Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

T1.4FaGfaAil e~@f t1llIElI
low the Traie'men Ply Thor yrom
Occupations in the opn Ar
: d. W. Benjamin, recently cprtad
,.',.. !. minister at the court Of Persia. III.
''ai ~. lis impressions Of That country n
t,.crntury. He says In ,ucba cIimat,
.hat # Tehcran life j, naturally passed
! 'bieay ,,ff in the open air. The ou.iafum.
rsrely severe. seems ID make fttlc
reference =, in the habits ortlc poarl..
rbr ~, shops are all open T. ne streets, thc
TONERS stand outside. and eyon IT,
boo-kccpcr attends 10 most arbi, bust
nols from the exterior d the Shop. If
=. = baker, grocer, oreo.termouapr. in
N probability he and The customer both
rand in the street rgtr.atiug into the
.bop only when a string of camal, ora
Io.bing eortege force, tbcm o mavc out
+ the way A carpenter may frequently
,c seen arranging piece Of ioinery on
he pavement in front q his shop The
chools often N no-wlse differ from the
hops; in the mldst Of a crowded thor
,nqhfare one may see twenty q thirty
*. IL. 1f II
ads seated on thcr heels repeating the
esson together n monotonouo tone
"Another common SIGHT IN iha lr.et.
# Tehcran Is the ltncrant barber. I'm.
Koran enjoins the masculine Mohamme-
Ian to shave hls crown. The Sunnee
,haye the en'lfa heaa excepting q Tong
ock in the center whereby, i said thC
lrchangel may puck them OUT q 'a'
grave But the Naeah5 or Persian Mus
,ulmaus shave from the forehead e the
lape of the neck, leaving highly priced
J., oacb I'LL, If il thrrsfnre cnn
ocN y" -
lloh "
#.F.sF. e fFyVa 4FItr rfa
seated " '"' ~ -
.he operation y ~ ~ ~ ',''' 9'i'' ~
The remaining illf ana '''' ''e''o af'
jyed' ana y : i''' 'il'' ol'' s'eS gray
hairs IN lehcf'l ne iir9' ''n' aPple't
is henna, an orange Ncllo" Nt@rtaDle aye.
Many consider TINS SO handsome as 70
prefer 1t WITHOUT tl'e I''f''ief
application OF lndl9o winch most select
The last tint, combined with the henna'
imparts adur'bIe and rather agreeable
dark-brown color 70 the halr. Inc Wom-
en- also have their halr dyed and JON the
eyebrows with the pencil. All classes
make uscof the bath at leastonce aweek'
the wealthy having stoap-hatbs attached
b their dwellings. NO Christian IS ever
permitted admlttance 70 the baths oi 'he
Apersials The pubh,e. .a,,.i,s na,,s cir,,,s. - tho
sSSss "a the morning take tbci,
ewing with them, and after bcipu thor
agly steamed and scrubbed devote sew
Pal hours to smoking the ekalian.r en-.
d7idering, and discussing the scandal ol
DIG neighborhood, which they assiduously
circulate on their return home.
Ap0'''r s'fee' S'sn' o' eher'n 5 tn'
g''nous'' equiNaieh' % 'ile coiiee-houSe
y oon''all .ihop'e ., lile oeef-Sardeh oi
A'"'n, 'ieS9 eS'''l'sii',ien'S arc gen
q'' ''''o''S'o 'o"'''s 'iie ciose oi t'le
oa
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"'. tt 49, .'i, ~ ''a''" :. ''"' ny M
''a@.' ','9 s"'polef iaVo,ite game Of
f@ : ~" r. was n,'oNn ,l !" 1qls'' ee''l''f- .
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mother q characteristic sight in the
,i'o' = ieneran Is the bread. Persian
bread : made in sheets the thickness Of
.rol Side Of lc,tbcr TGa ' bal.a, l u';t,' .4,'
nr AIMS dpxtorou.Iv raises sh.at t',,r af
III, dJpgb from the counter uber. aG, i !. !
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