246 THOUSAND AND ONE COLUMNS. 



CHAPTER XII. 



HOW TO SEE A MOSaUE — MAUSOLEUMS — MUSTAFA THE CHOU- 

 ASH SLAVE-MARKET CONDITION OF SLAVES SEVEN TOW- 

 ERS TURKISH SADDLES ADVENTURE WITH A TURKISH SEN- 

 TRY — ADVANTAGE OF WEARING UNIFORM — THE BAGNIO 



ARSENAL — TAKE CARE OF YOUR MONEY BAZAARS. 



One day we visited the, so called, thousand and 

 one columns, a large place under-ground, which 

 was formerly a cistern for the supply of Constan- 

 tinople with water. It is even now, though very 

 much filled up, of a considerable size and depth. 

 It is tenanted by a number of silk-spinners, who 

 live, in this manner, under-ground, in a dark, 

 damp, and unwholesome atmosphere, from which 

 we were heartily glad to make our escape. 



We found it utterly impossible to gain admit- 

 tance into the mosques. Travellers, until a short 

 time before our visit, had been able to gain a 

 sight of the Sulymanie, by bribing the attendant 

 priest ; but this had been discovered by the Turk- 

 ish authorities, and, under the severest penalties, 



