Show LAND INNOCENT OF BATHTUBS In Turkey the Stationary Tub So Familiar Fa In Western Lands Is Absolutely Ab Unknown The Tho Turk In spite of ot his constant bathing bathing being enjoined by bythe bythe bythe the Mohammedan religion has no stationary stationary sta sta- sta tubs nor wash bowls Indeed bowls Indeed Turkish houses are quite Innocent of ot plumbing says Edith In an article on the colorful ancient capital of the Ottoman empire But as the Turk never bathes save In running w water ter the brick floors con contain to In drains that water to the garden out out- side Always before eating a servant senant pours from a pitcher water ov over r an orientals oriental's hands which seems a wise vi provision for they do not use knives s I nor forks spoons only are used to eat soup or sherbets They do not sit around a table as we do but sit on cushions round foot foot- high table trays tra s All over the near nell east enst they have but two men meals Is Breakfast Breakfast Break Break- fast Is a sort of movable feast up to eleven o'clock It consists of coffee cotTee fruit and various hot breads brends The Turk Is enabled to sustain life until his dinner at sunset by drinking Innumerable cupfuls of thick hot sweetened heavily-sweetened coffee Dinner which Is consumed In the evening i la is the only meal the Turk takes In the bosom of his family It often otten Is an elaborate affair of twelve courses course Tomatoes and squash and eggplant and other vegetables stuffed with rice or minced meA meat t or cheese heese fish swimming In oil mutton stews goat fricassees roasted chickens chick rich pastries and candles candies preserves of plum and quince and fig and peach and always coffee and the It At some pf these dinners they drink drinka a sort of brandy called raki but alcoholic alcoholic alco nice holic holie drinks are anathema to the tile orthodox orthodox orthodox ortho ortho- dox Turk |