Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . r three hun-dred thousand souls. Everywhere with-in this enclosed wall, there may be seencolumns, capitals, bases, broken statuary,etc., built into the walls of their houses,and into the walls of their gardens,and even in some instances the streets 232 are paved with them, as the cut of thestreet in Philadelphia will show. Butwhat impresses one most to-day, as hewanders through the narrow, filthy lanes,that bear the name of streets, is thepoor condition of the people, and espec-ially the hard lot of the women. Seldomdo you see women and children suffi-ciently
Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . r three hun-dred thousand souls. Everywhere with-in this enclosed wall, there may be seencolumns, capitals, bases, broken statuary,etc., built into the walls of their houses,and into the walls of their gardens,and even in some instances the streets 232 are paved with them, as the cut of thestreet in Philadelphia will show. Butwhat impresses one most to-day, as hewanders through the narrow, filthy lanes,that bear the name of streets, is thepoor condition of the people, and espec-ially the hard lot of the women. Seldomdo you see women and children suffi-ciently clothed to cover their this is not a cold climate, wc water. We found that the cold mineralwater, as it pours from the ground, hasa decidedly strong acid taste, and is al-most as pleasant to drink as is, however, an after-taste of sul-phur. An analysis of the water showsthat it has splendid medical properties,and small quantities are now bottled andsent to Europe. , Within fifty yards of the mineral. Block of Brick Masonry at Ephesus, Rent Asunder by a Chirighotis standing near by. found, during the rainy season, that ourwarm clothing, and even our overcoats,were not too much to keep us comfort-able. I am sure that many times thesuffering of these people must be in-tense, because of the lack of food andclothing. Within a half mile of modern Phila-delphia are located some very import-ant mineral springs. These we had tbcprivilege of visiting, and drinking of the spring, there pours out of the earth ahot mineral spring, at a temperature ofnear the boiling point. There have beensome attempts at using these for bathsand this water too has been found bene-ficial in case of certain diseases. Thesftwo springs alone could be made thesource of a large revenue were they inthe hands of some enterprising Ameri-cans. In Rev. 3: 8 we read, I know thy 233 works, behold, I have set before thee anopen door, and no man can shut it. Inthe wall of the old cit
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