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can be testified by the following quatrain, which is taken from one 

 of their patriotic songs : 



" There is no rest for the sovereign, 

 And glory requires many toils and pains. 

 For me, I would not exchange my poor attire 

 For all the universe ! " 



The Ottoman Government has often tried to stop their wander- 

 ing life, and many severe edicts have been issued for this purpose. 



Fig. 1. — Yukuk Women at the Speing. 



The Sultan's idea was to destroy their tents, so as to confine them 

 in one place where they might apply themselves to agriculture. 

 The nomads submitted for a time, but their cattle in many places 

 suffered so much from the sterility of the soil that the authorities 

 were obliged to grant them again a permit for emigration. 



