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Halfa. Syria. April %, 1895
To tho Editor:
A. the last fcw days have been spent
In looking over this country on ana
around Mt Carmel. both 10 the south.
about the CroUkodilo river. and 30 the
east ana northeast ~ the sit ~ the
Kirhun and un the plains Of Iezreel. n
would probably Interest the readers %
the "NewH" 10 know something about
the health nf the country In general
In speaking - the health " this
country We must necessarily touch up
on village lie.
Customs subject which has two
Sides. the nicer however. being 80
small that u takes great deal " mas.
stretch Of Imagination TO know that u
exists Really village llfc In Palestine
II 80 hlthy that II cannot well De- de-.
scribcd with polite Language. AZ rule
the people are poor. And then they
have poor ways which also mako poor
people.
You may read about Orlentals being
villagers In Palestine. They 40 well 20
get less expensive goods. often poor
wretch N seen who can scarcely cuNrr
his nakcdncss. the generality Of them
being well on whom dressed In some
good cotton garment with q wooden
wrap And what good would sllknn
goods be a. them3 Their houses are
moro huts. dirty IN the extreme on tho
outside aud smoky ana poorly ar
ranged on the inside. The village itself
has no streets, II has only narrow
crooked lanes with many corners and
turns each of which furnish a place Tor
human convenience either male or fe-
I'd. They enjoy the open street every
where 10 that between the animals and
humans ~ village ~ narrow un-
cnmoly passages are 10 filthy that one
can only pass by picking bis way care
FUZZY. what need have thcy ~ Hilkvn
dresses under such circumstances, even
though they could afford thomf And
then the dung hills which are found
either In some open space IN the city
or Just outside between the last houses
~ the village, In some places the tops
~ the houses are occupied by tho
people Tor private purposes al night
Now take an this and ask the question
about health aud wealth and the qucs-
tlon win soon ma AN answer. The land
was cursed and the people suffer An
indOlrnt race a occupying the land and
they are satisfied with existing condi-
lions. These conditions arr fearful
We have wondered that people could
live under such circumstances often
they have hut one spring or perhaps
none but have clHtern built IN
proper place out ~ town, here they 70
and bring water Tor all purposes nut
they do not care to protect this water.
The women wade right into the water
wash their feet and their Jars and then
dip up the water TO drink or M their
Jars. We have seen young men Ia
swimming In such places and people
come along and carry the water home
for house use.
or course the country IL unhealthy
and the people are poor II they then
ar. unfortunate enough 10 live where
tho water II naturally bad or whore the
air ~ more or less poisoned by sSme
nearby swamp then the people diS on
from fever or some other contn vioua
disease. These causes and the facts
that the swnmps and low places are
never drained, trees never planted and
no steps taken TO Improve all tend Ia
make the whole country more or les-
unhealthy, The plains OF sharon are
nearly houaelcss. People live In the
hills. The valley ~ Jezreel aud the
| KlahOn and Jordan Just the same.
| These are the hest farming districts In
| Palestine These lands are exceedingly
rich. much OF ID being a reddish loan.
They were once highly cultivated, they
sustained lie ana were not poisonous
| fever ccntera And they can, ~ course,
be made 80 again ana win undoubtedly
| In course ~ time when the Lord viii
return tho proper people. But His PEG.
pie could not and would not try 90 en-
durc under such circumstances. They
would soon, by His blesslngs change
Affairs The mountains are, however,
more healthy but the mode Of life In a
mountain " much more lahnrluuH
| than on the plains The hills Will,
| OF course, have 60 be settled first and
they furnish cxc'llcnt vineyards aud
| olive and nv groves. The country
has blessing In wet, the early and
later rains being good 30 that the low
places are now too wet ana We have
| been puzzled 10 know how some Of
these fine lands could be properly
drained az reasonable expense 80 that
they might be productive and useful
II can, nevertheless, bee done. II ~
only u matter Of time. Great care
viii have 10 be exercised In selecting
| the proper places 10 build on Ia begin
with The Germans have proved that
| the low country about Jana can be
redeemed with care and That by
/ planting the cypress. the eucalyptus
and other health producing trees, the
/ fever influences be largely overcome,
I strict cleanliness about the person,
/ about the house ana town does itn
part. Clean water, as pure az posi-.
] blc mixed with lemon. which do well
/ here, or mixed with little pure
/ home. made wine, or the quenchlng OF
| the thirst with n good. sweet, juicy
/ orange. viii also promote health
/ Proper food In ia own season, or In
IA word living "a Word OF Wisdom
/ which God has provided In nature Will
/ gradually overcome these fatal effects