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Show UVE IN COMPLETE ISOLATION CnUMt World Prsctkslly Unknown to tha Dwellere In tha Land of Mosb. Matt travelers who visit lha Holy Lsnt content themselves with ft vlall to Hat restricted purt wast of Jordan. The ftountalnous regions of Mosb. as teen ly them from Jerusalem, ire lost la lit 'purple hste that conatanlly hangi over them, and tha great st retries beyond sra covered In mya-le.sj" mya-le.sj" Thla Is true partly because of tba awer historical Incidents connected connect-ed vlth the eaatern regions, but mainly main-ly M account of the great fthyas of the Jordan valley .bat has ftlwaya act rd it a barrier. Few who dearand Into the valley, 1,300 feet below ae level, unOtrtake to climb the hllla beyond, wklrh rlaa to ft height of 3.000 feet. Tbt moat striking thing shout Mosb bn always been lis Isolation, llow-evrr llow-evrr much connected by race and vicinity vi-cinity with their western klnsmru. the (wallers In Kastnrn I'alrttlno have si ways been distinct and their lands hire nsver been occupied by Ihe ns tlua on the west eicepl through arts oliggretilon and compiest. Rven todny tills Isolation Is sllll felt In giving an Idea of their knowledge ol prtacnl day geography, one of them re Diirked; "There are only four sess In lbs world, two of which are Ihe Head tat and tha Rea of tiulllee." Iio'.h ol I beat are In eight of their own bills Orlttlan Herald. |