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PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
several jerks, first rising to its knees, then the full length of its hind-legs, which are longer
than the fore-legs, then to its fore-feet, so that the rider is violently pitched backward, and
then as violently jerked forward, and must hold fast to the saddle, or be thrown down on the
sand. Once started, the beast moves with long strides on its soft, spongy feet, steadily and
noiselessly forward, as under a painful sense of duty, but without the least interest in the
RECEPTION ROOM OF A DAMASCUS HOUSE.
Showing the lower portion of it only, with its fountain and marble pavement. The upper part of the room, where guests are received, is
eighteen inches higher, and is furnished with cushions and carpets. An incense burner is standing at the extreme edge of the dais.
rider. A primitive wooden frame serves as a saddle, and a mattress or pillow is thrown over
it as a seat. The swinging motion, high in the air, is disagreeable, and makes the rider a
little sea-sick, till he gradually becomes used to it. To break the monotony and the fatigue, he
changes his position, now riding as on horseback, now crossing the legs like the Arabs, now
sitting on one side and then on the other. We parted with the djemel at Gaza, not without
PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
several jerks, first rising to its knees, then the full length of its hind-legs, which are longer
than the fore-legs, then to its fore-feet, so that the rider is violently pitched backward, and
then as violently jerked forward, and must hold fast to the saddle, or be thrown down on the
sand. Once started, the beast moves with long strides on its soft, spongy feet, steadily and
noiselessly forward, as under a painful sense of duty, but without the least interest in the
RECEPTION ROOM OF A DAMASCUS HOUSE.
Showing the lower portion of it only, with its fountain and marble pavement. The upper part of the room, where guests are received, is
eighteen inches higher, and is furnished with cushions and carpets. An incense burner is standing at the extreme edge of the dais.
rider. A primitive wooden frame serves as a saddle, and a mattress or pillow is thrown over
it as a seat. The swinging motion, high in the air, is disagreeable, and makes the rider a
little sea-sick, till he gradually becomes used to it. To break the monotony and the fatigue, he
changes his position, now riding as on horseback, now crossing the legs like the Arabs, now
sitting on one side and then on the other. We parted with the djemel at Gaza, not without