The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-21
TURK TO DISCLOSE
THE TRUTH ABOUT
TURKISH WOMEN
THEY ARE BETTER TREATED
THAN THE AVERAGE CHRIS
TIAN. SAYS MUHAmEO DU Mou-
LIN-MoDELs OF CLEANLINESS


Moulin. Constantinople Turk and
master OF the French language, asserts
that in his forthcoming book he will
tell the truth about the Turkish
woman
From the advance sheets OF the vol
ume II is learned that-according 10
Muhamed Adll-the Turkish woman Is
higher esteemed and better treated
than the average Christian woman;
that mothers are objects or especial
veneration. that the Turkish woman.
far from spending her life in idleness,
works harder in the household than
does her European or American sis
tiers; that there is no servant girl
question in Turkey; that the Turks
are models OF cleanliness and that
poygamy is practiced only by the
very rich.
Europeans and Americans. says Mu-
hamed Adj. know nothing worth
knowing about the Turkish woman,
first. because il is impossible for any
non-Turk TO gain admittance 10 the
Turkshs womans house (harem) f.
and secondly. because a Moslem new
EAR talks about his wife or wives, and
VIII DOl dtlOW duN Obt W iilQhiAN ~
ter them. should a Christian ask a
Turk. How is your wife," the ques-
ton would be regrded as the great
est OF insults.
Harem Home OF Refinement.
AS a rule the harem OF even the
moderately wealthy Turk is the home
OF refinement and courtly manners.
The Turkish woman remains a child
until she has children OF her own.
Frequently weeks pass before the
newly married couple exchange word
or a caress The Turkish woman
does not see her husband until the
marriage day. the she knows nothing
OF his character, his habits Hence
she is given time 10 study him, TO get
used TO him. and no Turk would press
his attentions upon the young wife.
He respectfully waits for her TO
speak first. Islam recognizes no con-
jugal rights.
+ The Turkish husband treats his
wife as II she We're his young sister.
When she becomes a mother she be-
comes an object OF especial venera-
tion. rising 10 a dignity unheard of
In Christian families
Here is scene from a Turkish
harem:
News that the husband and father
is about TO return has just been com
municatei 10 the inmates. Immedi-
ately the young slave girls and I'M
married women visiting the household
withdraw to their own apartments,
while the elder female servants as
semble at the door TO receive the mas
ter. The wife awaits him at the door
OF her room with the usual God bless
I them" She takes his hand, kisses
and raises il TO her forehead. Mother
Is waiting for thee" she says and
conducts him to her room.
The Turk greets his mother in the
same ceremonious way that the wife
extended 10 him. He is her son. the
wife is his child. And until the moth
er says: Sit down. my SON." he
would never dare take a seat The
wife is standing, the mother having
too much respect for her son to ask
her to sit down in his presence. and
! the son esteeming his mother too
/ highly 10 invite a child" 10 a seat.
Homes Absolutely Clean.
I The average Turkish woman works
much harder than her European or
American sister. for like the women %
/ the sixteenth. seventeenth and eigh-
teenth centuries. she spins and weaves
a well as cooks She has her cot
1 ton fields, and on the roof her silk
worms. She superintends the female
/ servants grinding corn and rice. max.
ing oreal and conserving fruit and
vegetables. or does 1t all herself if her
husband is too poor TO keep servan,s
There is absolutely no servant
question In Turkey. True. there are
slaves. but they hardly know il. The
Kadun mistress OF the house, Is 4
mother TO her servants. whom she
treats like children. and no children
are treated better than Turkish chill
dren.
Even after the servants marriage
the kindly relations between mistress
and maid continue. The sultan's own
daughters and sisters dine or SUI
with former slaves married TO a petty
merchant or artisan There are No
fixed merchant or artisan There are
no fixed servant wages In Turkey
faithful servants are rewarded from
time to time I'm accordance with theft
masters and mistress good pleasure
or circumstances. Male slaves. bought
when yet in their teens. call their mas
ter father. and II they behave them
selves viii be treated all their live:
a. are beloved sons
Turks do not spend much money
on the outside OF their houses bu'
the interiors are models OF cleanliness
even where absolute poverty reigns
The floor OF anv Turkish house is as
clean and we'll kept az the dining table
In a Christian home. and neatness an(
order reign in every department. Wa
ter is used in abundance The Moslen
washes only Ia running water. and
outside OF his house there are severa
faucets allowing himself and visitors
10 wash before entering
While the Koran permits polygamy
few Turks take advantage OF the priv
ilege In great many cases this i
due 10 the fact that the first wife mus
give her consent before another wife
can be- added TO the household. TIL,
first wife always remains mistress. nC
matter how many wives, hen husband
marries. She treats the latter lik,
younger sisters.
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