Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-18
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her master. Love Is excluded, litera-
ture Is the privilege Of the few, science
a mere atom; politics is reduced to a
question Of names, business occupies
but small part of the day. The Turk
looks on while changes are ordered
and are taking place about him; takes
from the European what may be usual
to himself, accepts innovations whose
material advantage he recognizes as
immediate: hears without winking the
lessons of civilization that are given
him, allows himself to be improved,
embellished and made to wear mask;
but within he Is immutably, invincibly
the same. Only the shell is changed,
the kernel remains unbroken. Sultan
and subjects, one and all, are alike.
The only difference is in degree of
state. The poor man has but one wife
by necessity; the sultan thousand by
his wealth.
Army Reflex Of Corruption.
Quite naturally the army is but the
reflex Of these uncivilized, corrupt con-
ditions. The soldiers, accustomed to
being cheated out Of their pay, do not
hesitate to steal and pillage. To the
victor belongs the spoils, both in war
fare and in politics. Were 1t not for
the Turkish soldiers bravery, his ia
naticism in battle, his delight in car
mage, the entire army could be easily
overwhelmed. AS it is, however, 1t Is
a fighting force of no mean power.
Discipline is decidedly lacking guam
tity. Valor largely replaces 1t.
There are abundant traces Of Indo-
European origin in the Turks features
and this, added to knowledge Of his
characteristics, love Of home and fam
lily, dislike Of travel, etc., would in
cline us to doubt his relationship with
the nomadic Arab or any other Semitic
race. AS a soldier he Is, moreover,
readily amenable to discipline, another
non-Semitic trait. While the guard,
the infantry and the marines are re-
cruited in Turkey proper from among
the Mussulman population, where the
Turkish blood is comparatively unmix-
ed, the zouaves emanate from the riff
raft Of Asia Minor. AS their faces in
dicate, they are Of a race Of cutthroats
and bandits, with distinct strain Of
Semitic blood In their veins. Once re-
moved from them are the irregulars or
Hamidieh cavalry-the wretches main
ly responsible for the horrible massa-
cres In Armenia and other parts Of
the Ottaman empire.
Aryan or Semitic.
At the first glance some Of the faces
suggest a Celtic, early centuries of the
Christian era a French, other a Ger
manic, others a Latin origin. Replace
the fez with an English, French or
German forage cap and the men might
belong to any of those nations for all
their looks would show to the contrary.
These men, however, are the descen-
dants OF the Ottoman Turks. whose
empire was founded in the thirteenth
century, on the ruins Of the great
Mongal dynasty Of Central Asia Their
origin is lost in the mists of antiquity
and students are divided as to whether
they should be classed with the Aryan
or the Semitic races. The general sup
position is that they sprang from the
same sources as the Huns and the
Tartars.
European travellers the Turk treats
with utmost disdain or else with SER
Witty intended only for the moment un-
til the travellers pockets have been
craftily emptied. Then the Turk re-
tires with the consciousness Of having
performed his duty to his less enlight-
ened brother, as he styles him, and says
his prayers to Allah with ado. The
Christian plucked, a deed is nobly
done.
Much as has been said about the
beauty Of the Turkish women, 1t must
be said that the ideal Of the Orient Is
not that of Europe or America. AS
the Japanese see beauty in slenderness,
so the Turk finds his tastes in the wo-
men Of the feshy type. True enough
there are many beauties who would
find favor in American eyes In the
harems. These mostly, however, are
slave girls from Persia or Of Circas-
sian blood.
Beauty of tho Turkish Woman.
1t Is difficult to define the beauty Of
the Turkish woman-a fine face two
black eyes, a crimson mouth and an
expression Of sweetness-such is the
general type. Almost all Of them,
however, are painted. They whiten
their faces with almond and jasmine
paste, they lengthen and darken their
eyebrows with Indian ink, they tint
their eyelids, they powder their throats,
they put dark circle around their
eyes and they wear patches on their
cheeks. But they do 1t all with rare
taste. Nearly all have a common de-
feet of a slight stoop, and twaddle
something like that Of big baby sud-
denly grown up, which comes from a
weariness Of limb caused by an abuse
of the bath, and also from their awk-
ward, ill-fitting slippers. But even
with this ugly walking there is a girl
ish air that is not displeasing.
Intellectually the average Turkish
woman is Of a low degree. Her mind
is continually turned to her physical
charms. Knowing that her husband
has other wives, she must ever be alert
to keep herself beautiful to retain his
favor. Consequently she practices arts
and deceits for aiding her beauty,
which in time have far different effects.
Such are the people Of the Fee and
of Allah, the prophet. Marked by ra-