Et ROCLODYTES OF SOUTHERN TUNISIA 791 
Photo by Marie Helms 
THE POTTERY WHICH IS THE MAIN INDUSTRY OF NABEUL, A SMALI, ARABIAN TOWN 
ON CAPE BON, A THREE-HOUR RAILWAY JOURNEY FROM TUNIS 
Gabes is a garrison town, and the 
“Bataillon d’Afrique” is stationed here. 
Any soldier having served a term in 
prison twice, for theft, fighting, deser- . 
tion, or such causes, is sent, after serv- 
ing his sentence in prison, to finish his 
military service at Gabes. 
One cannot think of Gabes without 
Marius, the fat, jolly hotel keeper, a true 
provincial of southern France, and his. 
good wife, Madame Marie. They have 
lived at Gabes 26 years and know all 
about the country. “L’ami Marius” is a 
character known all over Europe; also 
