Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-16
EN- ROUTE FROM
PALESTINE.
Palestine Left Behind on March The
Cold Weather in Ierusalem-Nisit
With Theophilus Waldmeir-Cyprus.
Rhodes. Smyrna-Letter Number 80.

Row. ITALY. March %, 1900.

At 10 o'clock p. m. "Wednesday,
March Z. we sailed from Gaia, and
left Palestine behind. During the
first half of our stay we had rainy dis
agreeable weather, but the rest was
nice and pleasant. The tourist is
liable to go to Jerusalem without
sufficient clothing. / have never
been where so much is required in
proportion to the temperature. Very
rarely is it freezing cold, and when it
is, only for two or three hours. Snow
sometimes falls. but all melts
away inside of twenty-four hours
Yet il was necessary to wear all the
clothing there, with the temperature
at about 40 to 45 degrees, that we
would wear in the coolest weather
that ever occurs at home. This diff
ference, however, there is no
need of muffiing ears and
face to keep from freezing.
But the body is so easily chilled.
We were doubtless alone susceptible
to it. because we had passed through
the warmer climate of Maltra and
| Egypt The natives many of them
went barefooted, while we were so
| cold as TO require all the clothing we
could put on If they become cold
they still leave feet and legs bare but
wrap up their necks and heads close
| ly.
| We have learned that after we left
Cairo "a heavy rain fell in that city.
| This is a rare occurrence and Cairo Is
not prepared for rain. There is no
drainage system in the city. The
water falls in the streets and fills the
| lowest places, till travel is impeded.
| Those of our party who were there
say that a large force was employed
| using dipping buckets, and other
means for getting the water out of
| the streets Doubtless it was all
carefully saved and used for irriga-
| cation.
We arrived at Beyrout Thursday
morning quite early, and had the
most difficult landing Of all the jour
ney. Our stay was brief, and we
employed a carriage and drove
| through the city and some two or
three miles beyond it. The immedi-
ate cause of this, however, was that
on board the vessel we were met by
DIR. Manasseh with an urgent invita-
ton from Theophilus Waldmeier to
come and visit him and his family.
His name is well known in America
among Friends. He was formerly
connected with the mission at Bru
mana, some ten miles farther on, but
has recently been earnestly engaged
in building a hospital for the insane
at Beyrout We were delighted to
see such practical results of his eff
forts In all this land there is no
place for caring for the insane. The
belief prevails that they are possessed
of devils, and the treatment given
them accords with the theory. We
saw heavy chains that have been
used to fasten them about the neck
and feet and hands and confine them
without care. This is Mohammedan-
ism, Christianity has different
uFetnoos.
We found three large substantial
stone buildings; one for twenty male
patients, one for twenty females and
one for administration purposes. All
are beautifully located on large hill,
from which a charming view of the
city is obtained To the latter we
were conducted and introduced to
Theophilus Waldmeir and family
Lunch was given us and some of the
characteristic Arabian bread formed
part of it. We then inspected the
building for males, the other being
constructed like it. The latest i'm
provements are employed. The most
comfortable arrangements are pro
vided. The most thoughtful planning
has been executed. The funds have
been provided wholly in private
way. The Turkish government
has done no more than to look upon
it favorably and exempt it from taxa
ton. Thanks for even that much
favor from source that scarcely
knows how to be humane. 1t will be
open to receive patients in about a
month, and already the applications
are numerous. How satisfactory to
see this the beginning of philan-
thropy in land that has been great
~ cursed, and to believe that the
good work will continue till it is ade-
quate to the necessities. Never be-
fore have | so much appreciated the
benevolent and philanthropic institu-
tions of America.
At p. m. we sailed. and for forty
two hours continued our journey,
passing the islands of Cyprus and
Rhodes with numerous others, and
on Saturday, March 10. at a. m we
lay at anchor before Smyrna. This
city enjoys the distinction of being
the only one of the seven containing
the seven churches addressed by St.
John REV. lid that still remains
city. 1t contains about 200, 900 popu-
lation and there is nothing in
it Of particular attraction. Ephesus.
another of the seven cities. is reached
from here by rail, and about forty of
our party went to it. Nothing is
there to be seen but RUNS, of which
some are doubtless of the Temple of
Diana, the largest heather temple of
the Greeks ever erected, the second
being that of Jupiter at Athens. At
this place occurred the riot described |
in Acts 1924.
At Beyroot, Smyrna and Constan- |
tinople, there is the strange condition |
Of each country having its own post |
office. From the best we can ascer-
tain, it is because the Turk cannot be
trusted OF course the United States
does not have one. but is made quite
welcome at the British Office. 1t
seems strange TO go through a city
and see here a Russian postoffice,
here a German and yonder a
French
must tell a joke on myself. When
returned from Smyrna to the boat,
Is | was descending the stairway to
20 TO my stateroom, was accosted :
" a member of the crew, who, sup
'osing | could not talk English, mo