New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01
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They abLor bells, " hlch they say draw together
evil splr the very opposite Or the Old European
notion. winch WIS tIdt the sound OF bells drove
evil spirits away For bells ilr Aoaieu' have men
called MueZZius who are stationed ~ sac Little
ba comics round thc tops of the tall Wluaieis, aud
VINO cal oul five times day 20 the pe0u.o T. come
to PRAYER. here cry H. here IG no q d but Ged,
and MOhammed Is the Apostle of God" Mosicms
must pray i've times DAY. wherever they are. At
home Iu the shops, M the street. or ~ journey,
when the proper hour comes, they tall Gown on
fbar knees; and 90 through their PRAYERS and pros
trltIons One day several OF them called on tine
writer about p. m, and after some
IN h.. companions. 81 must pray
ILev asked him why. for IL was not the hour OF
prayer HIS answer vas v zen L ven 10 tne
mosque at noon O. pray, bad an liik spot on my
finger nail and dId not perceive ull left 40 my
prayer was of no account have just scraped 10
or so must rep o. my noontlde pray en-" He theh
suread ms cloak upon the floor. and. knerlLg on IL
with his face toward Mecca, began h!- prayers.
while bis friends amused themselves by talking
about his strIctuess One OF them said, lie thinks
he Is holy, but If We saw the INSIDE OF MN YOU
would find him Is black as pitch" lie kept his
head turned to hear what was sand, ana, on con-
Guiding, disputed Il teLldrh mtuG ny sOmeOhe "hHe
he praying.
Belief ID the evil eve Is very prevalent IN Western
Asia as II Is in Northern Africa, and even Italy
and Spaiu. One DAY the friends OF "A lady who rad
A baby called TO her. The moment they saw the
child they all CRED out ln Arabic, The name Of
Allah be upon him. ms was TO avert TIE eyll
eye Dr. Meshaka, Of Damascus, SAYS OF those who
entertain this belief, thar they think certain DeO-
pie have the power of killing others by glance of
the eve. Others Intilct injury by the eye Others
pick grapes By merely looking at them. This power
may rest IN ohe eye, and man VINO thought Dc hau
il yelled one eye. out Of compassion for Others.
The MOslem >heiks and others profess 10
cure the evil eye and prevent It's effects
by writing mystic It. lsmanic words on
papers which are TO be worn. OTHERS write the
words on al egg, and then strike the forehead of
the evl-eyed with the egg hen "A new house
IA built the wOTkmrn hang up al egg shell or
niece of alum or an old root or dunkey's skull,
: 81. az tn kgen % a.
Mosem women leave their children ragged ana
dirty 10 keep people from admlrlng them, and thus
smiIing them with the EVIL eye. Ne are sorry to
add thai they think bine ~ e especially dangerous
They believe the name OF GOd, or Allan, "A charm
agaInst evil, ana repeat ~ as such Duf they have
some teTTib lmprecdtlODs AGAINST those VINO are
Thought TO -nltc WITH tne eYli ete.
Near TriDoh there IS what IL called the convent of
the sacred lsh. II - a large high building with
suOw-whlte dome. and great sycamore tree STANDS
by the side OF crysla'-pooi OF wafer Here may be
seen a crowd Of Aiosiem boys VINO have come from
ripoli Cd feed the sacred fish, and 10 play on the
green lawn. The odd chei6 WHO KEEPS dhe place mas
mich faith IN the fish. De says they are al nos
l.ms, and are inhabited by the sodls oi Moslem
sal Is One black isn, the sheik OF tine SAINTS Goes
,ot often show himself but other fish may be- cOunte
D. hundreds of tousan- ana res cnDe dace oi cluO
The custodian saws tnat during the Crmedn W ar
many of the older tsh went eli under the sea 10
,.,astODol anu lOugdt the knseiaus, and bhat some
of fuefu came back wounded. Lie people tIiuk
that anyone who eats tue nsh VIII dIe immediately
but Dr. Je-sOp says tbdt the Amer can Consul IN
1856 had some caught ana cooked. they proved
coarse and unpalaiabc, but not injurious.
they have sacred places Is well is sacred hsb, and
there are also sacred trees, about one OF winch
htte story Is told. \ few years ago "A httle grit
went To A mountain vilaae where there was an OAK
tree standing alone by the hillside ana looked 90
with reverence. ben the giT came tO the tree She
s,,y the ground under 10 covered with branches
which mad fallen Of As wood Is so scarce. she ed
The people why they eit thls 20 rot on the ground.
They told her they dared not cake II. Tor the tree
belonged TO Moses the prophet who protected the
tree and If anyone took the wood he would fail
dead she SAID Moses IL ~ Heaven. aud does
not live IN oak trees; anu II he dld he Is good nih
,tlcksD 30 she asked them II sac ghi have soihe.
they said yes II sue darea take IT, She an cake
much a. she cou4d CARRY nonle, aua tAi screamed.
and told her 10 Qrup If 0r 10 would Au .rr. BuL SIC
went on feit no harm. aud came back t0r the resi-.
This glrl had been taaght ~ mission school gHd
hence her superiority ~ such an idle supeI-lLl'l