The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16


abundant waier supply provided by
the eserhowing and life.producing riv.
70 Barada. the Abaua q he Bible
Rising some miles northwest ~ ho
city. the river ls conducted 90 all parts
of Damascus through thousands o.
channels u is alsq tapped 70 I'M
gate the gardens. orchards. aud ields
outside ne city that are constantly
under cultivation 10 supply the needs
Of The Inhabitants
There are many pleasant spots By
he rivers side. whittier ihr Ia
mascsues resort after uc Wofk and
business of The dny % pass an hour
over the coffcc cup o. the e,eraccrpi.
able walter PIPE a. they taik over The
news o. ihe day % The doings of The
outer world as revealed ~ them
through the Arabic of Turkish papers
Would yon Investigate closer sone
0f the most pfimitiye and Interesting
doinss ~ the bamasccne. turn aside
10 the place where the famous namas
Gus cusalns arr made. and thcrc in
semidafsness yuu vill hnd dozens 0f
lads and men engaged 10 weaving
these requisites % the home on the
most primitive u looms. and yei thsy
nfe able in produce az article that
viii oompsie with anything from tho
must oimp.eie aud upto date factory
In Europc
Or. would you sse how thousands
u bushels u -four and measurca u
Oh arc pruiuori. you have oaly 10 turn
aside into uur u the many MILLS 70
see that Instead % steam the patient
camc ls used 20 turn the mill uhoss
stones crush the Train Or bruiso Tie
berries or seeis frum which dincroni
oils urt extracted some win say.
primitive. Indeed; but the Damas
Genes reply would be- that Il Il e..
fcciise and lneKpehsiys; and. vhors
time q of little object theso ars I'm.
porinni items.
Views From = nlnarst
Bui ths sights u Damascus are nOg
all On the sirccia Dor q sod yleN
" the cliy Itself oue must gvi the a.
yor u mluarsi keeper aud have hia
permission ~ climb 10 he gallery u
the mluarei and frum theirs iook 0gt
over thc ruofs courts. tosea. and
streets % ~ Ciiy below ne it said
~ he credit " ne uumasocne that.
although be- D. faithful follower "
the dessert prophet ths fauaticlsm
~ often exhibited by Mohammclans
4 absent lu him,
An interesting Ouilook " ne Jity Il
obtalnri fruu q miuarst near the Wesl
end oi the street called straight
From This position one Immediately
appreciates hoW well that anClcni
thoruughfav deserves iis name. faf
lt runs lu dlrrCi iinr acruss ths
ciy frum west o. east for about one
and "a half mlies Ilis sirrut which
h rUofed ln. siill bsam iho same name
as Ia ihe days of the APOSTLE Paul
The principal attraction of ihe Ciy
is ths Eroai mosquc which is luoaiel
in the heart of the busy capital aud
cun ouly be reached through one %
its manI populuus streets This spa
cious resou fof worship was rrhallL
carly in the Twentieth ocumu. ths
funds bglag Cluirilairi fram all parts
% ths Mos'sm eoril' fur Boz isQ ihs
rl.lu iai been aimnf uurrII dr
sirulsi hl nry
The mosque has bad q varied es.
pericnlc, br.ng ai one time a heaihtu
icmp.c. ihcu a christian chuuh ihen
ueii ioiuill bJ ihr Mohamuriaus anl
Christians and used as church and
mosque 90 the same Time. bot s.nrs
the Eighth century lhe Mohnmmc.ians
have bad The sole use Of q for their
own purposes
In the mosque is the repuied tomb
of John the hapiists bead a shrine
RESPECTED alike By Mohammedans aud
Christians Tie ioCal tradition says
that after the execution of the Mes
siah's fnrrruuuer his had was seat
90 Damascus then the capital N che
district over whleh nerod bad iurls
dlciluu 10 that biz superior uficsf
might So that the deed had really
been done and oug supposed inclisf 10
rebellion disposed " when the saf.
aceu cunqueror khalld captured Da.
mascus and was ssarchiug the church
fur treasure De- Oame ucrUss this
resefed relic aul gauss,l li 10 b. lu.
iofrri and ootrr,i by D one structure