The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

nesses 70 come. Some have given
their foreign estates 10 Their sons and
relatives. and receive allowances from
II n Not long ago one such came 10
che American consul, and said he
would Ike 10 leave some money 10
found a in Jerusalem. He
looked dirty and ragged, and the con
sui asked what he ha1 70 leave. He
replied that he owned under other
names six good houses in Jerusalem.
anu that the money from these had
been saved out OF an allowance of u
thousand dollars q year which his sons
n New York had been sending him.
How the jews Keep the Sabbath.
The Jews Of Jerusalem are far more
particular as 10 the observance Of
their religion than are the jews OF
America. There are more than one
hundred synagogues in this city. and
in all Of these worship is held. have
attended many OF the services and ind
the churches usually full. The men
read Hebrew aloud. They come in
their best clothing, and some Of the
old men are gorgeous III rich gowns Of
velvet and silk.
The Sabbath here begins Friday
night. and it does not end until s
o'clock Saturday. The beginning is
lust as soon as the stars can bc seen
Friday, after which no work Of any
kind must be done. Neither tire nor
e. A'AiiiR iA-0s ~ IL 1AAA I3ioSb ~
people light their lamps before the
dark comes ana hire Geatiles to come
IN at bedtime and blow them out. The
meals for the sabbath are all cooked
beforehand. and if there are any hot
dishes they must be cooked hy the
Gentilcs.
The orthodox Jew will not carry a
bucket, an umbrella or even A baby on
the Sabbath day. l have just heard Of
a boy who was given a new sQit OF
clothes Saturday.. his Sabbath. The
gift was made by one Of the American
colony outside the walls. and the peo-
pie there watched TO see how the boy
) could keep his religion and still carry
! them home He pondered some time,
! and finally put tn" clothes on and wore
! them, thus escaping the sin Of carry
ing them on Gods holy day.
Jerusalem Meats.
e Speaking of cooking, the Jews here
are so particular that all their meat
should be killed and dressed according
: to their religion that they have q
slaughter house Of their own. Indeed,
t they kill all the cattle Of Jerusalem
t serving the Gentiles free of charge. in
T order that there may he no danger
g of SHINING by eating animals improp-
erly killed. The city abattoirs are on
q the road to Jericho across the valley
h Of J~ehosophat, on the southern slope
of the Mount Of Olives. The cattle
2. and sheep are brought there and pass
< ed upon by the Jewish rahbis. They
are then killed and skinned according
e 20 the regulations. and the meat is
t stamped by the rabbis before it can be
e exposed for sale in the city. a special
stamp is placed on all that supplied TO
the Jews, and such meat, strange to
say, brings about twice as much per
pound as that sold 10 the Gentiles.
If the meat is good to eat il is known
as kosher. If not killed according to
the regulations it is called tariff, and
no Jew Will touch It. The killing IS
done by the rabbinical butcher who
cuts the animals throat with one
stroke of the knife. going Just deep
enough not 10 touch the bones. The
regulation provides not only that the
meat must be healthy, but that 10
bone must be scratched, cut or broken.
and if the butchers knife slips and
cuts off a bit of bone, wen though 1t
be no thicker than a sheet Of this
paper, the whole carcass IS REGARDED as
bad and not fit only for the GentlleS-
The Jews eat cattle and sheep, but
they will not touch the meat Of pigs or
game. Said one ofthe sportsmen Of
Palestine TO me:
"lf the Jews ate game they would
clean out our partridges aud other
birds in a season. But as it is there IS
ALWAYS good shooting
Most of the Jews here will not eat
the hind quarters of any animal, ana
the hind legs and loins are sold TO the
tCcntiles. The Spanish Jews say those
who eat pork viii be damned, but they
get around eating ruInp steak ~ pull
ing out the white sineWs or scraplns
off the red particles Of the meat and
making what we know as SALISBURY
steaks from them
In the Jewish Quarter.
The Jewish quarter of Jerusalem is
confined 20 the southeastern section OF
the city. It is near the great platform
o. which Solomon's Temple stood, and
inside the Dung gate It IS 4 dirty.
sgualid. poverty-stricken section. and
is Inhabited chiefly by beSgars- A
large part of the Jews here are mendi-
,arts. who live on the aims sent in by
Jews from outside. At fixed hours IF
tic day bread IS given away at certain
,Iaces. ana the people come for it IN
crovds. Thcte are funds which are
Isuunlied them at regular intervals to
those who reed them. and much II