. In His footsteps : a record of travel to and in the land of Christ : with an attempt to mark the Lord's journeyings in chronological order from His birth to His Ascension . nd Mohammed is theprophet of isthe prevailing reli-gion in generally w earwhite turbans witha gold thread wovenin the material. TheChristians are alsodistinguishable bytheir costume. Inthe towns they gen-erally wear the sim-ple red fez, whichis occasionally en-veloped in a darkturban. The Jewsare generally tall andslender in stature,wear their pecul-iar sidelocks of hairand broad-br
. In His footsteps : a record of travel to and in the land of Christ : with an attempt to mark the Lord's journeyings in chronological order from His birth to His Ascension . nd Mohammed is theprophet of isthe prevailing reli-gion in generally w earwhite turbans witha gold thread wovenin the material. TheChristians are alsodistinguishable bytheir costume. Inthe towns they gen-erally wear the sim-ple red fez, whichis occasionally en-veloped in a darkturban. The Jewsare generally tall andslender in stature,wear their pecul-iar sidelocks of hairand broad-brimmedfelt hats or turbansof dark cloth. In all intercourse with the natives of the country we shouldbe careful to observe what they regard as proper form. Orientals accuse Europeans of doing everything the wrongway, such as writing from left to right, while they do the re-verse, and uncovering the head on entering a room, w^hile theyremove their shoes, but keep their heads covered. Thetraveler should endeavor to habituate himself to the customof taking off the slioes on entering a house, as it is considereda grave breach of politeness to tread upon the carpets with 25. A JERUSALEM JEW. In His Footsteps them. We must, while in tlie East, become accustomed togreat delays. Time means nothing with these people. Theyare very ceremonious in their reception, entertainment, anddismissal of guests, and so patience is very much , as we proceed, we shall become accustomed to theirceremony and rather enjoy it. One thing we cannot fail tomark, that the degraded ruffianism so common in the mostcivilized countries is quite unknown here. The people of the country, even of the poorest andentirely uneducated class, oftenpossess a native dignity, self-respect,and gracefulness of manner, ofwhich the traveler will grieve toadmit his own countrymen, of a farhigher status in society, are for themost part utterly destitute. We may as well, right in the be-ginning, make up our minds not tor
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