The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-25

ancient site or IalySOS, which was one
of the earliest Dorian settlements on
the island, affords an opportunity to
see something of the country people
of the island, who are for the most
part Greek. The Greek schools and
churches are very good, considering
the fact that the people practically
live from hand to mouth. Farming
methods are wholly primitive. The
ancient plan of irrigating from wells
Is still in vogue The water is lifted
and poured into bitches which lead
from the well in different directions
over a field.
The climate of Rhodes is splendid,
and the island is sought by many as
a summer resort. The bathing is ex-
cellent, and fairly good hotel has
been built for the accommodation of
strangers. The commerce of the is
land consists chiefly in an export
trade in fruit and vegetables.
Whoever makes the trip by steamer
from Rhodes to Adalia by clear wealth
er has added a chapter to his expert
ences which will undoubtedly be
classed among the fondest recollee-
lions of later life To the right lies
the broad expanse of the Mediter-
ranean stretching away to the shores
of Palestine and Africa, while to the
left, the snow-capped mountains of
ancient Lycia pierce the azure blue.
The scene is varied by a changing view
/! of immense precipices over which
plunge laundering torrents of melted
snow into deep gorges, cut into the
lower hills which separate the high
er ranges from the plain and sea.
stay at Fineka near the point of
| the Lycian peninsula enables one to
study the life and customs of the ma
| tives in a section of Asia Minor sell
dom visited oy a stranger. Every
thing is primitive, and, with the ex-
ception of a few large estate owners,
the people are wretchedly poor. They
live in miserable huts, which neither
keep out the cold of winter nor the
heat of summer In this section are
large number of genuine African
negroes who have lived and intermar-
ried with the Turks for generations
past. They are all Moslems in re-
ligion.
Adaiia Is Interesting.
Few towns in Turkey can vie with
Adalia in real genuine interest from
the viewpoint of presenting to the
stranger a deep insight into the hab-
its and customs of the people The
harbor itself is small but deep. and
only little coasting steamers can an
Choir well in toward the quay.
The town has been built upon
cliff 30 feet high which commands
the sea and over which tumble in
Vulnerable streams of clear, cold wa
ter that have their sources far up
among the distant snow-cIad noun
tains. These streams serve at the
same time to irrigate magnificent or
chards of figs, pears and mandarins.
One sees in every part of AdaTia
pieces of ancient sculptures used as
adornments in the walls. street cor
ners, doorways, courtyards and foun-
tains. About the only antiquity, how
ever, that has retained its original
position is the splendid wall, which
had been preserved almost in its en-
tirety, although belonging to different
epochs of history, and which has
naturally been patched and repaired
frequently during the hundreds of
years Of Its existence. The wait
around Adalia is similar in many re-
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land of Gotland, in the Baltic sea.
Adalia is noted for its dancing
dervishes. Greeks OF this section have
lived so exclusively among them
selves for generations that they have
retained many ancient habits of their
race. This is also true Of the Jews
who reside here. The bazaars and
mosques are also extremely interest
ing, inasmuch as they have retained
their distinctly Turkish character
since medieval times. In some places
the streets are very narrow, and the
balconies of many of the houses pro-
ject outward one above the other to
such an extent that two persons can
almost join hands across the street
from the. upper stories.
Adalia also has a considerable silk
industry, as the climate of this sec
ton is conducive to the growth of the
mulberry tree. The cocoon sheds are
erected outside the city limits and are
interesting. for the reason that the la
borers employed are made up of the
different nationalities residing in the
district.