Show follow borow line of vegetation the great rest nomad tribes of western asia to whom nhom we give the generic term of bedouin Bedou ln spend tile the winter months in central arabia which la is their homestead but as spring approaches pro pron aches ches they start slowly northward with their women folk and their tents their camels horses and sheep following the receding line of vegetation until anui summer finds them in the kurdish urd foothills with autumn the southward trek begins so BO that by keeping almost constantly on the move they are able to provide their beasts with pasturage the year round As the Bedo ulue stile sole source of wealth Is in their animals the necessity ot of providing them with food rather than any inherent love tor for wandering impels them thein to lead their curious no triadic existence existences H alexander pow ell in harpers magazine |