The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
THE BEAUTIES OF eALlLEE.

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Galnee is the gordon Of Palestine anc
has the most prosperous looking farms
and the most contented and comfortably
people. writes " E. Curtis. from The
RUS to the Chicago Record Herald. Eve.
the name has a musical and merry sound
| Everything grows here from the wheat
OF the Caspian Sea to the Egyrtian palm
When the hills Of Judea are rocky ant
| bare, when the meadows Of Samaria art
| burnt brown, and the valleys CT Sharon
are parcheG with drought. the lowlanG:
OF Galilee are bright with flowers an6
! growing crops Every hill in Gaiilee ev-
cry bit of bottom land, is a wheat field
| the mud walls are covered with rnyrtls
and the air is scented with the perfume
| oS the orange flower and the syringa
Galilee measures fifty miles north and
south and between thirty and thirty-fvS
! miles east and west. II consists Of three
! series of plateaus or zones, rising one
1 above another toward Lebanon. and cul-
| ninanng IN the snowy peak of Hermon
I David sang ia the Psalms OF the dew 81
Harmon. that cometh down from ths
mountains of Zion" In summer hot har-
vesters lift their perspiring faces To-
ward the snow on Hermon's summit and
| feel the cool breezes that they cal It's
| gift"
| The country has always been famed for
its fertility. its rich pastures and luxuri-
ant orchards and vineyards That part
OF it west Of the Sea Of C;alilee is the most
| beautiful and in the Roman period was
densely peopled. Galilee owes her su-
perior fruitfulness over Judea and Sa-
maria 10 Mount Hermon. There IS no
greater rainfall here than in those prov
| inces, but the melting SHOWS upon Her
mon always keep the irrigating bitches
filed and serve as a permanent and I'M
failing reservoir from which the water
is dispensed with regularity and genercs-
ity. For this reason the fields Of Cali
lee are always green, while the neighbor-
ing country is . desert except in the
rainy season, which lasts only five
months
The name Galilee means district OF the
heather. and was originally applied only
10 the highlands north of the lake. After
the invasion of the Jews from Egypt the
territory was divided between the tribes
OF Asher. Zebulon and Isachar. but after
the captivity the population became very
mixed. and has since represented every
race on earth.
The roads Of GaliIee wind among lovely
glades, through groves of oak. and are
Illuminated BY an abundance of flowers
There is a profusion Of underbrush and
immense cactus hedges divide the fat
wheat fields. The arabic land is all un-
villages, which are invariably surround
Ell by groves of olives and figs. There is
an old prOYerb that il Is easier TO raise
a legion OF olive trees in Galilee than
single child IN Judea. The high plateaus
are favorable for the cultivation Of both
olives and mulberries, and a good deal
OF raw silk is sent out of the country. al
though but little is manufactured here.
Judged by their own standard the Cali
nd
have more to he thankful for than any
other subjects of the grand Turk. but it
would be impossible to persuade an Amer
lean family to live a week under the con-
ditions in which these happy people have
spent their lives The mud huts of Ire
land are palaces compared with the how
els of the Galileean villages. They have
40 windows or chimneys. The opening
cut for door furnishes ell the light for
the interior. and the smoke goes out Of
hole in the roof There IS not a hum
bred feet of lumber in the entire place,
except the door, which more often than
otherwise is made Of Stats The furniture
is very scanty and most of the families
sit on the eerthen floor. The bed IS
mass of sheep skins with the wool on, and
T. is filed with all sorts of insect life.
The cooking is usually done in a camp
kettle out Of doors, and nearly all the
single dish. a big earthen bowl. is con-
sidered sufficient table furniture. and
around it the parents, children and any
visiting friends gather and help them
selves with their fingers And vet they
are happy, and boast that their country
is full Of the blessings of Jehovah.
The mountain ranges show evidences OF
volcanic action, hot sulphurous springs
are numerous. and earthquakes are occa-
81 no or
1887. destroyed several towns, RACED the
walls OF Tiberius and killed q large num-
Der of people. The character of the pop
ulation is volcanic also They have al
ways been famous for their independent
and revolutionary disposition. they have
never submitted TO despotism. aEhey have
revolted against their rulers.
and the national spirit is very strong.
They resemble the Italians in many re
spects. Private feuds and Quarrels are
numerous; murders are frequent because
o, the quick tempers and passionate dis
position. but the Galileans have always
been a chivalrous race. Their fidelity IS
often unreasonable. but never insincere. +
The Talmud says that the Gaiiieans are
more anxious for honor than for money
and to this day Gahleap jew win tell
you that he IS thankful that none OF his
race Betrayed the Savior.
Their customs and laws. their dialect
and habits. an differ from those IF Judea. (
The Jews of Galilee have had the renu-
,aIion OF being more liberal ga the OBJ 4
servance of the law than the Juceans. /
b. whom. as a consequence. they have
ever been despised. While the Judeaas 4
nave been tenacious in holding 10 ancient +
customs and traditions. and zeaious IN I
their desire 70 preserve the conditions /
81 the mosaic era. the Galilcans are fond
n innovations and defy conveutlonali- +
lies and restraints The Jews Of Judea 4
and Samaria are melancholy aut tse +
saliieaus are hopeful aud JOYOUS Hut
here is no community % interests in CALI
co, no c0-opcratieu- no unity ~ purpose
There are f-w rarta rrshins because she =
ieople distrust each other enc that IS one
'cason why the country has never REALS
irospored
The Jews ~ calgee lack tho wealth ard
substance ~ those ~ other parts ~ Pals
.stinc They may Pc jest ss shread. nuf
key are not as frysal or patient ~ enter
rising
hbaut four miles north ~ Nazareth are
wo wretched little villages named Nslr
1enna and khurbet Kama both - which
Iain 90 Le the Cana ~ Gaiiee wherp
esus attended q wedcing end turned the
alter into wine. Both - theu are mud
uilt harrlets = a dozen cabins and TIE
,eopie are poor. rsEzed and lndolent
either one msy have bcel the place
There is absolutely go waE e. ieterui1e
he dierute between tae rivals aad cea-
eaueutly the Greek monks hgfs csc aad
he Roman Catholic monks tta ether
nd beth sustain their urersusio-s ~
ialsorare Arguments A careful exarir-
fi0n 81 aolh sites ~ hioi.cai ec11larf
caches only one result. that tAera e 80
violence ia favor ~ either ard y@t taH
oracle occurred somewhere ~ iris neEn-