Travels in the Atlas and southern MoroccoA narrative of exploration . ^ life that throbs aroundhim, and stands enthralled with the sights and sceneswhich pass before him in endless succession. The nar-row streets are thronged with hurrying currents ofhuman beings; the market-places are packed withghostly crowds, and from a dozen quarters comes theinspiring din of a hundred industries. After all, itdoes seem that some work is done in Morocco, andthat, whatever be the aim and ideal of the Moors life,the many have still to do something to keep souland body together. The most of the streets in the
Travels in the Atlas and southern MoroccoA narrative of exploration . ^ life that throbs aroundhim, and stands enthralled with the sights and sceneswhich pass before him in endless succession. The nar-row streets are thronged with hurrying currents ofhuman beings; the market-places are packed withghostly crowds, and from a dozen quarters comes theinspiring din of a hundred industries. After all, itdoes seem that some work is done in Morocco, andthat, whatever be the aim and ideal of the Moors life,the many have still to do something to keep souland body together. The most of the streets in thebusiness quarters are shaded in some way from the MA KSH. 359 fierce summer sun. In one it is a vine that gives theneeded protection, in another mats or branches, in anycase producing a much-needed shade, and enhancingthe quaint, picturesque effects of the streets. The principal thoroughfares are mostly occupied bybutchers, greengrocers, &c., and petty shops to supply. A IurrKu s .siior. the daily domestic wants of the city. From these oneither side lead the special quarters of particular classesof workmen. Here it is the silversmiths, where eachworkman sits cross-legged, close to his little furnace,with all his apparatus within arms reach, so that lierequires not to rise. There it is the carpenters, who 36o MOROCCO. also, as far as circumstances will permit, sit cross-leggedat work. Farther on we may explore the gunsmiths,and watch the interesting processes of turning out theold-fashioned flint-locks, which the Moor still clingsto. Processes and tools alike are of the simplest,though the results are remarkably good in many in-stances. Another quarter is devoted to the manipulation ofMorocco leather, for which Maraksh still retains itsancient reputation, tlunigh European nations are nowcompeting with it in its production. Here we maysee the artisan at work turning out the handsomelyembroidered bags which are the indispensable hold-allsof the pocketl
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