. Russian Central Asia : including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv. I and Sevier followed, leaving our guardiansto do as they pleased. The crowds again pressed afterus—with too much freedom I suppose Kolutch thoughtlor these despised Jews,—for, being quick of temper,and they not heeding his words to keep back, my manassumed the policeman, and began to lay about himwith his riding-whip to keep them at a respectful dis-The poor Jews submitted with a disappointedlook, as if such treatment were only too common. * Neh. ii. io. THE JEWS OF BOKHARA. ii3 Meanwhile we had arrived with the man whosedaug
. Russian Central Asia : including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv. I and Sevier followed, leaving our guardiansto do as they pleased. The crowds again pressed afterus—with too much freedom I suppose Kolutch thoughtlor these despised Jews,—for, being quick of temper,and they not heeding his words to keep back, my manassumed the policeman, and began to lay about himwith his riding-whip to keep them at a respectful dis-The poor Jews submitted with a disappointedlook, as if such treatment were only too common. * Neh. ii. io. THE JEWS OF BOKHARA. ii3 Meanwhile we had arrived with the man whosedaughter was sick, the multitude crowding, but thereentered only Yakoob and a few more, and the fatherand mother of the girl. The women were not veiled,and, Englishman like, I offered my hand to the mother,who took it, though I have been since told that it iscontrary to rabbinical teaching for a woman to shakehands with a man. Then, looking at the girl, we foundher suffering from ophthalmia. Sevier prescribed, orpromised medicine, and then we were entreated to go. A JEWESS OF BOKHARA. to another patient, at some little distance. We went,to find an old rabbi with a paralyzed limb ; and whenSevier stooped to examine it, the patriarch wasaffected to tears, and, placing his hands on Seviershead, he gave him his blessing. Sevier would haverecommended galvanism for his legs and back, but asthat was not to be had in Bokhara, he wrote a pre-scription to be made up at Samarkand. I do notknow whether by this time the Emirs men thoughtthey had gone too far, but they must have seen that Ivol. 11. 8 „4 -RUSSIAN CENTRAL ASIA. was annoyed, and they accordingly proceeded apolo-getically to explain that with the crowds pressing roundthey were apprehensive for my safety, and hence theirdesire that I should not venture into the houses. Fruitwas now offered us in the rabbis house, which we satdown and ate, and talked, hearing nothing, however,of ancient books or writings. I had thought it possib
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