WOMEN NOT ADMITTED.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3823, 30 May 1891, Page 2

WOMEN NOT ADMITTED.

The Mosque of St Sophia is one of the most interesting buildings in Constantinople, to visitors. It is in the form of a Greek cross, and has a central dome 100 ft above the floor ; it was doubtless once much higher, as the gilded cupola could be seen 100 miles at sea, and was a landmark for ships coming up the harbour. The inside is very beautiful, with its 60 columns of marble and granite and porphery, some brought from Heliopolis, some from Baalbac, some from Athens, and others from the temple of Diana at Epheaus. It was built 531-538 a.d. and is one of the fiuest specimens of Byzantine architecture, But all the grandeur and all the beauty of this magnificent Mosque is for male eyes alone. The peculiar religion of the Koran, as proclaimed by the priests, has set a rule of inhibition against the Mohammedan women visiting the Mosque ;if permitted to enter on any especial occasion, they must sit in the galleries, with their faces closely veiled. This is the intolerance of a superstitious religion, but it will not do for the descendants of those who hung old women as witches at Salem to denounce this Mohammedan discrimination too loudly, We are growing more tolerant as we grow more intelligent, but there are physicians who will nob prescribe, Warner's safe cure, solely because itis a proprietary remedy, though they know it is the only known specific for kidney troubles. The more intelligent, lollewing the true inspirations of the healing art, knowing itß virtues, do not hesitate to use it in their own practice, however, and readily recommend it to those' afflicted. The proprietors of Warner's safe cure have published many physician's testimonials during the past five or six years, and Dr J. M. Card, of St. Mary's Pa„ writes June 24th, 1890 :—" 1 have ased Warner's safe cure now for the last three months for my own benefit, and am pleased to certify that it has done me more good than any medicine I have tried for kidney trouble, and I am recommending it to all my patients." .