The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-05

lare fond ~ xw.~tS and their con-
sumption Il sugar i ~ great that u
I has almost ruined their teeth This
ans one can see q Moor
opens hls mouth.
gssi-. Tahis-. stools anal Caniie~tick-
TT W4iI D. q long .lue b.for. the or
Idlnary Moroccan viii want American
I C~urnIfure. The poorer Glasses sleep *u
It.e floor. and they 1r@ Nu harry thai
"a man aHl wrap hiaa~elf n his gown
| and lse down anEw here for a SnonHr-
/ There are men sleeping on tne @tun*s
nat lu the streets here evevy night
and that b. the hundreds May
/ houses arr guarded "a this way
spring beds are unknown a. such
people aud ;h.y seldom have chatTs-
When they sat they ID NOT hang their
legs doHn. bat double them az under
them or lean back against the wall
| SIN their long hear3S resting on Their
! knees. II tn~N use Il bench ar dtSah
III H. 4" s4t crnSS-leKget upon IT, The
tables ace rude. and are often simply
los round brass pans upon legs some
such are beautifully carved tanhle~
are ia demand and th~ British are
now sending almost Il plaryeT as q
million dollars worth OF them here
every year.
How the Jews Monopoiixe tse Trade.
The American arummer who comes
10 Morocco must expect T. carry on
his business largely lflAtIEH tiF JFN 0t
They are by far the best business men
Of the country, and tney havr the bulk
or the wholesale and retail trade.
There are Moorish bazaars. IL Is true.
in all II the cities. and there ar
Mo IRISH commercial houses With large
capital in Fez. but the Jews ar"
everywhere. and they deal With an
classes. They are as business men tn"
eqauls Of any OF their race, and al
though noted for sharp trading. rs q
rule they stand well.
The Jews came 10 This country along
about the thirteenth century u do
business with the Moars ana they nave
been here ever since. They are des-
pissed and 1T times ill-treated by tn"
other races ana are still compelled 70
do certain mental things. When they
FIRST came they We're requlrtd 10 Wear
black ilothes ana shoes and they had
to go on foot as they passed tn ugh
the cities. Today they wear black
skud caps black slippers and long
black coats. belted in ut the waist. In
the Berber districts the Jews have
curls hanging down in front of Their
ears. but otherwise they dress Ike IN"
RerberS.
The JcNcSSeS of
About the only women's faces one
sees in this mt are those Of the
Jcwcsses. The MoorS and the Berbers
hide their beauty behind the cotton
sheets or wooden blankets, which they
drapc about their heads when they -
out. The OUNCE JeWesses are often
good looking. They nave fine dark
eyes and ivory white skins, with
cheeks tinged with the hue Of a dark
moss rose. The older women run To
much flesh ana seem coarse.
The dress of the ewish women is
much like that worn by the sex in our
country. save that the richer ones use
gold embroidery for trimming. They
wear silk handkerchiefs tied about I.
the head, half concealing the fore
head and covering most of n hair.
Jews marry young. Girls are
often betrothed at six or eight years
and sometimes married at ten. and
have children at fourteen. The mar
tie is not strong and divorces
common.
In the Jewish Quarters.
In all the Moroccan cities Except
the Jews are still confined t.
their own section, and in some they
are shut off at night from the rest of
the town. These quarters are known
as mellahs, and they are among the
most ~Squallid parts of the city. Their
streets are narrow and dirty. The
doors are little more than holes
in the walls, and most Of the houses
contain many small rooms in which
the people are herded. The homes OF
the rich are much better.
The mellahs are goverenl by the
themselves. They elect a cOun-
Gil and a judiciary and they have the
of appeal from the latter to the
Moorish governor. The rabbis are
about the most influential of the Jews.
The people are religious and attend
their synagogues regularly. They do
no business on Saturday, which is the
Jewish abbath and OF that day many
Of them Will not ever open a business
letter. / attended one of their Syna-
gOgues here. 1t was a dark little
surrounded by dwellings.
The Jews now have their own
in Morocco and a great deal
Of work has been done among them
lately by the Universal Jewish Ali
ance. This alliance is now carrying
IN schools at Tangier, Tetuan, Mo
gador, Marrakech and Fee, in which
are more than twenty-five hun
dred children. They are giving the
young Jews a sort of modern educa-
ton, although much of the time is de-
voted to teaching of Hebrew and
They also teach French and
geography and other studies.
the reorganization of Morocco,
which is bound to come about sooner
Or later, these children. with their
knowledge Of the modern languages
and of Arabic. as Well. may form an
mDort2Dt factor