nlsatoh Of model King governing
4 porfeot1y-rogu1ntod Kingdom. Cyrus conquer
ed Babylon; newly-diaciplinod his great army !;
furnished them with ntl-to-hand weapons, be-
sldoa thoir bows aud ARROWS; armed hts vnr-
ohariots with soythes md, In this manner, pro-
pared for n peaceful reign. He restored tho
Jowa to their own land, aud did many other no.
hls acts and after quiot.reign ovor hiB vast do
ninions, expired III tho yoar $40 before tho birth
Of Christ. What young and innocent countries
no 1nuat appear to be to this sa,ne Shah! No
woudor that }o disregards etiquette. catg
with his fingers, throws uninviting NOR
so'a from his plato upon tho carpet or
upon tho EmpresB' dress, or thnt hc pushes her
By the nrm as though she voro common NOR
tai. She cannot trace baok hor ancestry to di-
rect descendant Of
An INMATE or THE ARR;
her ancestors did not hear or MD tlo lovely Jow-
esaes when they could not Sing their. uatiyo
songs in captivity. All, no tho King and
Queen Of PrusBin are altogether too young in
their ancestral treo to bo objects Of great respect
from this descendant Of tho anoient Ela1nites.
Persia ia about as largo as Austria, franco,
and switzorland put together is nenrly 1000
miles long, and GOO wide and is said to have
100000 Of Inhabitants.
IT'S CLIMATE
Is singular ono can find oithor extreme, groat
hoat aud Intense cold. Many OF ita modntains
are covered with perpetual snow while, on tho
shores Of the Persian Gulf VIC find tho torrid zono.
Ills vol cnno, and earthquakes aro frequent visi-
tors, which show it's underground AreB
nut, with all these disadvantages, the atmos-
marRable for ita drynees and purity. Whero
water can be procured, artificial irrigation was
formerly much practiced; but, owing to the
insecurity OF property, and to oxcosaiyo tax
alton, agriculture, in alf Of its branches, is much
neglected, aud consequently famincs are fro
quont and fearful. The poraiaus, as q State,
arc never In debt, ns extra exponscs sro immo
diatoly met by
Tho cost of tho expensive tour TINT tho Shah
Is now making will DO wrung out OF llia now
miserable and -half-starvod subjects, in smnll
Bu1ns or in largo, juBt as his rapacious tax~
gsthorGrs s see IT, You'd " it not have boea
his diamonds and e1neralda, Of which so
much is aaid, md to hayo Ted his million Of sub
jocts who died In ono year Of starvation Tho
parado in England over this aospot, thia a1ohanl-
is tho nsloration which tho English have tor q
title. and for tLeahow and glitter Of power.
In Persia thoro aro many 1ittlo salt lakos,
and great beds OF hard, dry clay. Tho wheat
that il produced there ID tho
FINEST IN THE WORLD;
and sotton, tho Porsa,, Ambassador told tho
English, NJ tho brealing out Of the American
Nebellion, could be- raised III suflicient
sSsss re e s1pRsx pe sse spnses pps sood e.
lair, enlon1id horses, camols, cattle, gems, and
marble are among the exports. Wolyes,. tigers,
bntfaloce, and fo1os are some Of tho wild nni-
mails mud It is said thut Hons and looparsla arc
also found in son,e parts Of tho country.
Education il III d very low STAGE DID, OK
ploded gystcnla aro taught. Astronomy is 80
mixed with nstrology that the science Is lost,
while the superstition remains. Tho buildings
in the cities arc mean, oven among tie ricl
hut nearly all have lovely gardens attached and
tue interior Of the llouses IL much moro attrnc-
tive than the exterior.
Tho Shah is q
runE ORIENTAL DEBroT,
holding the lives OF his subjects unrestricted
in his han1s ordering them to bo beheadod,
tortured, or 1loggod oontBcating their property,
or directing them to bring him costly presents,
at his own pleasure. Woman Ia hold in the esti-
nation that she always IL whero tile Mohamme-
dan religion prevails, simply as an instrument
Of pleasure to hcr lord and master.
. It is to be hoped TINT this European viRlt may
be tho means of etllightening tho Shah and his
snito; but the silly adulation BY which E,o is fol-
loved will doubtless puff hia already-iudated
Majesty to still creator extent. He should
come to the United States, and especially to
Chicago, which aided his starving subjects while
ho daiIied in his harom, with Jewels upon his
peraon largo enough in size andprico to have fqd,
it aod, his starving md dying people. lPo would
toach him bettor things.
h1ns. D. F. GROVES.