. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . esand the males too), let the community be pure from Mosem and heathen mixtures, and trained to lee and becom-ng social intercourse, and then neither men nor wome^wiUhink of veils and screens, nor need these apostoldi Itons m their exact letter. Their spirit, however, wi 1,1- oie y, and a little more modesty in female attire would bea very happy improvement in many a Western eongregaton But It IS time we turn our steps homeward. Themuezzm calls to sunset prayers fro
. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . esand the males too), let the community be pure from Mosem and heathen mixtures, and trained to lee and becom-ng social intercourse, and then neither men nor wome^wiUhink of veils and screens, nor need these apostoldi Itons m their exact letter. Their spirit, however, wi 1,1- oie y, and a little more modesty in female attire would bea very happy improvement in many a Western eongregaton But It IS time we turn our steps homeward. Themuezzm calls to sunset prayers from this tall minaret anddinner will be waiting As in ancient times, men now eatwhen the days work is done. Seeing is believing, says the proverb, and it is „„*,..^ also. I have read all my life abiut crooked nr- walks, but I never understood till now. How are we toget past this line of loaded camels? Well, by bowincr thehead, creeping under, and dodging from side to sid? wehave aceoinphshed that feat; but here is a string of donkevscarrying brush and water; their bundles nctnallv sweep 38 THE LAND AND THE BOOK. :l. STREET CKOWDEI) WITH LOADBD ANIMALS both sides of tlic street, and the ground too; there can beno creeping under this time. True; but here is a recess in the wall into which we canstep until they have passed by. What is that fellow shouting all the while at the top ofhis voice ? He cries Daharahl wushhak! daharak! ivushhahl yourback! your face! your l)ack! your face! to warn all con-cerned to look sharply before and behind, or they may be NARROW STREETS. 89 run over, crusiied against the wall, or have their clothes andfaces torn by this brush : a very necessary admonition. That I perceive well enough; but are all Oriental citiesbuilt after this fashion—streets eight feet wide, houses sixtyfeet high, with dead stone walls without ornament or reliefof any kind ? They are sad and sombre at best, and mustbe particularly so at night. Already the shades of even
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