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treat each other as schismatics and infidels. Each rite 
firmly believing that it alone possesses the true light of 
heaven, and an exclusive right to paradise, its votaries 
very charitably send to hell the rest of mankind who do 
not believe as they do. 
The Christians and Jews wear, as a mark of distinc- 
tion, a blue turban; although some few vary die colour. 
The villagers and shepherds wear theirs white, or striped 
like the Mussulmen, without the least mark of distinc- 
tion. The Christian women go with their faces uncover- 
ed as in Europe. 
I observed but very few handsome females; on the 
contrary, they had mostly that bilious appearance so 
common in the East, a pale citron colour, or a dead 
white, like plaster or paper. Sometimes, but very rarely 3 
I saw one with a fine colour. They use a white fillet 
round the circumference of their faces, which gives 
them the appearance of walking corpses. Their cheeks 
are puffed, their noses slender, and very commonly 
their under lip is thicker and more prominent than the 
upper; their eyes are regular, but without vivacity, and 
very different from those of the women of Arabia, 
which sparkles with fire. They are besides ungraceful, 
and generally melancholy. Such is the miserable pic- 
ture, unfortunately but too true, of the women of Jeru- 
salem. As to their costume, I could only perceive their 
large white veil, which covers them from head to foot, 
and I know not of what the rest of their dress was 
composed. The children, however, are much healthier 
and prettier than those of Arabia and Egypt. 
I do not know whether the Jews have more than one 
synagogue; but I am certain that the Christians have 
several churches and communities of monks. The Ro- 
man Catholics have two monasteries, one called St. 
