In his meetings by the way Turki greets his fellow Moslems with the conventional "peace be upon you" in Arabic, and at parting shouts after him "may you be in God's care." Among the mountaineers, however, the ceremonies are much more elaborate and include inquiries after health of every member of a man's family, even to the sheep and cattle. The stranger who enters a mountaineer' cottage is overwhelmed with solicitous questions, which he answers by cross fire of similar inquiries, and is almost carried to the seat of honour on the best rug. The housewife starts a fire at once and places tea before him together with a platter of flat bread leaves. If he stays for a meal, a sheep is killed and he is d with mutton fat and other For such road side hospitality it is impossible to pay. The Turki look unau the Chinese with horror, because they not only secant but exact payment for the food and comforts given to travellers. The diversion of a euest's conversation, the stories of travel and
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