. Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . TOWERS OF SILENCE NEAR YEZD 399 receptacle was henceforth unclean in the eyes of the Zoroastrian,because it had been polluted by contact with dead matter, andwas therefore unfit for The mans business sense, how-ever, and his regard for thrift — since the Avesta prohibitswasting anything 2 — would not allow him to throw the jaraway, so he sold the vessel at a reduced price to an Armenian,who had no scruples against using it. This combination of thrift and practical sense, united
. Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . TOWERS OF SILENCE NEAR YEZD 399 receptacle was henceforth unclean in the eyes of the Zoroastrian,because it had been polluted by contact with dead matter, andwas therefore unfit for The mans business sense, how-ever, and his regard for thrift — since the Avesta prohibitswasting anything 2 — would not allow him to throw the jaraway, so he sold the vessel at a reduced price to an Armenian,who had no scruples against using it. This combination of thrift and practical sense, united with atenacious adherence to the faith of their forefathers, is a char-acteristic of the Zoroastrians of Yezd. The impression whichI gained of them was very favorable, on the whole, consideringthe conditions under which they live in Persia, as contrastedwith the advantageous environment of their Parsi brethren inIndia. From the latter they have much to learn in the way ofprogress, enterprise, and intellectual activity, and they havelittle to offer in return, even in the way of religious customsand obs
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