Evening star., 1914-12-20

anywhere. Numbers OF men and women
were set to work to clear the road Just
as in olden days
The gate of a city was formerly a
place for public gatherings and for the
administrations of Justice. The prophet
said They turn aside the poor in the
gate from their rights. And the COM
mand was to Execute judgment of
truth and peace in your gates" Job
complained that the children of the
foolish were crushed in the gate"-that
is. they We're humiliated publicly
At the principal gate of Jerusalem to-
day stands large coffee house Here
the men of leisure meet, and, sitting on
low stools. they smoke their narsiles,
drink coffee and tell Arabian tales for
hours. Here also all the news of the
day is heard. as there are no news
papers to spread it otherwise
There are numberless incidents which
take place today in the streets of Jeru-
salem, in the fields and In the market
places, which illustrate scenes of Bible
days. One of the most Interesting
perhaps. since the Lord took it as syIn-
bolic of uprightness in mans dealings
with his fellow is the daily scene
or measuring wheat in the market
place. The official measurer is hired
by the vender of wheat, and he meas
ures the quantity before the ewes of
the purchaser. He shakes the wooden
measure and continues pouring on more
wheat until it literally runs over" By
MS act he seems to re-echo Christ =
words: Good measure pressed down
and shaken together and running over.
shails men give unto your bosoms
Then he lifts the measure and pours
the wheat into the large blouse of the
buyers long, wide shirt, which is gath
O INV, hr<
This forms an immense pocket II is
IN this sheltered place that the shen
nero carries his little lamb and of
which Isaiah spoke in f1gurative Ian
His people.
me women also wear plain, loose
gowns with wide grdles. on their
heads they wear stiff caps, to which
are attached all the gold and silver
CONS they possess. a married woman
wears all her dowry sewed to her can.
1T is as safe there as in the bank She
never takes the cap off her head by day
OF hlsht, and the robber would never
moIest Woman's headdress. The
money is never used unless absolutely
necessary. 1t is matter of great nrids
TO woman to have as many of the
gtlttering pieces as possible and to
keep the number intact Over their
'all caps they wear the picturesnie
white wells. which fall gracefully oIer
their shoulders. The veil in the orient
is significant Of modeSty, and woma n
appearing without one would ba1,e
peen secuted until within the last few
+ears. since the sultan has pronounced
the edict OF liberty to his people.
NOW there Is no Law against a woul-
an $ face being seen in public. The
bride in the Canticles lamented in sor-
row and shame that they have taken
my veil away. The women of the ori-
ent have their little vanities, Just as
other women all the world over St.
Paul spoke reprovingly of the out
ward plating of the hair and wearing
apparel This refers to the custom of
adorning the head with bright head
bands and glittering coins flowers and
ornaments on festive occasions
The life of the women in the homes
vividly illustrates many biblical ex-
pressions. In the figurativc speech of
patr1arehal Gays evening was called
the time that women go to draw
water. for at sunset all the women
and girls walk to the village WELL bear
ing the large stone pitchers on their
heads to NIL with water for the evening
meal.
The fountain becomes the social
meeting place for the women, as the
coffee house is for the men. Here, too,
news news Is heard and passed on. For this
daily visit the women often adorn
themselves with their finest jewelrv.
II does not seem so extraordinary, then.
that Eleazer should, have put orna-
ments on Rebekah at the we'll
solomon spoke of the pitcher broken
at the fountain The Arabs, being an
intensely hospitable people. are ready to
give any one to drink from their pitch
ers. In the dry heat of Palestine one
appreciates the full value of "a cup Of
cold water. For in land where it
does not rain for six months of the wear
and where in the cities there are no
springs and one often has to buy every
drop OF water one needs, it is an act
traveier perhaps the last drop of water