. "From Dan to Beersheba"; or, The Land of promise as it now appears : including a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities, and present inhabitants of that wonderful land .... e day was too far advanced to examine them with travelers were on their way to northern cities, some oncamels, some on asses, some on foot. Salutations were ex-changed as we passed each other, and their appearance indi-cated both kindness and thrift. The men were attired in looseflowing robes, with sandals and turbans; the women in bluegarments, and a white sheet enveloping t
. "From Dan to Beersheba"; or, The Land of promise as it now appears : including a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities, and present inhabitants of that wonderful land .... e day was too far advanced to examine them with travelers were on their way to northern cities, some oncamels, some on asses, some on foot. Salutations were ex-changed as we passed each other, and their appearance indi-cated both kindness and thrift. The men were attired in looseflowing robes, with sandals and turbans; the women in bluegarments, and a white sheet enveloping ; a thinveil was drawn closely around the lower part of the face, justabove which their black lustrous eyes were peering. It was astrange sight to an American to see men riding and womenwalking; but in the land of Sarah, Rachel, and Mary, whei*ethe highest honor ever bestowed upon our race was conferredupon a woman, her degradation is no less true than sad. Beyond the Pools the countiy rapidly improved in fertilityand beauty. Though hilly, the land was not mountainous;and though the relative position of hill and valley was not reg-ular, yet this confusion added interest to the scene. The vales. FROM DAN TO 15EEKSUEBA, 233 were green with grains and grasses; the hills were coveredwith groves of fruit-trees; and along the highway Avere wellsand fountains of cool water. As we advanced the scenery be-came picturesque. Now the valleys ran tortuously betweenthe mountains; now ridges of Jura limestone rose on eitherhand; now dwarfed oaks and wuld flowers covered hill andvale, while every where were visible ancient terraces and ruinedtowers, the evidence of former cultivation and of a larger pop-ulation. But the pleasures of the journey were lessened bythe condition of the roads, which were crooked and uneven,broken and stony. Sections of the old Roman highway re-main, but by the neglect of twelve centuries this once famousroad, over which the Roman chariot rolled, has been
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