The strangling of Persia; a story of the European diplomacy and oriental intrigue that resulted in the denationalization of twelve million Mohammedans, a personal narrative . nted; an old so-called census of sixty years ago seems to bethe basis of the low figures given in some books and generallyaccepted by outsiders. Certain it is that no census has beentaken since then, but Europeans who are familiar with thesituation estimate the total population at from 13,000,000 to15,000,000. Teheran has increased in the past forty yearsfrom 100,000 to some 350,000 inhabitants. The climate is very agreea
The strangling of Persia; a story of the European diplomacy and oriental intrigue that resulted in the denationalization of twelve million Mohammedans, a personal narrative . nted; an old so-called census of sixty years ago seems to bethe basis of the low figures given in some books and generallyaccepted by outsiders. Certain it is that no census has beentaken since then, but Europeans who are familiar with thesituation estimate the total population at from 13,000,000 to15,000,000. Teheran has increased in the past forty yearsfrom 100,000 to some 350,000 inhabitants. The climate is very agreeable. The weather is usually clear,and dry and bracing,— if anything, a little too stimulating, es-pecially at Teheran, which has an altitude of 4000 feet. Such inconveniences as may be inferred from an absence ofrailroads and such faults as may be expected in human naturetyrannized over and corrupted by an aristocracy of selfish land-owners are to be found, but Persia, when one becomes ac-customed to it, is an attractive and comfortable place in whichto live. Every house of any size is the centerof a beautifulgarden of flowers, fruits and fountains. The servants are. g Q D • s p sp > i. i- S3 S2H EC O 3 3 WES *3 ?g >•
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