Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1912-01-11
PERSIAN BAzAARS
curious Business Methods OF the
Oriental shopkeepers.
HAVE NO GENERAL STORES.

One Merchant VIII Sell Only Muslin
Another Nothing but Silk. Another
Spices, and SO On-Water Is Diff.
cult to Obtain and l. Very Expensive
| one curious thing about the bazaars
VI fersia. writes Mrs Mary 1. G. Col.
qahouH In the Los Angeles Times. il
The fact that aIl the shops Of one kind
are grouped together. and 30 we speak
OF the cloth bazaar the that ba-
zaar. the shoe bazaar" There are
botn wholesale and retail shops, bur
there are no department stores as In
America. nor i there such a thing as
general grocery or dry goods store
one grocer keeps spices only. an
other tea. coffee. sugar ETC.; one dry
goods merchant viii sell you muslin.
another broadcloth. another silk. There
are no large manufactures In Persia.
Il Il common to have a small factory
and shop together or side by side.
All the metal utensils used In the
country are made Of either brass or
copper. These substances are hammer
cd into shape. i stroll through the ba-
zaar where this work IL going on gives
one the impression that pandemonium
has broken loose
Different kinds Of bread are made III
the bazaar One kind which Il espe
cially liked by the people and which
can be obtained fresh at almost every
hour Of the day Is called "non-i-san-
gak.' literally little stone bread. 1t Il
made by pouring the dough on very
hot pebbles, which bake 1t quickly and
give 1t crisp crust OF course 1t II
thin. not more than d quarter Of an
inch In thickness. The sheet Il about
foot and half wide by two and n
half long.
Near the bazaar where this bread Il
baked you will usually find a place
where mutton chops are being cooked
one desiring a lunch will buy from the
baker a sheet Of the thin. crisp. fresh
Is baked bread, then few "kabobs.
as the chops are called. Wrapping the
chops In the bread, be will proceed Oh
his way. eating his lunch as he goes.
As you walk through the bazaars OF
stand to examine Or purchase goods.
IL You are foreigner. you
must expect to be jostied, not only By
crowds Of curious pedestrians, but also
BY caravans OF horses and donkeys aud
even Of vicious camels. You will per.
haps have To wait also for the shop
keeper to finish his prayer.
Foreigners usually 80 to the bazaars
not TO purchase things. but to see orien-
tai life, and In the bazaars are to be
seen many interesting phases OF II
When you really wish to buy some
thing you win find the peddler. that su-
preme nuisance OF America. your best
friend He will bring to your door
that you wish to see and give
you all the time that you desire in
which to examine It.
You must needs be q haggler TO deal
with any merchant In Persia. but usn
ally you can make better bargain In
the quiet or your own home than you
can make In the bazaar.
Save for one month III the year the
even in the capital Of $4,000
people. are never open at night Dur
ing the month when the Persians fast
Ill day it is customary TO do some mar
zeting, some business and much visit
ng at night. Then the food baZaars
.ea shops and 30 forth are open. Pc
1estrians with huge lanterns Of oiled
paper and people In carriages give an
appearance Of life and gayety TO the
streets which i quite unknown ut 9th
n times.
Many occupations which In western
lands are carried On in shops are In
Persia carried on III the open air. This
i due partly to the poverty OF the peo-
Die, partly to the warmness Of the eli
mate, partly to the fact that the Per
sian is e-eminentIy a social being
and-with the exception OF his domes
-ic life. which il lived In great seclu
sion behind high walls-he likes TO be
with his fellow men.
The barber. for example, seldom has
/ shop and never really needs one. AZ
any street corner you are likely 20
stumble over man sitting on q ledge |
3f the wall and being shaved or having |
his hair cut. 1t il your one opportuni-
u for seeing a man with his hat on,
but as you look at his tonsured pate |
ron do not regret that your opporfani-
lies LII this direction are limited
The only things that are free Id FER
sia are air aud sunshine. Water-not |
only In the cities. but every where's
,ne OF the most expensive commodities
and one of the most difficult to OBTAIN.
The entire water supply OF Teherah
comes from the snow on the mountains
north of the city. 1t IL brought TOT :
distance OF many miles In underground
There nre thirts-loui
such channels which enter the city.
At various places as they pass afons
here are openings into these. IhfousA
.hese openings fhe water i dlppeu W
With Ieathern bucket and ponreo s.,ee
, Synafslzin ing which IL slung over tue