The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-07
BATHING POPULAR
IN MONTENEGRO
Real Turkish Bath, But
Not Like Our
Imitation
TURKS ARE PLENTIFUL
Albanians Show Themselves
Model Hosts Even If Meth
ods Startle Western Mind

\ coppc. kettle, plus q flro In Tho
yard, constitutes . hot bath IN Nor.
tcncgro They are called Turkish
baths. but no. United Sintos style.
That is tu spy. Turk tnnd there arc
many of them lu Mnulcncgr"J makes
his nblutious more or less liltc the
ordinary ~ ,rlrun, going without
the series uf immcrHions, Hicamlngs
and ruhhinEs which the term Turk
ish bath suggests 20 W. Tn" process
Of taking % bath is thus dcWtihcd
hy an American Red cross doctor
now In service In Djokowitskn, Mon
toncgro.
We have private bathrooms
here" he writes, though not hkc
ours at homo. Thcy are most in
gcuiuus and ~ the ronl Turkish va
ricty. Its Just small room. 8 by
feet. stone floor, cement walls, no
windows nud I'm one corner q large
coppcr kctl>sct into the cement ana
heated hy u fire built beneath II from
the outside. a boy builds 1t twice
"A dav. and IN half an hour thore is
almost boiling water, which can he
tuned down TO the point OF comfort
with cold Then follows n regular
splashing dcbauch. M good an
shower, better than II tub, ana 90
US most luxurious after tho hcatlcss,
tuhlrsa bird baths of Northern Ser
hia - Tor two weeks ! have pccn
clean"
Describing the hospital which the
Rcd Cross In operating In the town.
the writor goes on To say that acute
diseases Rrc rhrc, and real distress to
hc seen only at intervals. There is
no typhus. not even typhoid what
American city can sny as much1'
The country the doctor describes
ns ''all mountainous and beautitul
We 10 not wander about, though. no
cnusc there are many Albanian ban
dts who get a man or two every 80
often near here, apparently Just Tor
the fun OF It, The Serbs are In con
troll here now, and patrol all ronus'
Thev even had to cut away trees on
either side OF tho r1atn roads for =
hundred yards back TO destroy hid %
ing places where these fellows can
pick off the unwary traveller. In the
town Il is safe. though we always
carry guns In tho evening. Rather
fun.
'Thcre's plenty to do here. lmag'
ine talking TO patients through two
interpreters. one English-Serb and
tho other Serb Albanian. Thnts how
we got most OF our histories OF cases
and ! direct treatment, l ask the
Serb. who asks the Albanian inter
prefer. who asks the patient. and so
again for the reply.
This town is chiefly Turkish and
Albanian, with the pointed towers ol
tho mosques--thc minarcts--stand'
ing out against the low mud-wallcd
houses II IL completely fascinating
. clean shops. fun OF gaudy but
often attractive things. squattine
Turks on the floors or on slightly
elevated PLATFORMS. narrow streets
arched with thick grape arbors; cos.
tumos. oxen, donkeys, laden To the
ground. giving the oriental touch Ia
every scene: vctled women and
naughty men. We have been 10 AZ
Albanian 'slava' or tea, where we saI
In circle on the floor and ate de-
licious nut pastry from n common
dish with our fingers. and where W,
were accorded tho most unhcard oI
privilege OF having the lady of tn,
house come In, In all her fincry, un,
yelled, to courtesy and smile. touch
our hands to her head and bach
gracefully from the room again. Tn,
house was spotloss, and the pcopl,
as clean. and such silks and smbroi
dered cloths hanging on tho wallis
The host was ever present with hi,
many children, to help, and wher