. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . eolive harvest commences in November. The na-tives go to the groves armed with sticks or bam-boos, ladders, baskets, and sacks. Some of themen go up into the tree, and give it a goodbeating, causing the berries to fall on theground; the women and children pick them upand put them in sacks and baskets. A returnto the tree is not made; what is left on or underit is for the poor. The olive forms part ofthe food of the Eastern, and a family owningone or t
. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . eolive harvest commences in November. The na-tives go to the groves armed with sticks or bam-boos, ladders, baskets, and sacks. Some of themen go up into the tree, and give it a goodbeating, causing the berries to fall on theground; the women and children pick them upand put them in sacks and baskets. A returnto the tree is not made; what is left on or underit is for the poor. The olive forms part ofthe food of the Eastern, and a family owningone or two olive trees is fortunate indeed. Deuteronomy xxiii. 24, 25: When thoucomest into thy neighbors vineyard, then thoumayest eat thy fill at thine own pleasure, butthou shalt not put any in thy vessel. Whenthou comest into the standing corn of thyneighbor, then thou mayest pluck the earswith thine hand; but thou shalt not move asickle unto thy neighbors standing corn. To eat grapes, or parch nearly ripe corn, isquite permissible in the gardens or fields ofthe Arabs; none will forbid you, but youmust carry none home, except it be given AN ARAB FIDDLER The Arabs have tv/o kinds of music. This picture shows a youth playing a one-stringedfiddle, which is homemade. The other instrument is a double flute made from fine bamboos,and generally played by the shepherds when tending their flocks.
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