The Burton Holmes lectures; . A HEBREW HOME 206 FEZ. HOOl. <)!• IllK ISRAELITE of sleight-of-hand. Producing a silver dollar, I asked theaged father to assure himself that it was a real dollar, nottampered with in any way. He seemed reluctant to pick upthe coin. Vou must not urge him, said our guide. It is theJewish Sabbath ; a Jew may not touch hlthy lucre on theholy day. Before departing we were asked to take tea with thefamily, and were forthwith ushered into an apartment, fur-nished with that crude gaudiness that is the result of Orientalimitation of Occidental fashions. Of
The Burton Holmes lectures; . A HEBREW HOME 206 FEZ. HOOl. <)!• IllK ISRAELITE of sleight-of-hand. Producing a silver dollar, I asked theaged father to assure himself that it was a real dollar, nottampered with in any way. He seemed reluctant to pick upthe coin. Vou must not urge him, said our guide. It is theJewish Sabbath ; a Jew may not touch hlthy lucre on theholy day. Before departing we were asked to take tea with thefamily, and were forthwith ushered into an apartment, fur-nished with that crude gaudiness that is the result of Orientalimitation of Occidental fashions. Of their EuropeanRoom they are as proud as we are of our so-calledOriental dens. The mirrors, clocks, sofas, and chande-liers, imported from the continent, are the envy of theirneighbors. Tea-drinking in Morocco is a solenm ceremony, to thestranger almost a sickening one. A handful of tea is put inthe teapot, and the pot is tilled to the very top with sugar,broken from a huge cone loaf ; then boiling water is poured FEZ 207 on. Then a bouquet of min
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