, 1875-12-11
FAMILIAR TALK,

Rean 'nueu u sl'o o's1e'lal "sea ~ te lo'9o"'os
pResen o. 'no scbet"''oh o. iA'eeuho' II i
Probable that In kEes past Wehtetn Asia wA
covered with fo1csks ljke tbose vhjcl, abound II
ntber nort;ona or tin conttuant nt Tim n,csan
10. hrt h.ro.o ~. ,,.,a ~ H.. ri, .,.os...,a,.
~ .s ''a, ~ w
n"r1s''es sne5 haa many o1 theun disappeared
leaving latFc tracts OF hill and uain open to til
growth Of Yetdtro and The cultivation Of food
rfar,. f;rc,.. a,i,, crounoa ,osrv ~ t,,.,,;u
~ ,,,,.,. 80. .io,,s H.. ~ w.,
o W., "oo'' e'o.noo W" !"o.t'l~'n "'oo' ~ '''
rays VI solomon nut AZ the bcRlnntg OF ILL
Christian era, a. noT, thesa wua doubtless
ecsrty suypiy os voo.1 in nil thn = nun,rr.
Tia vh.,o NJ yo..or,, ri, i. =, iii, ,;,,t
..a.,.... 'a." 20 ~ .'''a 10, ~ ~
ncaFIg aehatule OF trees, aa'e tncse "aach pen'
fruits and those which arc pfan:otl bv tho graqet
OF tho dend, or whiei, stand solitary and atf
nrotected for the aahc nf the;r .hndo, Fuol /,
=. ..,.r,. ~. ,... ,,,ai l.. ~. 1,...t.,. ..,.
." oe".so sl*' "ee" "'''e'' W no' 'u!n'sa hoste
l,llncd mono arc plau!c,, cared for. au1 spnret
j.. addition 10 those mentioned abore e1ce,,t the
pop}ar. whose tall. s.r,tpht t,unk matcs II
,,rcc;,rs for ,orxo.,,r,d'rr r.nr. vii, -.
's"" ."' eons' A""h'' f'aEes'
antt hamots arc alrhys built near some river,
voll Or sprinE whose watera will supply tho in.
habitauts for domestic pNrposes aud the rrga,
tion ot lLeir lands. but streets and houses aro
trees of nny kind. TITO ga,donu arc uttlaIIy sit.
uhtel in the nrccinct Immediately surrounding
tho villaees. Ontoiae Of tEeas nIe the vineyards
and fEat-orchards, and still beyond lie the cnlt.
yatcd hel1s that arc ba, rcu aud desotnte whom
the ceopn hava bocn harvested.
Tho ga1dous ualcred bY artificial means aro
Erceu throughout tho yoar, affortlng AL eudtes4
succession of proiuctH. 1ils most abundats t
vegetable is the bonn. sovoral varieties Of winch
are raised to 10 eaten both green aud dried.
Teaa ot large SEQ arc cultivated. but arc used
only when dried. Dects tusn,pa, carols, ra,t-
ishos, okra, eggplant tomatoes, a9uashea. aud
caLbagos aro grown Ut ? tino quality. Lettuce,
parsley, mint, aud herba arc In great fayur, and
leht,ls, 1hich form uorrlshlng a.siclo Of food
arc mncn prlzod, especially bv tho wor6ngnlan,
But abovo all other culinary vegetables, tho
onion ranks tn tho esteem Of tba Oriental. 1t is
oaten IA" like tho radssl, and, cookod ente,s in
to the preparation Of almost every dish, 0our,}B
raised III Great quantities for the eAlo OF their
hard shcIls, rhlch a,e lnado luto bo;tlos, dlp-
psrs, ro1dcr-tlaska, nud yatious domestic i,ton-
sils. Thoy are ereu wrought into mualcal ill.,
ssrnmonts, ruio sort Of Guitar being fash-
lonsd out Ut them.
1n nearly eyery garden vine has conspicuous
place, and Is trained upon + frame resting
sgalnAt the house. or sha,!ing su1ao grassy pIot
which ia tho favorjte sosort Il the family, and
whore they ofton lake their meals. Froaiently
this chosen spot contains tno reservoir fton,
which tho garden il watered, and often there ia
lha additional ornament Of a jot or fountalu-for
lhc Oriental loves tho dlght Of water eiluer At
seat or In motion.
G1olons aud cuct,mbers, which arc refreshing
and much prized fru1t III tho hot, dry climate pi
ral..tine. ara cultivated in sandy pacos oither 1t,
nlds or In patches, and, ltac all other must
havo irrigation. Tls so wllole t4cy grow ia en-
riched with sort OF 8usuo obtained from doye-+
sotes, which are built for tho purpose, II large
size and substantial material, furnishing accom-
nodahon for va4t plumbers Of inmates, Al tho
melons approach maturity, l!.tls booths, roofod
aud walled with efeen branches, arc pnt up ID
fields, and hero I 8AtchmAn nita day and t1pi,t
with hse cruise Of water-tho beverage of tic
fruit, which tcmpts thioynE foncs, iackois, snl
haIes, Az we'll ~ human Leinga.
Tho vlne, native an,l cultivated, grows in preat
lu1uriance aud variety i'll Palestine, Tue lana
Of Jndah ia especially Celebrated for tho size and
pncutlslIv suited 10 thar uAturc Dunchcn wriohs
Ing II pounds aro not uncommon, and clnstera
weighing cvep 70 pounds arc ffe1uoutly fount].
Or, Sau Lennop H:asos That he has aoon SIN
glo giapce OF tic size OF tho lareest damank
plum. aud clusters moasurlng ii inci,ea In
loDgth mud bearing above 7UO bcrrioH each o.
caaiopally many varieties arc cultivated in tho
Bamo vlns7asl. but usually ttebo ara limited %
tbrco or four kinds. Grapes form an important
articIo Of dict with tho urioutale, mud. frcr nr
died, constitute an essential patt of lis nroyfs
ions of Tue household. LIcad and ra,s,ns often
furnish Tho entlre faro for uoonJsy mas!.
Wlou eateu fresh, Tho O,leptal consumes l.,n
NLolo erApo, Layu,u learned from nxnoriencs
That tito astriogent quality IN tho aeoIs and
,tons roudors tho fru,l ous Of Tho raost vhoio.
solne in The world.
Of ils product 10 tho peoples aiong tle shores OF
tbs Mediterranean. In Western A.la il Ia not
met with far inland nor except On Mount Hcr-
man, At an seyaliun atoyo 2,G0o feat. Il erona
spontaneously, but in a Wild state its frult In =
.stnsl. dry. worthless torry. Tho stock luuat be-
grated III order to produce good uiyos. 4 full
bixed tfeo hrs sho height oi IN ord,uary anun-
tree, aud its branches disposed in t,olfrc, syn.
mctry,, form All oyen, rounded tome thai IN ycry
plsanlng 10 its regular proportions, Ihs STAN
ts knot.y aua guar!ed and this feature ncress.
Ing with old ago rtsults in most snuul.r:con.
toItious The tree il luug.iiyeJ, aud, altar tho
meal, 10 long aB etrlp rsmsinn i. fo,d. III.
aud austains branch or tso fruitful to ae the
hst.
dull Rreaa abo,o sud : pale Krhy hens..b, urs III
biossotna arc also hn,a1I. but most sbauIapt. and
rapily casting their retas, sfIsr stronn 49," 49,"
They cover tho ground AZ NTH diff NJ sno.v
Iha wood OF tho oliyo il OF light ,etliish h,,.
uregu!nr,y grained, and III much used fnr orus. as'
montal caI Wings. In tic place Vi raisinn. a fa,s
oliver With thIn sj.ces OF bread often fnrm ~" ,,s