New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16

T rodo Tho Arabs strip naked and carry over the
most of their goods on their heads. Cameis geheI
alIv carry thei. own loads; as, however, iney are
moi footed several men usually go WIN 'Hcih
on each side to steady them and prevent thelr I'M
ing. saw one poor camel, do arG go down and as
his load was heavy and strapped tighIN 10 nl IN ~
went TO the bottom and his feet SUCK up oII Vi .
water. Then there was cU maIeS arabs Yelling
with all their might plunged in for ms rescue. ns
load was cut loose and the 1righleneu ANNA" '''u
we We made a litter on which we put bed. and on
that lied our friend. dozen naked ARABS TOOK inc
load and holding it above their neausi po n'oai
safely across IL was q strange slght, DOth concai
ond interestng The Arabs shouted ana sang, Dut
thew kept fast hold of their precious Outueh. IeIo
were wild men of one race, taxing INC hlnuesU e'io
in their mower of helpless fever patient
stranger belonging to another race. lnere were
no civilized comforts to be had but THESE BegaWln
offered the best of their rude cololts " op LA
sufferer and did il with n heartlness thaI soulu
Ina We been commendable TO persons III any CnrSlidn
land The sick man, although hall dead, coulu nov nov
help laughing as the men lau ,l r;t tb p rnst
If ms when the difficult task had been saiely &C
conlplished and expressed their delight ny many
emph9tic ordinations of thanks 10 uod. ABOUT
ne IN flo hushes were many Arab men ami women,
most of whom appeared TO he trying to dry their
clothes, which had become wet whle crossing 'no
II took lis an hour to get across the Jordan, ana
we rested in addition hall an hour more more, In
Jericho one hour and hall from llie goIuan, We
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where we arrived at o'clock on Monday hlgnt,
having been twenty-five hours on tne WY, uuI ih
eighteen of which we were actually travelling nc
men with the paarquiu had no rest except the Two
Lours or so at Is Salt Sunday night, Tor more
than rortv-eiuht hours and, as they had no COW
ering for their limbs and wcro Obliged to Walk ne
;n mo- nalononiu 10 keen II from upscttlng, their
les we're often bruised and torn by the rocks ana
orr Journey from Jericho TO Jcrusalcm was really
the most faiieung Of the whole, on Il count OF tie
oppressive heat. The Thermometer Show oWco aol
FOR miles the road is cut through limestone IHtH'
and the reflection Of the suns rays upon ths Wtso
| surface would almost blister my face. Oiteh was
Obliged to close ny eyes for two or three minutes ~
n time because the glare was so painihl 10 thTI.
| Roth men and animals suffered very much Dut
nv anxiety for the poor sick man IN ms roy sur
| passed ANYTHING that | suffered pliyscaiy. oon',
times hardly dared look into his box, Gearing 'IaI
! might find him dead He told me, after we ar
! rived i'm Jerusalem that he had suffered trtIl9y
| that day, and yet he never complained; w2nueI
thai he survived the journey. Here IN JrT"Sacul
| fonnd him comfortable quarters IN the Meditcrfa-
mean Hotel. and placed him under the care oi lri
| Chlplin who is well known. not only IN syria ana
Tn,iand but in America also, Tor MS kIhuncs' III
| well as his medical skill.