Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
FROM MISSIONARY FIELDS.

gay OF April, conference day in Ziot
we fancied ourselves sitting In uu
iavorite places In the large Tabernacle
listening to the servants Of God dis
penslng the word of God. Though ~
We're not present. yet we felt that mucl
| valuable counsel was given, and tina
God, through His Spirit would instruc
US so that we might always DE foun,
In line and harmony with His work
we spent part Of the day in Hama il
hunting up the lost sheep of the hous,
Of Israel. We feel somewhat encour
aged, for though not knowing a soul
| couple OF us went out and nnuuIre,
around as to who might be found win.
| Ing to hear. We were soon taken to !
young Or. Saloons, who proved TO bs
gentleman and In few minutes
| AFTER meeting the doctor we were In
vited to meeting that same eveninp
where we might preach to them the
| word OF God. We accepted with thanlfs
| AT meeting the doctor acted ms intsr.
| prefer and Elder Hintz delivered n dis.
couise upon the first principles of the
| Gospel. This is perhaps the nrst al
course of the kind in this disnnnso he,
IN Hama tn, And we hope It win benr
good fruits, as II YVES brought aroind
IN suoh remarkable way. we Ieft
Win pressing invitations to return
uhdoubtedly Klamath has heard many
u testimony In earlier days as is was
Vi so'ne Importance under the Romans,
between Aleppo and Hama is three
DAYS journey with wagon or nbnnt
wv mics. The first day out from Al
eppo we had fine view of the sur
cummings of Aleppo and of the hills
south OF the city. Cultivation is nor
very good except on the river which
extends only the short distance of ten
swamp. "a 1t
After getting out Of the billy country
we struck an open country. more or
msS improved, but poorly farmed.
lhere was one point of excellence, how
ever that we should mention-thev nm
lVefSllly plough the longest and
straightest burrows here of any I have
seen in any country. Many fields NAV
ne seen one half mile long, and every
Iulrow 1t as straight as an arrow
lhey manage to SOW their grain i'm
rows and many places one may see
them cultivate the wheat ms we do ON
corn. ny going through the rows with
plow. This is quite scene in this
country IL would not be necessary II
their lands We're ploughed properly, but
as their plows are only poor shovel
nioughs Mt best, it makes quite a DIFF
ference: One reason why they can
Keep their lands SO straight Is that
when once laid cut they can guide
their animals in the same fufrows
year after year, there being no cross
ploughing.
The more board or iron part on
the point of an oriental plough
rs removable. One handle only
" USED, the pole goes clear
through, between the animals. so as to
i4sten 1t onto the yoke The yokes for
me oxen, cows, donkeys, camels or
what not In use for the purpose vary
according to the financial ability OF IN.
owner. If he is poor his yoke is hut n
pole with bows or ropes or some con.
trivance around the animals neck. If
ne is III hetter circumstances he has n |
better yoke for his animals Il ls n |
great sight to see donkeys hitched M |
IN ms way-an animal which is really |
not butt for draft, hut for burden |
work. But greater is the sight to see |
donkey weighing four or 1--WE hundred |
pounds hitched in with camel. Many |
times n COW and a horse or a cow or |
OK and donkey, and so on teams in
The oldest possible way put together |
for work and they are asked to do
things really impossible for them to do
We'll OF course they do It in n wav.
nut how Is 1t done? Villagers that are
more progressive and in better local |
.ues than others have oxen and horses
whch, though never good, are far in
advance of the ordinary. But in oil
ms stretch of country no trees let the
'ye wander where IL withholding but
ne barren hills could be seen.
Along the road Brother Maycock. the
eaher OF our quartette tuned UP our
Whistles and soon we were malsing
he hills ring with the songs of zion
Onward evening we were singing "IJaii
o the Prophet" etc. when we sudden
run into n crowd of beduins. prob,
-oiy twenty-five, all armed and wild
boxing chaps. We had not seen them
ntll rlEht in among them. so we kept
to. tI,.l To-, |
We quit, seeing that we had many fol-
owing ostensibly to listen, but who
nows for what else II an opnortunitv
ad AFFORDED itself? The sight was ok.
iting. Our driver whipped up and
hey ran some on foot and some on
orseoack. one undertook to ride, hut
ne OF us rose up and brushed him off
alter on they gave 1t up, as we were
caring the village where we We're To
top over night. A Beduin be he ever
0 honest is still n hard looking Gus
pmer.
At the village we were housed by an
Id Arab who took in travellers In the
Forming they proved how they obtain
nel in the country, where no wood
ould be found. In the morning the
omen OF the Khan went to work
right ana early to sweep the yard,
'hich had Accommodated donkeys and
amels to its fullest capacity. The
'HhNS hih tblltl tulIS were E1refllllV /
athered in and put into a seive. The
ust was sifted out, after which they
ere gathered for cooking fuel. In J
1me places the chips of the animals
re carefully gathered in by the women ,
no put water on them and work them
tranping or other processes, after s
hich they are worked into sizes about ]
lie size and shape of a pie tin and plas-
red on the side Of the house to dry. {
men dry they are fit for home con- |
imption or for the market where they 4
re kept in stock for sale. At one VIII {
ge we had our eggs cooked by a brisk n
re industriously kept alive, with chips ]
brick form, by an Arab woman. :
he eggs were cracked up for being S
nong the best we can have The
lthering and the ability of being able \
take care of the chips Is a necessary 3
of n fellah lady. They s
ould, OF course, rather do that than |
} for miles to gather weeds and pack d
EN- home, for as rule she must fur a
sh 1t.
Hama is a town of about 65 900 in =
lbtants. 1t is located low in the val
Y of the Orontes. 1t has an immense o
of water wheels for hoistlng water. a
me OF them looked to be as much ~ Il
ty fet in diameter. These are used to a
I the water of the river up into high k
oducts which convey the water into
rdens and houses. II
DR.. Saloon took us upon a high bin .
town where we obtained fine nan 4
anna view OF the city and its gardens r
hich was quite charming, and then n
Q oriental houses in the differen, Il
larteis of the town, having here and
ere n monument towering into the d
All Is well with the company In our f
cw Of six, including the teamster, we
n handle piFIf lnnutio nd r.T / q