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An excellent uniform it is, on the whole; but, to our disgust, we found that in the great olive drab pile to which we were led, there was not a single new one. AN EXCELLENT UNIFORM IT IS ON THE WHOLE BUT TO OUR DISGUST WE FOUND THAT IN THE GREAT OLIVE DRAB PILE TO WHICH WE WERE LED THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE NEW ONE
fingers. At first I was rather upset by this sort of table manners, and for some time I ate with my eyes fixed on my own portion, to avoid seeing the Arabs, who fill the palms of their hands with rice, pat it into a ball and cram it into their mouths just so, the bolus making a great lump in their lean throats as it reluctantly descends. In the course of that same morning we were allotted our uniforms. The Turkish uniform, under indirect German influence, has been greatly modified during the past five years. It is of khaki--a greener khaki than that of the British army, and of conventional European cut. Spiral puttees and good boots are provided; the only peculiar feature is the headgear--a curious, uncouth-looking combination of the turban and the German helmet, devised by Enver Pasha to combine religion and practicality, and called in his honor _enverieh_. (With commendable thrift, Enver patented his invention, and it is rumored that he has drawn a comfortable fortune from its sale.) N AND DUG INTO THE RICE WITH OUR FINGERS AT FIRST I WAS RATHER UPSET BY THIS SORT OF TABLE MANNERS AND FOR SOME TIME I ATE WITH MY EYES FIXED ON MY PORTION TO AVOID SEEING THE ARABS WHO FILLED THE PALMS OF THEIR HANDS WITH RICE PAT IT INTO A BALL AND CRAM IT INTO THEIR MOUTHS JUST SO THE BOLUS MAKING A GREAT LUMP IN THEIR LEAN THROATS AS IT RELUCTANTLY DESCENDS IN THE COURSE OF THAT SAME MORNING WE WERE ALLOTTED OUR UNIFORMS THE TURKISH UNIFORM UNDER INDIRECT GERMAN INFLUENCE WAS GREATLY MORTIFIED DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS IT IS OF KHAKI A GREENER KHAKI THAN THAT OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND OF THE CONVENTIONAL EUROPEAN CUT SPIRAL PUTTEES AND GOOD BOOTS ARE PROVIDED THE ONLY PECULIAR FEATURE IS THE HEADGEAR A CURIOUS UNCOUTH LOOKING COMBINATION OF THE TURBAN AND THE GERMAN HELMET DEVISED BY ENVER PASHA TO COMBINE RELIGION AND PRACTICALITY AND CALLED IT IN HIS HONOR ENVY RECOMMENDABLE THRIFT ENVER PATENTED HIS INVENTION AND IT IS RUMORED THAT HE HAS DRAWN A COMFORTABLE FORTUNE FROM ITS SALE
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