Syria and the Holy Land : their scenery and their people : incidents of travel, &cfrom the best and most recent authorities . hthe very thoughts may shock him at first, must make up his mind andreconcile his feelings to being constantly covered with fleas, and somethingworse besides. We kill every day from ten to twenty of these guests,which are always to be found on every mat or cushion used in the nauseous visitors seldom get into the head, but crawl about your shirtand clothes. Every na-tive you see in thecountry is covered withvermin ; and if you askwhy they have such aplenti
Syria and the Holy Land : their scenery and their people : incidents of travel, &cfrom the best and most recent authorities . hthe very thoughts may shock him at first, must make up his mind andreconcile his feelings to being constantly covered with fleas, and somethingworse besides. We kill every day from ten to twenty of these guests,which are always to be found on every mat or cushion used in the nauseous visitors seldom get into the head, but crawl about your shirtand clothes. Every na-tive you see in thecountry is covered withvermin ; and if you askwhy they have such aplentiful store, while weare comparatively solittle annoyed by them,they tell you, it is thecurse of God on other day I cut myfoot, and our Arab seys,who is always washinghimself, and is a verycleanly person, tore offa small piece of the sleeve of his shirt for my hurt; the piece was about three inches long by twowide, and before usinor it I killed three—no matter what—and two fleas onit. This will speak more than all I can say on the subject. Bugs are alsovery plentiful, and in Egypt our rooms were full of 74 SYRIA AND THE HOLY LAND. But notwithstanding all these drawbacks, there are incomparably greateradvantages to set off against them. The horseman feels none of thatlanguor and feverishness that so generally result from travelling on very hardships bring enjoyment with them, in invigorated health,braced nerves, and elevated spirits. You are in immediate contact withNature; every circumstance of scenery and climate becomes of interest andvalue, and the minutest incident of country or of local habits cannot escapeobservation. A burning sun may sometimes exhaust, or a summer stormmay drench you; but what can be more exhilarating than the sight of thelengthened troop of variegated and gay costumes dashing at full speed along,to the crack of the Tartar whip, and the wild whoop of the surrigee ?What more picturesque than to watch their reckless career ove
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