The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-13

some stones on top OF the rcck and I
observed that the man added another
stone 10 the pile. and that he xisseI
the rock as he left. / asked my
guide the secret OF his actions. He
repiied: That stone is called the ia
'heT OF rocks and 1t is said to be a
sure cure for lumbago and ~hackache.
ne people here think tina any one
rub his sore spot against IL. / am
so afflicted will be cured II he can
old that those who believe in the
cure can rub themselves into a state
OF good health.
The Good Samaritan Inn.
A little farther on I stopped FOR a
poitIe OF ginger pop and = cracker at
the Good Samaritan Inn. which stands
on n traditional site where lay the
man who fell among thieves. when
the fharlsee passed him by on the
-other side. 1t IS right on the read
about hair way from Jerusalem to
oeIicao: mere was a crowd in the
mn while l waited. and among them
4 SYRIAN peasant, who had been rob
oec oy q party Of Bedouins. The
man was covered with wounds. and
vas crying and sobbing as he told
how he had been attacked, and the
money winch he bad just received
from the sale OF SINE sheep stolen
from him The country is very un-
safe and no one who has money dares
travei alone. Ali the way to the Jor-
Dan l have met little caravans on their
way to Jerusalem. In every party
mere were some men with guns on
tnelr backs The guns were often
oid-faShioned f1intlock nusksts /
passed some donkey trains taking bags
oi ch2fcoal from beyond the Jordan,
ana a Of camels. each OF
when bore two great bags OF whea
sAthS over has back The drivers
OF both donkeys and c2mels were arm
ed They had come from the land
OF MOAB. and were now going UP
through Judea.
HE Mount OF Olives III 1910.
spent seveari hours on the Mount
OF owes before starting on my way
70 the Jordan. This n is 200
teet higher than the hills upon which
Jerusalem stands It IS directly OPP
RcSitc Jerusalem. being separated
from it By the valley of ~Jehoshaphat
or kedron, and it can be easily reach
cd on horseback, by carr age or on
loot. There are good wagon roads
Up he Mount of Olives, and most
OF the holy places are now visited
by CARRIAGES.
The Mount Of Olives Is rapidly
changing with the prosperity which
IS coming to Palestine. Its slopes
are now cultivated, the rocks are be-
ing picked up laid in stone fences.
nd the cleared spots planted TO crops
and to orchards. There were many
olive orchards on this mount IN the
days OF the Savior, and He came here
frequently to get away from the
crowds Of the city. The soti seems
fertile, and the crops upon the noun
tain grow luxuriantiy. There are
many green patches Of wheat, barley
and oats. and here and there are
carob trees, on which hung the pods
which furnished the food for the
pruoigal son when he ate with the
swine.
Among the CaYFnef;te Nuns.
The Noun Of Olives is now spotted
with churches and chapeis. 1t has
monasteTies and converts, q great
Russian church and several! hospices,
including the one which Is now be-
ing built by Augusta, the Empress OF
Germany. One OF the most interest
ing of these institutions Is a CarmeIite
nunnery, which has been bull, over
the spot where tradition says Christ
taught the Lords Prayer to His
disciples. The church is called 'The
Church Of the Lords Prayer" and it
has in its court tablets inscribed with
the prayer N thirty-two different Ian
guages- I visited the chapel OF M
where prayers go up every
day n night, and every hour OF the
day ell the year through. The nuns
so divide their time that one is al
WAYS praying. They kneel behind a
screen and are not to be seen by wish
tors. This church IS one OF the
quietiests and most solemn Of ali IN
the Holy Land. and it is a relief to
erter It. comm" +~e~r =" -" scenes