The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26
||DlDIA IS WORLDS
NEWEST KINGDOM
"
1cxUsttng Account Of Habits ana
Customs OF It's Nofnadic But
Hospitahae Population.

Washington. d. c.. Nov. 2S.--Wha'
manner OF people constitute the body
spoaitic" OF the worlds newest king
dom, that of Arabia forms the sub
Z Net of a timely war geography bull
1etan issued from the Washington
hsaiquarters of the National Geo
graphic Society. The bulletin is based
4 urofl the observations and experiences
OF one Of the socjety's correspondents
H who has spent many years in the near
East Concerning the Bedouins The
nonaadic cla4ss - Arabia. whose extern
! ssve camps are scattered over the In
terror OF the great southwestern
peninsula OF Asia the bulletin says:
"of the Bedouins and the Felahs.
1.-THE settled agricultural class TIE
former are the more numerous peopls
and BY far the more interesting. the
Bedouin pities the city dwelIer he
cause fate has decreed that he must
pass hts day., in the confinement Of ii
!. house or enclosed city. while the city
man congratulate himself on his good
fortune In being spared the dangers.
fnconvsniences and exposures mat
are the lot OF the teri -u%eller
i THE life Of the latter IL al uncer-
and woven by the women ef mas harem
from goats hair. the accumulation Of
many years This tent Goth Is water
proof and a good protection against
the fierce sun ef the desert. II IS very
portable and serve for many genera
tons Each camp has It's chief, part
OF whose tent is set apart as guest
room. in which visitors are entitled TO
three days hospitality
Citizens of a New Kingdom.
THE chief gives the order TO move
camp and decides on the new pitch.
Local disputes are referred to him for
settlement and in the event OF his be-
ing unable TO adjust tbs matter the
disputants must 80 to the capital and
present their case TO the Emir This
they are slow to do. for it means
long Journey and absence from home
for an uncertain time. as we'll as some
amount OF expense The chief toe,
Is responsible for the good behavior
OF the people In his district and for
the return of the tax due from the
tribe
The desert which the Bedouin
calls home has 10 he lived in, crossed.
SLEPT on, made ones abode for n time
before It can be thoroughly appre-
ciated and enjoyed. The Boosting OF
the 6GQoQlnS ABOUT Inc LINS iItlS AI&S4
enjoy. and their pity for their city
neigh boris, confined In their close and
dark dwellings can be excused after
soiourn In them tents, But the
desert life is not all honey by any
means. for is there not always the
danger OF attack from the nothing-to
lose and aii-to-gain members of 80
caety, or the risk Of perishing for want
OF water, or the giving out or ones
food without the possibility of being
able to replenish the supply?
when travelling through inland
Arabia the routine Of travel ia some
what ariuous. Up with the daybreak
and as soon as possible load the cam
els: ride for some four or Ave hours;
ten put down for the first morning
IN cal which usually consists OF dates
and water; then OF again until late
in the afternoon. when a halt Is made
for the night supper usually con.
slsts OF warm bread with an onion on
dates az a relish, Bread Is prepared
In as simple a manner as possible
while the coarse -four and water ar,
4 being kneaded into dough a large FIR,
is made which provides a good hear
of hot ashes. On part OF these tn,
fiattened dough is laid, then covered
with the remainder OF the ashes. Ii
about fifteen minutes the dough Is suf
nciently baked IT is then well beater
to free it from the ashes. broken II
pieces, and divided among those whit