Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-28

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forests were almost wholly destroved
and that since then tbe Soats and
dOnkeys have nersistentIy nibhled and
browsed down the voun9 shoots nntii
the land has hecome so hare and desc
late that now a tree ia a treasnre and
often a wonder
The houses of the common neonle in
lebanon consist of fonr Stone walls
built of ronebly-bewn limestone with
one door and one or two windows
which have a rouoh hoard shutter
without glass. The roof is fiat and ia
construc1ed "a follows. IA large loo of
nine or pOplar ia laid across the walls
from one side tn the other in the
middle of the buildino and smaller
logs extend to this from the walls
parallel with it, at a distance from
each other of two or three feet; upon
these beams small sticks are laid, quite
near together; above them are fat
stones, which are covered with thorns
and branches of trees, and then earth is
piled above all to a depth of foot or
eighteen inches. The whole is then
rolled down with a heavy stone roller.
and slOped a little. to carry off the
water. and the roof is complete.
1t seems strange that people are
willing TO sleeD in such dark rooms
among the cattle and donkevs. and
that thew are NOT afraid of fbe nigbt
They do Sometimes have accidents bnt
serious ones are yery rare. a we'll.
known missionary was once travelling
near Safita. and slept in a Nnsairy
house among the cattle. as il was
stormy, and he had no other place to
sleep. In the night he was disturbed
in his dreams, and opened his eyes,
thinking that the coarse, sour bread he
ate for supper had given him the night
mare. But instead of that he found it
was only q night-calf. as a calf was
standing on his breast and looking
down into his face.
Another missionary. while going tn
Hnms some wears a0o slent at = will. ee
called Rat Hill. 1t was raining, and he
could not leave his mare outside SO he
brought her in and tied her to his bed
stead. The tieas were so thick that he
did not sleep much, but occasionally
fell into dOze. Once he was awakened
by the mares breaking the water-jar
in trying to drink. Then a COW got her
horns caught in the legs of the bed
stead, when searching after something
to eat among his provisions. Then all
was quiet again when suddenly an
old woman in the other corner of the
room screamed out: "The mare is
eating my bed from under mel" The
mare had broken loose, ana was
exploring for fodder in the straw
pallet on which the old woman and the
children were sleeping.
Sometimes the sleeners are awakened
by strange noises on the roofs In some
villages. built on the slones of hill a
street or path will he on a level with