Things seen in Palestine . elihood of an are ragged, squalid, greedy—a raceregarded by the Bedu, perhaps in allusion 81 Things Seen in Palestine to their probably heathen origin, as fortytimes accursed. One must go far away from our owncivilization to be admitted into that of adifferent people, and, moreover, one mustgo among them in an acceptable spirit; notto teach nor to elevate11 them, but tostudy without prejudice, to place oneselfin sympathy with them, as did suchmen as Burckhardt, Musil, Doughty, andEuting. When a guest arrives he will be receivedwith the same hospitality
Things seen in Palestine . elihood of an are ragged, squalid, greedy—a raceregarded by the Bedu, perhaps in allusion 81 Things Seen in Palestine to their probably heathen origin, as fortytimes accursed. One must go far away from our owncivilization to be admitted into that of adifferent people, and, moreover, one mustgo among them in an acceptable spirit; notto teach nor to elevate11 them, but tostudy without prejudice, to place oneselfin sympathy with them, as did suchmen as Burckhardt, Musil, Doughty, andEuting. When a guest arrives he will be receivedwith the same hospitality as Abrahamshowed to his guests of old. Cakes willbe baked upon the hearth, a lamb or kidwill be slaughtered ; the delicious lebben,or soured milk, will be given him to it be the dry season, and milk of sheepor goat cannot be had, then camels milk,pleasant and refreshing, will be produced,for this is never made into lebben. Evenif the guest be known to be fleeing fromjustice, or to be a refugee from some alien 82. THE MOUNT OF TEMPTATION. This unique photograph shows the summit of thethe Greek Convent and site of a very early Mount of Temptation andThe Plain of Jericho lies The Desert Life tribe, he has only to lay hold on the tentcords of his host, and he is safe, and willnot be yielded up ; for the laws of hospi-tality are sacred. On arriving at a Bedu encampment onealways goes at once to the tent of theSJwch, or head man, distinguishable by thelance, perhaps 15 feet in length, whichstands beside it. The little village oftents is arranged in rows facing each other,or in a hollow square ; the flocks, unlessthey are out at pasture, in the tents, of black goafs hair, are fastenedto the ground by cords attached to are of various sizes, estimated by thenumber of poles necessary for their of the Shech may have as many astwenty-four, arranged in rows of four, thetent being divided into two, or perhapsthree, parts, for the men
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