The Arvada enterprise., 1910-09-02
Athens and Naples.
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to the waters edge, with over
hanging bay windows. We went
up the European side and re
turned on the Asiatic. We
passed the handsome palace of
the Sultan built in typical orien-
tal1style; near it are the charred
ruins of the parliament building
which were burned a few months
ago, a loss of millions of dollars.
They have a curious way of
fighting fire here. There are
twovery high and old towers, one
on each side of the town; on
these towers are watchmen. If
a fire occurs, the watchmen no.
tify the criers who inform the
hremen at the nearest station,
then they go about the town
calling the fire and where it is
located. The fremen use hand
pumps.- very -antigue- and when
they get the fire located they
pull the pumps to the fire. Be-
fore they begin to put out the
fire, they bargain with the owner
to see how much he will pay
them to fight the fire. L he
pays them enough they go to
work but If not, they let it burn.
Meanwhile, whether they are
well paid or not, they steal every
thing they can get their hands
on and the onIookers also if pos
sible. | am told the fires are
very serious, the buildings are
old and lean against each other
like old people holding each other
up. 1t is nothing to see a hun
dred burn at one time and a
young man told me he saw 600
burn. | saw the firemen run
ming through the streets last
night and heard the fire criers.
FortificatiOns here are plenty; we
passed them on the Bosphorus,
some of them venerable with age
built by Mohamet II. in 1852
when he was laying seige to the
city to get it away from the
Christians. These castles look
splendid even in ruins or almost
so.
1t is not absolutely necessary
for the Turkish women to wear
wells over their faces; many of
them are now turned back. The
more religious however, keep
their faces covered on the street.
The men are seldom seen with
the women and never speak or
recognize them. | was at one
of the amusement parks and
never saw a Turkish woman
there, all foreigners. l was 60
ing with my guide through one
Of the market places and stopped
to look at something where some
Turkish women were buying.
The guide warned me never to
stop where the women are.
The women dress and look
very much like the Sisters of
Mercy in our country except that
the covering they put over the
dress is of silk which is usually
black but sometimes blue and la
vender; their wells are usually of
the same color. The Turkish
women, according to the Koran
are allowed to have their faces
seen but not their ears, their
hand to-the wrist and their feet
to the ankles. Quite different tc
oIw American, fashionably
dressed women. | saw the beau
tiful summer homes of the A
merican embassies on the side of
the Bosphorus with their steam
ers furnished by the government.
Just as we were entering the
Black Sea it did my eyes good
once more to see the dear old A.
merican flag waving. It surely
does look good in a foreign land,
when 5000 miles from home.
| did not stay very long al
Smyrna It:was so very dusty
was there twenty four hours
and the next day rested on the
boat, it was so dreadhlly hot a.
shore. We left in the Afternoon
for Piriens, the entry port Of
Athens. The ride across the A,
gean Sea was very smooth an,
pretty. | enjoyed so much The
company of Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
berry of Cleveland. | expect t
meet them. again in Naples.
also met four other Americans
Rev. and Mrs. Ross from Toronto
accompanied by, two teachers
from Providence, R. l. We al
did Athens together. arrived
early in the morning at Piraen'
and drove five miles to Athens
1t was hot and dusty. This i!
not the season TO see Greece al
her best, what little foliage
there is, isscovered with a whit
IoolyipU dust The naCnle Eo6l