Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-16

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~ "a, Nov. IS, 1900. The coun-
I,ss ,1 ' = ll,ppo IS quite rocky n. Su,
b Fa~ y ar way. we found pains
NI .aS.s n though IT made frequ,n'
sr' s ,'.s necessary. The inhaoi-
'luI ,rsOs or Nusairlyeh' are rev
- " and poor, and have very
''1 ], s,v,,IlslIon among them Al
" .topued at the Arab village
q YIN. y n most pf the Arab VII
'a ri. district lhe houses are
W and the design being that OF
~, ,s,,Ie with the neck broken on
| y !. ~, generally 70 to 10 feet in d.
'n = M about "A feet high ofteh
'.' u Two together sidewlse' WIN
vn ,., s.e Of the same pattern at
rltb openings from one 10
50 one is occupied by the
. IN, 4, other is used for storing
sa M their animals ana the
0' the family coal bin the
Az cases (the region being
80 sting humps OF a compressed
.,,.,lrbch. in the time Of OK trains
a, claims was dignihed by the name
!, ,..,b chips. No wood is used In
4, construction Of the houses, ana
|,,sl /, not generally found, though In
III, cases there is a pane OF glass
.si about ten feet from the ground
The clothing Of these Arabs
|lolh men and women, are all
NE color, being indigo blue, dyed
from indigo which they raise, and not
only are all their clothes blue, but the
women tattoo their lower jaw covering
4 With designs in blue, also. This tat
tsong Of the face, though It may &C
cord with their ideas Of beauty, has to
4 stranger an entirely opposite effect
TATTOolNG is COMMON.
The custom Of tattoolng, especially
on he forearm, is quite common
among most Of the races OF Turkey, and
h Asppo last week in visiting one Of
be Saints, and stating we would prob.
,tly visit Jerusalem, he stated with
Rut little pride that he was q hadii
% die Of honor given TO Mohamme-
tsn who visit Mecca, or Christians
vho VISIT Jerusalem), and pointed out
b Us the tattoolng on his forearm to
bat effect.
he next day We still continued our
wney through a country with very
he cultivation, and with mud Yl.
iees six OF eight miles apart. All
though this district ruins could be seen
y tine rock buila!sgs, and many fine
omO che'abers were passed along the
ne o. our road. Many Of these tomb
hanbeT have In troublous times gone |
= teen utilized for dwellings the occu. |
'n's having an opening large enough |
U one person 10 descend when with |
< OF eight feet Of rock above them
Wy were free from attack by those
'n'd with the common weapons of
At time.
:" 'Hs evening We stopped at the vii
e e q Khan 2ibll. This is another
Y, /. nu' ylllage, but the style is differ.
y, ana ~ The hut We hired the inside
IN WI, Tvnllesashed, and Ornamental
v, va VV gore, straw basket work ii
. .s,G o s Inside than would be- inn
Y, a non outward appearances
a. !, ~ In D pace everybody had quaint.
, - sI,lsa1 copper coins, which. in
n S .,,n. they had found in tho
n, ,,,. guns and possibly in some
|, =, ~, .V Y. rs They did not show any
. , ~ y sllyer coins, as these woniS
i |, ~, y, melted down, and disposed
'S~s ny II found. PoSeu
I,,,,,. laslsh government claims
b. , ',.,ta i'und In the ground ana
I Z. ',,,,,s,, ne sale Of the antIouities
Va ,, s1uy This prohibition Of he
M n aaSVulliss, may be salutary a ,n
irys,s 1 I, ,u % . Isccmmend II. bur in
n ~ out little Incident occurred
Win sitting BY the vl,,.n.
NJ c SsS showed .. US Quantities Of " ar
tr,l ,'s W.. COINS which we looE "a an W.
" IVY ,,, IHl one Of the Tnrtis SSea a., &C.
rs ' CAM. s Y. lide between the VIII
|, VI, NM y. v and going IN 't 10 we tho
! si,s We m - : showed US coins. y made sde
a.':.lcs5s Y q, 1'n about a handful ,pd for
ifa |. 'l su %a iold US It was was, pr 70.
!. nllit,T ~ an anything Of that k ina
d 4 roSb.s, ' ', leaving, the NAM mann
\ ,astsvsy'..ii q others, came again gain
"a bAsvs' s s,,l . sell coins. We sr ran
/ 4 s,r I'm, ANYTHING ,l to do with them
tug police h,a 'ae member Of the a.,
IN hon . peen watching us ,
~ as nlo,,aslli some distance
&c.,, s up and using