The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-02-24

IAN. Description OF the Manners
2 .,5 Customs of a Romantic Race.
rCou-far-Journal Interview
7, conversation with a party of
- - at the exposition one of them
VETO reporter an account of the
s,5orfns that mysterious people who
H. inhabited the desert Of the Orient
Fl lived in a nOmadic state for cen
rrs, Their origin is yelled in OBJ
rrr.tr and is older than any civiliza
IN They are as much a distinct and
E@.rrar race as the Jews, and have
tanners and customs, governmental
hi domestic. that characterized them
4 FIRE the time of the Genghis Kahn or
fsnqrlane. The Syrian, who spoke
b them, said:
1 They number about half million of
fqrelt tribes. They never dwell I'M
tr a stationary roof, but live in NOV
Bile tents. the faJric of camel hair or
toat hair, as the tribe is Opulent or in
fignant. They roam the desert, re-
naming in a place only as long as the
'katurage continues sumcient for their
lfOc2 and herds. each tribe is gov
lnel by a sheikh, who has auto
satic power over life, liberty. and
property some of the tribes are
powerful, and number as many as
5000 tents, and none less than 200
iqntS They are governed by no writ
fen law, but are sub ect alone to the
pill and conscience Of the Sheikhs, who
pa! but slight regard to El-KOran.
i Their wealth IS estimated according to
PIE number Of their cattle, and their
power according to the number of their
lOrSeS. Theirs are the finest horses on
the globe and they the best riders. Their
iaTe and attention for their horses equal
Ihe affection of a tender Christian
ather for his o.spring
The children Of the desert are re-
narSably quick and intelligent. Their
'enSe OF sight is wonderfully acute, and
'lual to feld-glass of considerable
'OWer They excel the American Indian
n the pursuit Of stolen or strayed cat
,e' horses or camels, and can trace
llen Tor hundreds of miles across the
leSert even though immense caravans
pave Travelled the same paths.
lney are proverbial for their hospi-
ta4!' lived with them for four years,
sla they Were necessary to me in pro-
V|'lAS my silk farms, some hundreds
~ Y, niles IN the interior from Damascus.
trS! Would protect and guard a guest
~ IVI . uaFM at the expense of their lives
~ ~ LoHlleS Their tents are a sanctu-
H., 1or any man, no matter what his
h. mug VINO lnyOkes their protection. If
h. Iosl De Shiekh or shepherd, it is all
h. h. same, the whole tribe would st6ll
Z ~ - last drop Of blood in defense
rt ,IF guest, though he were the lowest
Ia i,os. ana most miserable beggar that
, ,+ ~ asylum. Breach of hospitality
NOV ,u7 greatest of crimes, and they look
T rD4 IL IT WIN emotions of horror. Who
W.; VI, 0aIS OF their salt or their bread, or
ar -.bS GI lhelr pucketo, or ties a hand
Iei. lei 10 the cord of their tent, is
sc sI UIolher forever. If ones enemy
lqy F r;I : MIN after being their guest
Il, viii light for him to death, or oav
,o~.b last maravedi for a ransom
' ,,Ts II 0eggar the clan.
70 NJ VueuileS, on the other hand. thew
s.r NJ quarter, and in battle thew are
i dsas8 as they are brave, and com
ctor y't ~ Of atrocity in the hour of
lev coI ,Ial makes humanity shudder.
, ~ ueteoTate their victory by feats Of
d sCJrianshlp on the part of the males
nclpdip res ana songs by the females,
licb bR5b with a sword dance, in
licb oT EoSn sexes participate and in
a Bed i m[S exceedingly expert.
horse 0''i ~ Is never separated from
# Of lie claims that his horse Is
We N nar LIS life, and the purer strains
the I'o naT5 oeen sold from the tribes
lcondaoo o OF Ophir, all the Jewels of
: stra; could not purchase one Of tho
,se az aus n, OF noble horses which tbav
lied With With " whose purity has been un-
cir bo %.Sn colder blood for cent ,ries
y pronorti are not large, but exouis-
e. To- POt stoned for speed and endUr-
rshly to strike i or misuse or speak
ir eyes. T 4 morse is sacrilege in
stra1ger me horse never permits
avs h his to touch him and
N fI1aI iLnaSterS kindness with more
COMO rl%o love or human gratitude #
,p,l i4On feat for one of +Los u
f na lQ1 miles with a speed SGS en morS t
k IneSt Kentucky thoron np 10 bno equal to
lrSe. '0SU Clme on your race
Is su and 6de fSs MSS subsist on milk, fruits
PIE and nave az drank coffee in onsta ahi
wine aO a. at Paris and have ir9 L;hod
t the co fl cypress and of Por tJnDep
the dee S0 as made by these children
Eerage that Is the most deIicions
q it Is W S,l%t ever greeted nv naIate