, 1875-02-27

ANCIENT EEQSs
III Oriental eotsastiea tho donc'tto habits tha:
1erc IN ptacsica 1900 years ago arc. with liltle
snau;e in vogue today. Zach tacn anil nation
rcrrc.nates itA ci:stornt, handin. them dom
from father IN son strnusl generation after gen
eraso''. In the fashion Of going to bed, for tn-
Stance. there IA tiln rarne lack. Ut ceremony and
OF trl:ac' A,nsnE Tie Drion.als Of tho nna-
teenst cens":y - among uio1e who dwc:. In tho
I.aft N tEo ss@~ :stayinus 10 tbs Christian osA
Lie pnrtr r'- HeH in tlo tnwus, and the walI1er-
l''S tf1tea o1 THO aHytta kni tia t1cacsts, aro
et';lent al bat!'te 70 a!Tcl=l, tnenkc{ycs ou the
ifoor af tlaeir 1.s: or ~ tie ba:o fronnd, nn.l,
without blanket ol .aw, sleep until inos1,!ng.
Ill tho best hoasea il. Damascus and ol]Icr Mo-
hunll1eden citirs tbs nittn;.rotnus ,re built
With nnri,es IN tic ws1la OF eutlIcieu:
t.nHIh a4,! tae:,.h to hold tin fam.
'lr bedding. When tic llon. for "ro-
:irin; '-n We s1H,!iA say-.,.as c9n,e, tho
niehts :ielA i, thnir tuntcn.s, wlEsb aru 4t,read
nau.t ufn>n tho :}nog. Enclt individual ia pro-
Ti'l"l with THU 'na::,oas, n!'tNs : feet wide.
tlsnsa:. or silk qait, ind .io7:. and. WITH
oHs i,t ei,E lilzulf IT any portion uf bin dress,
| lies duwn to his S|ulnbsra. III wi,ntnyer room
pssust happens su to found whch bcd.linio has
arrived, there ho canl,a do"n for .hs uishs.
Tao Enn,e Ur!enta! llablt ntiil linsGsA III Rus
MS. In the uan+it,nh aud t,aincc. Ut 1T. Petert-
l,.rr. thcrc arc Tow or M tcd-roop,s. hut .,f,,
~ ,..,,.s-,,,,I. -, .,.,,, n ..,s .i..
~ '""' ". '4"''' l.'''o'' -"u no4o'"
ny n.ashse bctaoas. serve eF'ff heeaeo 1hfspo'e.
1n 'hos' coushs' I'll" inmates Of io''s 'u.;'oso
f,r .tron or.r,mra,. ,n.,n ,r,,o on1r r,.n,r,.
~. 49,. s.SNr ,,.'., 10y ="
no. 4''."'st' - ~ "t"f tasia's''es VI III 'ho
folds of their pcIissts. Dodll,S OF nny ao:t.
tlIErn III s,lnyn oitcu f;ele.
ir.o cnctaut Eryct,s,j hal h411.,c,as rnf.
trt.uvos ~, no,a r,vo, ~ y ,,,,,,o ~
,''' , - ,r,' 80" ~ t'''"oo =,
p'sHa~nrahenco' 1ne L"SPtiafl ht1'staad.
h:yh learned writer, ei1lonyl: tilcro reerls In
have been considerable .!iyeralty 1t, tLe shape CT
lin carorv end tho n,r,n. hv wh,ch n ~.
dye.sd Mi, hsuz,,,et' and. p1lLouch It a,n,e. me-
ue"1" "''" A"aot"sr' A"'' .''4''".'' u n'ut
t'lnes teeehloled tous-pa9ter. ""s Eaaefatiy
B:lni|ar in fol1n 70 Our coccs.. 1t manifested
considerable amount ct tas.o. Cno c,.i was
r,;so.1. out rect.1cd II, rrartfut curro lin te.
sa .,.,;,t ,,,,.a 49,,
"o'e "oA''S''eo E''"ne' so''os''''' e"s fs''
tlo le''s we're oftch that'lnh"l ~ fess.i'blH tao
c..,fa Of auilnsls. Ti,s itttus foE Tho tlay sc3m
to bRyo tesa ,Iiftt,euk troa, tiosc Used .. hight
In tho daytime tuoro ucro eprocd ever thc,n
c1yerury, uu the rorucouB tecc.atiuny III which
thoha wi,n vcro atIe rnr, nyi.1, II, cyt,and,tnrn
thny th,n a,,s.yerad m,,cl, ths e.,.n i,urnnyn n.
or a1ta Turs va urs tt,!d TINT, uLuu Tho
mu.jeye,s, tlcut on tl.c. deadly work. went
to ttht.,.l,.tI, tfo en,, nf Sanl. ther fn,,tut
d.
,.ou waited uu David 10 thank Iim for couterr1uc
III. cre.n CT, Sol1fnau aa must have 2,oan 10.
c;in,t,y o.. lin bed for il is ngd tbnt. in t(so,
al, ;,is r,as.,trr. c -ashi h:n,nIf tne-rnu II i.
aihu reia,ta VI Ja2ob thai bs lid htnself on lbs
h.,aI oI Lis tad."
/ The prophet tusoa, Hreatin. OF Tho lu.utious
! laU!tn Ut tina JewB raya: .'.r.sy l,o unou bodt
! Of ivory, End r.y..r!, thes,s.,.sca unpn theis
c.ucs,eH o1,d cut tue !auLS GU. 0f tEr ;;ocx, rrd
tie eaircA o. Uf tho ,..dit nj tr fta]i;" aud it,
! Iruv.rLs, tbs Eo.,: declares: II nnse dt.LrI
! my bod with cnsnrinsH Of tapce.ry. WiIh rasyad
w,.;:b. with sine sneu of Egypt" iu .!le p1lacs
Of ling AnA4uetl.a .Ilic ueltk wcEe ul Eoitl and
silser u,,eu pavement uf rod. mud illus, aud
wlito and black marble :" xni tho roous il,
hhcl, tLay were pia,el lad "hnnqEtgs fasleie1.
with cort.a ol tne Iine. anu purple, to siiver
| yrcs 4uti p..lare vi 1na,L:e.H
Tic ancient tireran l.cl! an elegant kind ot
beds III tie form Of open canr,ux. .nlch fostel
! an framework VITA p,s.s. anil wefs iur-
! 1,saCA With .11.t1csses ssuffsa w,.;, woo, Of
fcati,ers and w:s!. coTprn:a O.: va.l0.n 1la,iltc
In wealthy hou1ca thnso bcLla were co.aret..! IT
Llle most ccss1Y materials. The framework g.-u
opportunity toc Tao d.play Of geld, Klyar nr,-
ter, carving, ara rich inlay 1:ld vonccriEG with
| tle Romans ver@ f,f thu aamn magnificent char
actor. Iilcge vas tbs t,ctts hIc!inar:s oe eouoa
tor recln,ug II neals and tho letfns cutic..tir,s
! or bod Tor leopny In .iulng the night. The
beds Of tue cann,oua!sy wesc piscc.i GU wooden
FRAUDS, borlon.od with llanls leniiern tl'onEs.
In Boiue ins.ances tue llc'uu,.s uscd cano,nes
! over their beds to ptu.cc. tho faceB af tho
slerpers fion, dnet.
the An:lo-Sx1onn had Etraw hotts, pillows,
coverings. aud c,1itaiut. TIN hcdxtoats nero
! wooden bnxor, With posts to s,,ppurt canopy.
! ,;hp reE:a.try tuadu tueir bads Of 4 sack at
t s.taw. and Ii they had bas!Et...de, these we.e
(; r1t., hoxee Of wood, with N lnc'incd irx1nc to
!. .lIu,orr ;,,liow, E2ne of tho 1:,!ulsturos cnl-
;,ttI;sIias old manu- .cr.p.a atortl hln,s of tho
strlea Of uel in fashion i, the oar1y cou.usles Vi
f, English h,ntGgy. In lis Norman per1od there
WIS 1lot n,,cl, iinpfoy s.neut in b.d.soar. There
| is ptill extan. u wnrdrubo accou,ll in xbict, bU
entIlpCs te not down tor s.G. I.Ts,y, fuBtieo.
aud cotton. for kiua John lou. u,inisture IN
!; upu OF Tho Noyal .Is,. rem Moscuts soma kiuyiy
! pe1eo1lago r.elin,ne GU u low bsustca., With Il
tark cavsr,et, and r,llons 10 elevated ~ To raIso
thc oloo,cr il ulf.ej,liag POSITION lie Lan On
lis crown hut is destitute Of i,odr-lineu. il was
IL this WISE thht luxury uud poverty mingled u
old Epylnotl,
Deais aud bedding uern such important posso,.
| sionu 10 feudal ,incs tuat usy woro fseunett,y