New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-21
TASTES AND vIETUEs or THE MOONS.
Timisian Correspondence London GIoJe.

Timisian Correspondence London GIo6e.
The MOOrs may he described rs The scuI-civiliZcd
" town Arab. The Arab, or Bcdouin, who inha5-
ITS the country is lean and mea.lc, without an
ounce of supcrluOus flesh. His far-seeng eyes are
black. sparkling in nest of wrinkles under the
bony, contracted eyebrow HIS nose Is weli-Shapcd
and thin ms lips cOlOrless and purscd mp. rs
with perpetual silence but when they are parted
the glimpse Of the dazzling white teeth under tie
coarse black mustachc, added TO the accompanying
twinkle Of the eye renders ms smile very charm
ing. The l}cdOnIn woman, when one rarely
catches a sight of her features. seems to be pretty,
when young for she has the most lovely eyes, shaded
with long laShcs bu fancy her features are rather
fat. and she has ugly hablt Of anolng her face.
IhesphysIOgL Omy of she Moor II rather different.
His complexion Is much areT Ian that of the sun
burnt Arab. Occasionally ms hair and mustache
ara uui,c blonde and blue and gray eyes are far
from uncomruou. The Moor, OF iunls are less ia
uatIcal and more susceptible to European Influence
than their brethren IN Morocco and even Algcr~.
They are rather supcr>titou,-as Tor lusiancc.they
object To- be- painted or Photographed iOi frar that
YOU wi u-c tie counterfeit for the purposes OF
sorccry-hut after all. 80 are most If the people ~
habitIug tie Mediterranean basin. lhy are cir"nlN
ia their persons and t.cir houses their nails are al
ways kept close cut and clean, ana contrast pleas
autiy wi.h tie dirty claws OF tho lt"l ansl they
aye kindly and hC~pitlb.". Supye. polite, and m
thcir Own funny way, very intelligent
Ii i unfortunately tlu", EoWcIr mat they are
vcfs ignorant auG sis sDinIcut. II You tempt u
instruct them on any topic tucy SIMPLY do not Lc-
llcVc you, and think, nor over, that sou show very
bad t1.tc iu pretending tu know nOlc ihan they du.
Despite their objection 10 being individually repro
dgcpG on paper Ui Nv the CHril, iltA SHOW II fnlb-
lsh fouduoss tor pictorial representations. went
one day to t.c housc Of an Aiao -. hIglI rth and
distinction Lcrc. lie had charming patio with
orange trees and an inland marble floor; hc had
beautiful specimens OF Moorish hISrcc WORK AID
Arab drcura IONS iull of rich G. Ion: but II was MOI
these ne had brought mo 10 -rr. lung M on tie
walls were TWO riY4i advertisements OF Peak Fwaus
ana iiuntlrl q Planners biscuits. IL WAS before
these Mashc stopped With PRIDE lie rcvriled ~
the steep pcr,Pc, ave. hc counties, ohmLclr Nnin-
itng f0Ith smoke; ho pointed cut WItn Eer the
cats in the streets braruE tic uaIncs 81 the gtcat
biscuit manufacturers so distinctly written. and lee
followed with D., finger TIE trains winch bore
away ~ all direct on, the Woid-aacd productions
of Reading. Some iar-sccilg Maltese hAd gwen
him these gaudy oaiua aad thereby gaiucd his Gus
tom.
The fugalty of the Arabs IS too well kGo"n to
reed nuch description Bead and oil form The
chief articles %. diet. \ greasy sort OF pancake Is
one oi their greatest Injuries. Oranges, dates ana
ruo-i SORTS Of fruit ere caten largely. Game they
never touch. and mutton md poultry are almost
tho Only forms of meat they indulge III. IncY are
kind 10 their wives and children, tarly thOughiul
10 their animals, and. ia their own peculiar way.
very honest. HEY love to cheat NOn IN bargain.
and Will think u cNcus BIZ to give YUI wrong
change: but the true Arab rarely stcGl,. The ST.
cufty of life aud proper outside th" town Us Nyn-
drrful. cluIot sty much about their Vctacit.i cor
they SIMPLY do not know the difference between
fal-choOd ard truth bat think have tuhn't-
atrd suiricnt uumt ol virtues IN tLc clar"c cf
ol tie Tuuislau AIaD 80 lc1l Us to hope th % TINS
race ~ ON, Gay be- reused f,.u lt, staBDatOn ana
advance toward Z. uublcT civilization.