The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-02
BATHS IN ALcrERs.
The Almost fndsscrfbabIs Luxury Of .
Turkish Moorish Tlafii.

AuG AtmDtt tuHEaEriBNIt9 Luxury OF 3
Turkish ar Moorish hath.
No traveller In the East can consider
his snjourn complete without the ex-
perience at least. II not luxury, Of q
Turkish or Moorish bath.
II you go. you go TO perspre, and
10 see every body and every thing
around you perspirc. After undress-
Ing and deposlting your watch and
valuables with the proprietor. go 10
the hot room and stretch yourself
upon raised platform In the center
OF The tepidarium. built Of large slabs
OF marble over nm oven In which
raging fire Is eager to roast you.
Think Of the dolm.ns OF old upon
whose back the Drulds offered their
sacrifices. and imagine yourself any
animal you please. When you are
roasted on one slde. turn over and
try another corner OF your altar 10 find
n cool spot Then lie on the
stone floor. and let your grinning
attend ant crack your bones pull your
joints. and twist your neck. and knead
you with his hands. and walk over
you with his knees; then let him roll
oA ypAA VtA NhtAis Hul Win tNiaGuk
pride lay before you long strings OF
your worthless hide. dozen Of them
In row; then you begin TO realize
that you have had one bath In your
lifetime that has been of some genuine
use to your human existence. Pumice-
stone FIR the soles of your feet. and
strong soap. aud wIsps of hemp or
similar fiber help TO take of yonr
second skin. but you keep on your
third to go home with by fixing II
with n bucket or two of cold water.
Their. 20 keep what remains Of you to-
gether. and TO prevent your third skin
from trying to get away. your attend
ant wraps you tightly In towels M big as
sheets. and yoGr head In tarban. and
perch9s you on high wooden sandals
TO keep your feet out of the water. for
the pavement Is also perspiring freely;
small rivers flow In every direction.
In this becoming garb. like man
buried by mistake In the eatacombs.
you come forth and lie down with the
other mistaken corpses. and help them
drink tea. and perspire once more.
and throw another mantle--of smoke
--about you with long pipe Then
you are fit for nothing; lie still and
let the world wag as IL will The
hours set apart for men Mt the baths
ars from seven o. clock In the evening
until noon. thus furnishing them with
good sleeping quarters for the mig ht.
The baths are the great places of
rend. Evous for the Arab women. who
spend an afternoon there frequently
(their hours being from noon till
seven) aud they certainly deserve tn is
much of social intercourse. They ara
seen with their children in the streets
going TO the bath. accompanied by q
gorgeous negress carrying bronze
vessel filed with necessary articles.
and other ba skets and bundles contain
ing a complete change of linen. also
several strings of orange blossoms
Orange fowar water Is not to be for
gotten. for il enters extensively into
their luxuries as a drink with their
meals aud as perfume. For the lat
ter purpose bottle Of brass. silver.
or gold. with long neck and pepper
/ box termination, is used. with which
/ they sprinkle guests at home and
friends at the bath as well as them
selves. The baths. again. take in
washing" especially OF heavy wooden
burnooses haiks. blankets. etc. which
tho attendants aud the noascho "a
Young boy-serFant. whose name Is evi :
doatiy of Spanish origin) wash with
their feet and plenty of soap aud wa
tor on tho marble pavement in the hot
room. These articles arc hung. with
the bath towels and other linen. 10 dry
on tho terraces To make n study
under the drippings Of such an entire
laundry may be looked upon as feat.
aside from the fact that the moutcho
seemed afraid to leave me within
reach of such valuable wet linen With
sulphur fumigations the yellow
burnooses. arranged like tents over
the smoke. are bleached. The opera
tion Is equal to a thousand matches
burning nm welcome incense under the
artists nose. The bath attendants are
apparently wonderfully constituted to
avoid rheumatism and pneumonia;
they go In and out Of the heated room
for hours together with only towel
round their loins. but they do catch
cold all the same. e.-F A Brid0man.
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