Travels in Palestine, through the countries of Bashan and Gilead, east of the River Jordan: including a visit to the cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the Decapolis . were forward and ready todo us service ; and nothing remained but to sit over our pipesand swallow rakee * and coffee until we were almost intoxicatedwith the combined effects of smoking, drinking, and talking, in athronged assembly of enquirers. At sunset, when both the idle and the curious began to be asweary as ourselves, a meal of rice and stewed meat was served tous, of which about half-a-dozen of our visitors remained toparta
Travels in Palestine, through the countries of Bashan and Gilead, east of the River Jordan: including a visit to the cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the Decapolis . were forward and ready todo us service ; and nothing remained but to sit over our pipesand swallow rakee * and coffee until we were almost intoxicatedwith the combined effects of smoking, drinking, and talking, in athronged assembly of enquirers. At sunset, when both the idle and the curious began to be asweary as ourselves, a meal of rice and stewed meat was served tous, of which about half-a-dozen of our visitors remained topartake. Cups of strong drink again followed in rapid succession,and refusal was either considered as an insult, or thought toexpress a suspicion against the hand that offered it; so that at tenoclock, when the party dispersed, we sunk upon the mat withoutundressing, as much oppressed by this excessive hospitaJity, aswearied by the fatigues that preceded it. * A name applied throughout Egj-pt, Syria, and Arabia, to a strong spirit dis-tilled from dates; from the Arabic word tjf- literally, sweat, juice; and metaphor-ically used of wine and spirituous liquors. 32.
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