Siria e Terra Santa : il loro scenario e la loro gente : incidenti di viaggio, &cfrom le autorità migliori e più recenti . pochi vogliono, come essi arelittle a conoscenza delle invenzioni del lusso. In generale la nazione è povera, ma nessuno vuole necessarii; e se i mendicanti sono visti a volte, theycome piuttosto dal mare-costa che dal paese stesso. Gli isa di proprietà sacri tra loro come in Europa. I viaggiatori possono viaggiare attraverso i monti e attraverso quelli dei Drai, di notte o di giorno, con una securityunknown in qualsiasi altra parte dell'impero; e lo straniero è ricoverato in ospedale, tu

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Syria and the Holy Land : their scenery and their people : incidents of travel, &cfrom the best and most recent authorities . few wants, as they arelittle acquainted with the inventions of luxury. In general the nation ispoor, but no one wants necessaries; and if beggars are sometimes seen, theycome rather from the sea-coast than from the country itself. Property isas sacred among them as in Europe. Travellers may journey through theirmountains, and through those of the Druses, by night or day, with a securityunknown in any other part of the empire; and the stranger is hospitablyreceived, though not, it must be owned, with the same open-handed liberalityas among the Arabs. Of all other denominations of men in Syria, whatever be the creed, sect, orcountry of the stranger, he is sure of kind treatment the moment he hastouched the threshold of the door, or taken his seat beneath the tent. Theymini to the letter the excellent precept of the sunnit: The first law ofhospitality is to refrain from asking a stranger from what region he comes, or in what faith he has been reared; but he must be asked is he hungry, is. Greek Monk. THE MARONITES. 95 he thirsty, is he clothed. Among the Maronites, hospitality is not so un-limited. Their coreligionist will be received with delight as a friend anda brother ; but the distrust instilled by the priest into the minds of his flockagainst all who are not of the Roman communion, the zeal with which helabours to preserve them from the contagion of heretics or infidels, generallyprevent a stranger belonging to a nation not Catholic from being well receivedamono- them. If he be n©t the bearer of precise orders, or of a firman fromthe pasha, he will sometimes have much difficulty in finding where to layhis head, unless he at once introduces himself, on dismounting from his horse, -as a professor of the Catholic faith. In point of faith the Maronite has a huge stomach and wondrous powersof digestion. Not content with having at his own doors,

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