| Show manna the heavenly bread mr cole of bialis a missionary of the th american board in eastern tw tui key in describing a jou journey ney from harpoot to bialis saya 6 we traveled tor for four days through a region where had newly fallen a remarkable deposit of heavenly bre broadas adas the natives sometimes call it manua manna there were extensive forests of scrubby oaks and most of the deposit was on the leaves thousands ot of the poor peasants men women and children were out upon the plains gathering the sweet substance some of them plunge into kettles of boiling water the newly cut cat branches of the oaks which washes off the deposit until the water becomes so sweet as to remind the yankee of a veritable sugaring off a the old granite state as lie he takes sips of it other companies of natives may be seen vigorously beating with sticks the branches that from having been spread on the ground have so W dried that the glistening crystals fall readily upon the carpit carpet spread to receive them the crystals are separated from the pieces of leaves by a sieve and then the manna is pressed into cakes for use the manna is in great demand among these oriental christians As we are traveling through a rather dry region the article came in play tor for our plain repasts |
