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cylindrical vault. The trellis- work at the sides is cover- 
ed with reeds, thatch, or branches, and the roof with 
skins. One side, which remains always open, is ge- 
nerally shaded by a kind of awning.* There are only- 
women and children to be seen in the village. The men 
are tending the cattle in the pastures. The women, 
however, do not remain idle. They are occupied in 
making butter, cheese, and cleaning their dairies. 
The costume of these women consists of a white 
shift; a close bodied garment, with tight sleeves, ge- 
nerally made of cotton quilting; a white cotton petticoat, 
and a handkerchief round the head and neck. They are 
all fair, and some among them are handsome. Those 
that have a child at breast, work with it bound upon 
their back. They have their faces uncovered, and though 
Mussulmen they appear to forget that the law does not 
permit this liberty. The children are well dressed in 
shirts, jackets, and coloured turbans. 
The inhabitants of this canton, known under the 
name of Turcomans^ are as formidable in arms as they 
are good, mild, and honest in their social relations. 
After marching along the sea shore towards the north- 
east during three hours, I entered Tarsus at half past 
ten in the morning. 
I had met a considerable number of buffaloes and 
camels upon the road, loaded with pack-saddles of 
different colours. 
Almost all the men wear a white shirt and drawers, 
and a close bodied garment with tight sleeves; others, 
a little jacket without sleeves, bound round them by a 
belt; a high and pointed white cap, surrounded by a 
turban. They wear generally large black boots. 
* See Plate. 
