. "From Dan to Beersheba"; or, The Land of promise as it now appears : including a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities, and present inhabitants of that wonderful land .... with the Jerusalem of Sol-omon or of Herod the Great. Less than twelve feet wide, thestreets are paved with small flag-stones, and, being withoutside-walks, are the thoroughfares for man and beast. Except-ing the mosques and churches, the buildings are constructedin accordance with cheapness and convenience rather than inharmony with a costly and elegant architecture. They rangein size
. "From Dan to Beersheba"; or, The Land of promise as it now appears : including a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities, and present inhabitants of that wonderful land .... with the Jerusalem of Sol-omon or of Herod the Great. Less than twelve feet wide, thestreets are paved with small flag-stones, and, being withoutside-walks, are the thoroughfares for man and beast. Except-ing the mosques and churches, the buildings are constructedin accordance with cheapness and convenience rather than inharmony with a costly and elegant architecture. They rangein size from a one-story bazar-shop to a three-story being scarce and expensive, they are built of the com-mon gray limestone of Palestine; the windows are small andbarred with iron ; in the centre of the edifice is an open court;and the flat roof of each is adorned with a small dome, addingnot a little to the general appearance of the structure and tothe comfort of the inmates. The arrangement of the interiordepends upon the nationality, taste, and wealth of the occu-pant. Usually the furniture is of the simplest kind, consist-ing of low stools for tables, on Avhich the food is placed, and a It,. ^imm FBOM DAN TO BEERSHEBA. 161 series of divans encircling the room, which are used the daytime and for beds at night. The floor, walls, andceiling are of stone, and are whitewashed as a substitute forcarpets, paint, and paper. The bazars are in the most fre-quented streets, and are in either a small building or on theground floor of a dwelling. The articles for sale are displayedon a shelf in front of the shop, or around the casement of thedoor. In addition to the more common necessaries of life, theprincipal commodities of traftic are the several kinds of Per-sian and Turkish tobacco, the fruits of the country, some rudesilk and cotton fabrics manufactured in the city, together withbeads, trinkets, and jewelry, of which the ladies are very commerce of th
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