Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . EXTERIOR VIEW OF A TURKISH HOUSE. The interior of Constantinople by no means correspondswith the expectations which one is led to entertain fromthe splendor of its appearance as seen from the streets are narrow, and paved with stones which appearas though they had been scattered at random, simply to coverthe nakedness of the earth. The houses are of wood, andso wretchedly built, that they afford but little shelteragainst the elements. Fires at Constantinople, where the 346 GRANTS
Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . EXTERIOR VIEW OF A TURKISH HOUSE. The interior of Constantinople by no means correspondswith the expectations which one is led to entertain fromthe splendor of its appearance as seen from the streets are narrow, and paved with stones which appearas though they had been scattered at random, simply to coverthe nakedness of the earth. The houses are of wood, andso wretchedly built, that they afford but little shelteragainst the elements. Fires at Constantinople, where the 346 GRANTS TOUR buildings are of frame, are, of course, very destructive,sometimes sweeping away squares of houses at a are two lofty towers which overlook the city, wherethe watchmen are stationed night and day to sound thealarm of fire; but a conflagration rarely breaks out whichdoes not destroy a square of buildings. The Turks willsometimes make an effort to arrest the flames, but if over-mastered, they will quietly fold their arms, and exclaiming. INTERIOR VIEW OF A TURKISH HOUSE. ^^Allah herim God is great, leave things to take theircourse. After sunset, the city is enveloped in darkness, as thereis not a single lamp in the streets to lighten the path of thewanderer with the glimmer of a friendly ray. If you donot wish to be devoured alive by the troops of savage dogswhich infest the streets, you must carry a lantern; and ifyour light should happen to go out, you must make thebest of it. A distinguished traveller says : — For myself,in a desperate battle which I had with some canine ruffians,
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