| Show VV a w i good traits of turks turk 8 ar I 1 1 0 V ado 0 a vv 4 VW K v w 1 ft F special correspondence it Is ver difficult for a western mind to enter into the real beauty of 1 lurl I url ish life men trained in europen lieas heas and civilization have always found difficulty in understanding under stan ling the morals and precepts of the moslem faith the life which the turk leads is so foreign to christian ideas that christendom cannot sympathize with it though gh the morals of islam are I 1 drawn draun chiefly from the same sources as those from christianity foreign travelers often male mal e er vonyous and exaggerated statements about the turks the moral charac ter of the turl s Is often higher than that of the people who reside among them fhe turk never fights in the streets never is seen druel and gel set dom doin is arrested he Is too honest to be a thief poverty does not age him he regards it a special at af friction from god and submits 0 according to the teachings of mo hummed for him who mho intended to do good and tried to pit p it his intention in r god records from ten to sev en hundred deeds according to the r merits it was mas asked mohammed veril verily are there rewards tor for our doing good to animals and giving them water to drink he said an adul teres passed by P well and saw a dog with lolling tongue nearly dead of thirst she di diew ew off her boot and tied it to the end of her veil and drew wa ter with it for the dog and gave him to drink and she was mas forgiven her sin on account of this act there are rewards for benefiting every animal the turks never beat the animals and if any christian Is seen ill treating one he will at once ba arrested and heavily fined turkish hosp tal ty in turkey every stranger ts Is an in invited guest while you ou are a guest in abiouse a house you are lord of the house As among the ancient greeks and ro mans hospitality Is a religious obliga tion and its violation a crime and lin piety an enemy becomes becom a friend by to be a aguet gues A man can travel he Is iv willing illings to depend on the people from eastern turkey to central india and tind from nor hern per sla sia to southern arabia without pay ing a cent for the necessities of life turks receive the guest and entertain him as an angel in the form 0 a hu man being gen 18 12 i 2 the host himself pours m water ater on your hands ard feet to wash mash he Is your servant as long as you are under his roof and though you be a christian or a crim inal he will harbor you against your enemies and be ready even to meet death for your safety his second act after washing your hands and feet will mill be to spread costly rugs on the floor and to kindle a fire in the fire place and then he will give ordas for the preparation of dinner gen 18 6 wh ie you are resting from the fatigue of the road on the silken rugs he will mill run to the herd to stay sla a lamb in your our honor gen IS 18 7 at the end of your stay he will not accept a cent tor for his hospitality kindness to an mals there is no beast on earth says the koran cor nor bird which flieth with its wings but the same is a people unto you unto the lord shall they re turn it is the current be let among the turks that animals will share with men inen the general resurrection and will be judged according to their work we find in the bible a certain meas ure of legislative protection for an ant mals thou not seethe a kid in h s mother mothers s milk I 1 haie come also across the pages in pagan antiqua ty both roman and greek where ef forts have been made to establish a law for the protection of animals mands they will not cause his arrest and starve his family to death but will give him time without iny any interest on his debt and financial aid to put him again on Ms bis feet it i they have conal dence in his character but if in the time of his prosperity he refuses to do justice he may expect the harsh measures which a h highwayman deserves from a brave brane traveler the same turk in one situation Is human ind considerate in anath r cruel and fierce this I 1 is due to his stern keen and enlightened moral sense and self esteem the armenian the turks as a nation do not los pos sess a distinct commercial in business they are often easy prep tor for their christian neighbors while the other races around anem for instance the armen ans greeks and jew jems s are active shrewd and money making S 1 I 1 it t 1 t 0 1 k e IN f 4 i A I 1 1 b I 1 I 1 I 1 turk sh water carriers merchants the turks give little achen tion to commerce the commerce of turkey is entirely in the hands of ar medians with their buic i and acute intelligence the men of this race are far above those of any other in tur key yet though living together tor for many centuries under the same ical institutions there exists in the characters of turks and armenians the most striking contrasts the turk is sincere the armenian afe the turk Is sleepy the armenian ever watchful for prey where the turk tails fails from lack of confidence in him self the armenian masters the situa tion by ever calculating on his energy the turk is a fatalist he leaves every thing to the will of god but the ar depends on his own wisdom the turk attributes his misfortunes to the will of god and assumes humility before god but the armenian thinks of them as the result of his own folly toll and meets the future with more ener gy and stratagem the turk prays to allah calls upon mohammed tor for as si Fi stance and waits the armenian goes to church to worship but fights for himself for success the turk feeds his dog his horse and stranger the armenian thinks ot his purse m 11 I 1 4 t k 11 r 4 4 I 1 I 1 if L I 1 t F W t 4 4 1 V 1 4 I 1 41 1 i 14 k 1 16 i 1 4 1 W 1140 A 1 4 I 1 V 9 IS 0 V ac f J ay traveling coffee sellers many greek philosophers ascribed to animals a rational soul like that of 0 man the fact Is as it seems to me that when men advance from a wild and savage to a peaceful and refined condition they become more gentle and kind the affection of the turks tor for animals is worthy of praise there Is no society for the prevention of cruelty to animals in turkey but every turk Is a special officer tor for the protection of animals D honesty in business the turk doesn it believe in busl bust ness craft subtlety and deceit his mere word is as reliable as an oath it if you go to his store to purchase an article he does not enter into an ex tended praise of his goods he simply says goo good it and it is better tor for you to rely upon his word than man upon your own eyes no gain of more than 20 per cent Is lawful to him according to his religious belief it if by some misfortune in his commercial career he becomes unable to dept meet the demand of his cred igors he puts his last penny at their disposal it if after years fortune hould smile upon him once more he will not rest until he pays the last pen penny ny of their claims tor for any other conduct according to his moral sense s fraudulent and base kindliness and consideration of others Is char act of the turks if they find a debtor unable to meet their de |
