New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Persia Enriched
BY Big War Trade;
Progress Is Rapid
Nation Has Assumed Place
in Commercial World
After Long Isolation: Its
Silver in Great Demand

That exceedingly III wind the world
war blew much good to one nation
Persia. for the higher price of silver
has doubled her capital made her raw
materials sought after by the world
and removed her from competitive
solation to place among commercial
nations of high mportance,v says a
0u etln from the National Gcogra phjc
Soclety. Tho bulletin based on com
munication from Ella c. Sykes, CON
tinucs:
"PerFia is one Of the oldest empires
in existence. 1t has been kingdom
tor twenty five centurics-ever since
Cyrus tn Great about $50 3 c. con.
quered Media and united that country
10 ms under the name Of Persia It
has had many glorious enisoles in is
long history; has produced the great
teacher ZOroas'er auch world famous
poets as Tirdusi. Omar Khayvern.
Saadi and Eahz and such great sol
dlers and rulers as Darius /, Shapur
and Shah Abbas
Attacked ~ Anarchy
Again and again the empire ha-
oeen prey to anarchy; again an,
again cOrQuering hosts have swept
through the country Alexander the
Great having many a successor. the
most destructive conquero- being
Genghis Khan, with his hordes Of saw
age Mongo s--a leador Who hoastcd
that he had slain 100000 of his fell
low creatures.
The center Of the country is a great
plateau, ris.ng from 1000 to 6 COO Get
and crossed BY frequent chains Of
mountains. while a lofty mountain bar
In j. r
"ln the whole Persian Empire there
were in 1910 only six miles Of railway
ond of roads only four, their total
length amounting to fewer than 500
miles. There is only one navigable
river, the Karun, that flows into the
head Of the Persian Gulf. and on this
sea the So called ports arc merely open
roaG teads. at which cargo cannot be
landed in stormy weather.
Inc merchandise Of Persia is nrac-
ticaly carried OH the backs of camels,
mules and donEeys, low and oxpen-
sive nlade Of tran port and the traveller
usually rides through the country. fol
lowing the tracks made by the passage
Of car vans during the centuries.
The Persian IS Of Aryan stock and
ha the same words as our Gives FOR
father mother, brother and daughter
(pidar, madar, bra1ar and dakn.ar).
and the construction Of his language
is like that OF English.
lie is a handsome, well-buiit man.
with regular features and fine back
eyes, his complexion beng no darker
thar that OF an Italian. In manner he
IS. most courteops he is Gu ch. ale.t,
.ond Of Sccnver ation and discussion,
and has rightly been called the French
man OF the list.
Persa has boen Mahome;an.
country from the time OF it, conquest
BY the Arabs. in 64l; nut some thou
sands Of Zorcastrians. the old fire w0r-
Slippers. still remain IN the land, and
have been much prosecuted.
Many Perslans have 10 home life
In III u ual sense of the word 4
Persian house is divided into the
the biroori. or mems apartments, and
tie anti room, or part consecrated ~
tie women A strong door. set in
high blank wall, gives entrance to a
marrow passage that lead into %
square COURTYARD, On which open sew
eral rooms. Here the men live. ard
here they usually entertain their
friend While their women dwell in
rooms set round ar. inner courtyard.
the Only entrance to which is through
the birooni.