Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-24

our thought by its scenery, its climate, Its
vegetation, and its inhabitants. 1t is impossi-
bic TO foretell what the encroachments of
European progress may effect in the Orient
during the remainder of the present century,
but it is still what it was as portrayed in the
revered records of the Hebrews, or the won
der-book of the Arabia Nights
The people of its oiles, those oi its vii
lagos, and its wandering tribes. have dis
tinctive modes of life though the three classes
are connected by kinship, by trade, and by
many interests IN common.
OF the nomads, the best known and the
most important are the Bedouin, or desert
livers of the Arab race. Their migrations
are now aimless or irregular but, being
pastoral people, dependent on their herds,
they traverse, every spring and autumn, the
same tracts OF country.-going, at the form
er season, to the table-lands, where they find
cool air, springs Of water, and grass for their
hocks and decending from the plateaux
when the autumn-rains approach. Their
tents serve for shelter in summer and in
the winter, during their stay in the mild
valleys, if tent or booth does not suffer, and
there is no ancient ruin to dwell in, they
sometimes erect trail habitation of sun
dried brick. They have less civilization than
the permanent dwelsrs in cities, but are by
no means barbarous.
The Shah of Persia is descended from
tribe OF Tartar nOmads, and is proud Of
owing his finest cavalry to that tribe.
The dark hair-cloth of the Bedawy's tent
Is Of home-manufacture, his goats furnishing
the material but, for military uses and for
travellers, canvas tents are manufactured in
all the the cities Of Western Asia. These
are circular in shape, painted green the
color sacred 10 the Muslims and support
ed by single pole The Arab tent, otlong
in shape, supported by at least nine poles,
divided in the middle by mats or curtains
OF hair-eloth, has the apartment for men on
the right as YOU enter, and that for women
on the lef.. The mems apartment is the one
in which the carpets and cushions are ar
ranged, and the visitors received. In the
/ lower portion OF the tent, where the cover
ing descends to the the ground, the iayorite
mares and their colts are kept. These tents
are furnished simply, but sufficiently, with
the products of their own labor, as well as
with comforts obtained by barter, and often
! by robbery.
When moving, a Tribe Of this people is q
vast company, guided and governed more or
less authoritatIyely by their Emir, OK Sheikh
They watchfully guard themselves from the
! possible attacks Of other tribes, who NAV
wish 70 seeure the nastnre.l,n5s N Which
thew are bopnd or IN rho ontrnD -
the bootv which hos heon co,,,,,red f-,r, L.
/ powerful travellers
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and the Enir of each i a rat-isrcb,I rnIe-
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