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lordship, who, with the exception of a bad night’s rest in con¬ 
sequence of the fleas, enjoyed himself exceedingly ; would re¬ 
commend all travelers to take a boat and view the lake by 
moonlight. Tres contents with the hote], but his lordship 
could not, injustice to his friends, say that the beds were al¬ 
together free from the nuisance of fleas. That Mr. Somebody- 
else, chancellor to a British Consulate, fully concurred in the 
opinions and sentiments expressed by the aforesaid lord, and 
would add, for the benefit of the traveling public, that excel¬ 
lent fish might be caught in the lake, and sportsmen could 
find capital shooting on the other side, but on no account to 
venture out without a flask of brandy, London brand. That 
the Hon. Lady Blank, attended by her dragoman and servants, 
was on her way from Jerusalem and the Dead Sea to Damas¬ 
cus, and hoped to spend the summer in Constantinople; was 
highly gratified by her visit to Tiberias, and considered Herr 
Wiseman a most accommodating and obliging person, but 
would advise all travelers to call for fish, and by no means to 
order beefsteak, as the beefsteak here was positively ruined in 
the cooking, unless personally superintended. 
From the windows of our chamber we had a good view of 
the lake. There were two or three boats down by the water; 
but, not having romance enough in our party to go on a moon¬ 
light excursion, we spent the evening in writing up our jour¬ 
nals. At an early hour next morning after breakfast, our 
mules being sent on to Nazereth with the baggage, we mount¬ 
ed our horses, and rode down to see the famous warm baths 
of Tiberias. These baths are situated about two miles from 
the town, at the extremity of the valley. They have long 
been celebrated for their medicinal virtues, and are much re¬ 
sorted to by invalids. At present a good building, erected 
by Ibrahim Pasha, covers the chief spring. In the centre of 
the largest apartment is a spacious reservoir, into which the 
water, warm from the mountain, falls from the mouth of a 
stone lion. The floors are of marble, and all conveniences 
are found for bathing. The visitor may swim about in the 
pure element if he likes, and, for a few piasters, become thor¬ 
oughly saturated with sulphur. There is an inner apart- 
