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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. 



The language of the Yuruks resembles much the Turkish. In 

 their dialect, words and even syntactic forms are also found which 

 recall the Persian and Arabic languages. 



Their creed is Islamism, although they do not observe all its 

 precepts. Thus, they build no mosques, and do not confine them- 



selves to the obligation of the five daily prayers imposed upon all 

 good Mohammedans. Neither do they undergo the long and pain- 

 ful fasting of the Ramazan. Their women do not cover their faces 

 as do the Turkish ladies. 



The Yuruks who dwell in the plains which extend from the 



