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Title: Palestine and Syria with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia; handbook for travellers;
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm) Socin, Albert, 1844-1899 Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935 Peters, John P. (John Punnett), 1852-1921
Subjects: Palestine -- Guidebooks Syria -- Guidebooks
Publisher: Leipzig : K. Baedeker New York, C. Scribner's sons (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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rious handicrafts form a numberof guilds. Even the beggars are organized in this way, but theyare comparatively rare, as living here is very cheap. When ac-costed by one of the dervishes or vagrant madmen, who are knownby the scantiness of their clothing, the traveller should lose no timein getting rid of him by bestowing a trifling alms. In summer mostof the inhabitants live on fruit, which is often imperfectly ripe,and notwithstanding the heavy dews and the coolness of the nights,they sleep on the flat roofs of their houses. In consequence of thisophthalmia, intermittent fever, and dysentery are not uncommon.Dogs are very numerous (comp. p. Iv). Administeation. Damascus is the residence of the Vali of theprovince of Surlya and of the Mushir (general in command) of theoth Turkish Army Corps, who has charge of the military affairs ofthe province. The garrison is comparatively large (see p. 299).Municipal affairs are managed by a town-council, which includesseveral Christians and Jews.
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2. Bazaars. DAMASCUS. 38. Route. 301 2. Walk tliroagh the Bazaars. The public life of the city is concentrated in the chief hazaars,and many amusing scenes may be witnessed here and in the streets.The public writers, who sit at the corners of the streets, are oftensurrounded by peasants and Beduins, and sometimes by women.The engraver of seals is another important personage here, as thegranter of a deed completes it by appending his seal and not hissignature. The Persians are particularly noted for their skill in sealengraving and caligraphy. The public slaughtering of animals hasbecome rarer since a slaughter-house was erected in the Meidan.Carts being unknown, the butchers are often seen carrying the car-cases to their shops on their shoulders. The Bakers Shops areinteresting. The thin, flat bread is baked by being pasted againstthe tannUr, or stove. The Orientals prefer to eat their bread warm.The flat cakes are sold by weight, or at about 10 paras each. Theboy who carries them abo

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