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CONTENTS.
nople and Pompeii.-Fountains.-Ablutions.-Baths.-Khans.-
Frank boarding-houses.-Seraglio.-Origin of name Sublime Porte.
-Kitchens.-Consumption of food.-Hall of Justice.-Harem.-
Door whence females were thrown into Bosphorus.- Seminary
for teaching French.-French and Austrian schools.-Fumigation
for plague. Scutari.-Caiques.-Mosque.-Chrysopolis.-Origin
of name.
- Chalcedon. Maiden's Tower.- Great cemetery.—
Private burial-grounds.-Howling dervéshes.-Dancing dervéshes.
-Sultan's attendance at mosque. - Conversation with widow of
sultan Mustapha. - Sultan Mahmood. - Person. - Character. —
Difficulties.—Janissaries. — Their destruction.-Conflicting opin-
ions concerning them.-Present army.-Population and extent of
Turkey. Defective policy of Mahmood.-Existing policy of Eng-
land, France, Austria and Russia.-Important crisis to Turkey.—
Her future destinies.- Character of Turks. - Habits and cus-
toms.―Anecdote of an opium-eater.-Religious doctrines.—Sub-
tlety of Moslims regarding the Paraclete.-Apostasy.-Execution
of a renegade. Prayers. - Fasts and festivals.-Pilgrimages.-
Priesthood. Dervéshes. Oolama. - Sheik Islam. Oomra.-
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Grand vizir.-His power and office.-Game of chess.-Déwan.—
Unjust mode of taxation.
Desire for children.
and women.
toms.
Marriage. Seclusion of females.
Jealousies.
Anecdotes.-Dress of men
- Differences between Turkish and European cus-
p. 380-445.
CHAPTER XIV.
TURKEY. HER CHRISTIAN SUBJECTS.
Rayahs.-Bératlees.-Jews.-Roman Catholics.-Greeks.-Their
numbers, personal appearance, dress and character.-Civil degrada-
tion.-Anecdote.-Present condition whence originating.-Bright-
er prospects. Religious doctrines.-Public services.-Burial ser-
vice.-Patriarch.-Bishops and clergy.-Marriage of priests.-Cu-
rious construction of law.-Deacons.-Avarice.-Simoniacal sales.-
Chicanery.-Anecdote.-Armenians.-Their numbers.-Papal and
"schismatic."— Anecdote. - Their political influence. — Charac-
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ter.-Person.-Dress.-Females.-Antiquity of language.-King
Abgarus's letter to our Lord. Separation from church. - Cutho-
licos.-Patriarchs. - Bishops. - Priests.-Their qualifications and
character.-Ceremonial purity.-Respect for Bible.—Translation
into Armenian.-Fasts.-Sacrifices.-Masses for dead.-Worship
of cross.-Various modes of making sign of cross. Doctrines. -
Monophysitism.- Creed. — Confession. - Worship of virgin and
saints. Sacraments. — Judaism of Armenians. - Doctrines of
Greek and Armenian churches compared. — Missionary proceed-
ings in Turkey. Difficulties and encouragements. - State of re-
ligion and education among Armenians, Greeks, Jews and Turks.
-Anecdotes.-Concluding reflections.
p. 446-497.
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