276 Aintab , Central Turkey .

[ July ,

advantage to occupy a region so healthful and under British , rather than under
Portuguese , control.
It may be thought early to refer to this movement, which is entirely in the
future , but it will
be well to have the matter in mind as information is given in
the daily press in reference to various enterprises in this portion of Africa . An
item referred to in our editorial paragraphs concerning the envoys from King
Gungunyana who have reached London has a direct bearing upon this proposed

for
movement. It seems to be a remarkable opportunity entering this region

in
be
Southeastern Africa and behooves the Christian church alert that may

to
it
,

it
take advantage promising openings that part
of

of
the sudden and the world

in

.
AINTAB CENTRAL TURKEY
,

.
OF
BY MISS MYRA PROCTER FORMERLY THE CENTRAL TURKEY MISSION
A

,
.

.
six
AINTAB situated about thirty eight degrees east longitude and thirty degrees
is

,
-

-
latitude being
as

the northern part ninety

of as

of

It
north far south North Carolina
,

is
.
port its

on
miles east northeast Alexandretta which the Mediterranean The
is
,
-

.
go
accompanying picture shows the pass through which missionaries

on
their way from
the city nearly by
its
seaof

Aintab The climate

modified altitude which
to

the sea
is

is
,
.

for are
Nevertheless the dry summers very hot and
of

700 feet above the level the

,

,
2

the rainy winters are cold snow sometimes remaining

on

the ground several weeks

,

.
the country not mountainous but succession of bare rolling hills
of

The surface
is

a
,

,
with cultivated plains and fertile valleys lying between them

, of
The barrenness the
.

relieved partly by the striking contrast afforded

by

hills the verdure the plain and of

is

by

especially the lovely clouds that cast their shadows upon them and by the exquisite
,

Many the higher hills are crowned by

of

purple tints that tinge the atmosphere

.

small dome roofed stone buildings which both Mohammedans and Armenians resort
to
,
-

at

offer sacrifices and pray for special favors They are least striking reminders
to

to

,
Old .

high places Testament history

of

to so

the often mentioned

in
“

on

Wheat barley and some extent cotton and hemp are cultivated the plains
,

,
ripening not need irrigation Vineyards however are the
as

early
so

to

the season
in

,
,
.

that region being very extensive and although not irrigated

of

characteristic features
,
,

they remain fresh and green all through the long summer drop
of

when not rain falls

a
,

.
are

the orchards found mulberries apricots plums figs and pears pistachio
In

also
,

,
,

, ,
;
be

nuts and English walnuts the gardens which must carefully watered grow let
In

,
.

etc

tuce cucumbers eggplants tomatoes onions okra squashes turnips

,

,
.
.

drinking
for

the city which irrigation but the

of

small stream flows north used

is
,

,
A

brought stone aqueduct from the mountains twenty miles away There
, is
in

water
is

, .

underground distribution from this aqueduct

or
of

regular system rather

to

the wells
,
a

In

almost every yard the lower parts the city the water
of

cisterns which are found

in
,

.
on

pretty fountains but the hills must be drawn buckets

in

comes into the courts

of in

it
,

sometimes distance sixty feet

a

The population
of

30

40
as

Aintab estimated between 000 and 000 About two

is

,
.

are

the people are Turks whose religion

of

thirds Mohammedanism The remainder

is
,

sprinkling
of

of
on

chiefly Armenians with Jews and Greeks and the outskirts the
,

,
a

small colony almost universally used

of

city Hindus Turkish the language

in
is
a
,

.
as

as

the homes well for business

.