. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . >rc»sy. , however, thinks, that a very small green j^lant, like a Scmp ii. 1. XXXV. 1. 1 Kinjrs iv. ?.^ * Fx. xii. 22. 162 THE LAND AND THE BOOK. moss whicli covers old walls in damp places, is the hyssoj)of Solomon. This I doubt. The other kind also springsout of walls, those of the gardens especially, and was muchmore Ukely to attract the attention of the royal I begin to under-stand your reunions,and have been high-ly entertained by am am
. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . >rc»sy. , however, thinks, that a very small green j^lant, like a Scmp ii. 1. XXXV. 1. 1 Kinjrs iv. ?.^ * Fx. xii. 22. 162 THE LAND AND THE BOOK. moss whicli covers old walls in damp places, is the hyssoj)of Solomon. This I doubt. The other kind also springsout of walls, those of the gardens especially, and was muchmore Ukely to attract the attention of the royal I begin to under-stand your reunions,and have been high-ly entertained by am amused with thatceremonious pohtenesskept up between theseintimate friends. When one enters the room, all rise to theirfeet, and stand steadfast and straight as a palm-tree to receive SALUTATIONS—SMOKING. 163 him. The formal salam is given and taken all round theroom, with the dignity of a jDrince and the gravity of a court;and when the new-comer reaches his seat, the ceremony is re-peated in precisely the same words. In one of 3-our full di-vans, therefore, a man gives and receives about fifty salamsbefore he is fairly settled and at his ease. Then comes thesolemnity of coffee and smoking, with a great variety of a})pa-ratus. Some use the extemporaneous cigarette, obviously amodern innovation. Others have pipes with long stems ofcherry or other wood, ornamented with amber argeleh, however, with its flexible tube of various-color-ed leather, seems to be the greatest favorite. Some of
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