Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-01-16
IN a PERSIAN STREET.



In such a climate as that of Teheran
If. is naturally pa.sad chiefly In rba
or.n ,i,. TLa obin IS rr;n,,r ro,lL.
~ ~ "0'
sc'tre, S-ru's 70 MAKE l'Ne u!NtItAcN
in the habits OF the people. The shops
are all oEcn to the streets. the custom
ers stand outside, and even the shop-
l..,,o, ot,onl. Il, me-, ~, H.. L,.ino.
~ y "'' -,'i'
IIoiu 'ne 'N'eIi'l u '"v supp De u
a baker grocer OF co>termong'r, IN al,
probability be and the customer both
stand in the street. rctreatiue into tie
,hop only when a ,triDg of camel, or a
da,hing cortccc forces them to move
out OF the way. \ c@arpcptor ma, ire.
lueutly be seen arrangipr a piece OF
ioinery on the pavement in front Of bi.
shop. The school, often in no.wi,e
differ from The shops: in the midst Of a
crowded tboroucifaro ona NAV .or
twenty or thirty lad. seated ON their
heel, repeating the lesson together in
monotolou> tone.
Another common sioht in the street,
Of Taherau i. the ifinerant barber
The Koran euioin. the masculine Mo.
hammedan to shave his crown. The
Sunnces shave the entire head eycapf.
inc a long lock in the center whereby
it /, said. the archancel NAV pluck
them out Of the rrayp. But the
Sheahs or Persian Mus~ulmans shave
from the forehead TO the nape of the
neck. leaving 4 highly priced lock ON
each side. It is. therefore. common
to SEE & man Of the lower classes seated
on the pavement. going through thp
operation OF having his head shaved.
The remaining hair and the beard ara
dyed, and il Is rare that one sees ar3v
hairs in Teheran. The first tint aD.
piled is heuna. an orange-yellow yece-
table dive. MANY consider this 30 hand.
some a. 10 prefer 4, rithou, the further
application Of jndiro which most %.
lect. The last tint, combined with tho
henna, imparts a durable and rather
agreeable dark.brown color TO the hair
The women also have their hair Owed
and ioiu the eyebrows with the mcneil
All classes make nee uf fine hath ot
least once a week. the wealthy having
,team-Uath. attached to their dwellings
No Christian (, ever pprmirtel admit.
lance to the baths Of the P4rsions.
The public bath, answer the unrpo,e Of
clubs aud sewing circles; the women
90 in the morning. take their sewing
with them. and. after being thoropghIy
steamed and scrubbed. devote several
hours to SMOKING the t1liqn. emhroid.
erinc. and discussing the scandal of
the neighborbood. which they sssian.
ously circulate ON their return home
Another street sioh, nj Tahpran t.
the ,ea.hou-a. enuiyslan, n tho coAaa.
bouse Of Cnp,fsntinonl, NJ tho haar.
Garden nj Munich These establish.
mants arc oenerallv thronoed ,ovords
the close OF the day.
Both wine.drinking and c.rd.nlor;rr
are forbidden 10 ,r1u brlinvars. oni
therefore. neither {. soon in no.. nlooo.
of pUblic resort. Br, both ara ~froe,v
INDUCED in nj home. The c1rd.nlor.
rrs of Persia rsa a sci nj ,v..ntr ccor1.
in five s,1i,. Of fonr encb
II /. an ir,ar.stirr ,,c, ,hot ,n,o,io,
must rrlipmis6 the claim If HAVING in.
vented The ,,omblrr'. taror;,o gams "a
poker. for + wa. known in p.rsia CON.
iurie. aon. Tho cam. nIav,.J nv III.
Per.iant is in nrin"inl, rmotor or brag
nura and .im,la and H., tingo ATTAIN ~
hioh will them
Another rhar,c,.ri.,ic ,i.h, in tho
streets NJ T.h"rsn !. IN. htsad "par.