Have you ever seen a blacksmith shoe a horse? He does it very differently from the way this man of Tarsus is shoeing the buffalo. The men here tie a rope around the buffalo's legs. Then they pull on the rope until the animal's legs are drawn together under him, and he is thrown. Then the blacksmith is ready to shoe the beast. He first puts his braces between the buffalo's legs. These, as you see, are three sticks fastened together at the top like tent poles. A three-cornerned frame sets over these to hold them in place. Now the blacksmith is ready to put on the shoes. It must be hard to shoe an animal whose feet are cleft. But Syria is a sandy, stony land, and the hoods of the beasts of burden wear off unless they are covered. Sometimes iron plates are used. Sometimes the shoes are of leather, and oftentimes in the desert the drivers wrap the worn feet of their camels in skins or cloths. It is hard to tell what the Syrian blacksmith is us-

ing a shoe for the buffalo. The picture has other interests than the smith and the beast. It is a fine study of a kind of people - the Syrians. Notice the face of the man in the checkered shirt. Observe also the dress of the men - their trousers, shoes, shirts, and hats. Do you see any reason for the soles of the shoes to be turned up over the toes? Tarsus is a very old city. It was a city when the great Darius ruled the Persians. Alexander the Great, two hundred years later, ruled over it. It belonged to Pompey, the Roman. But it is chiefly known because here Paul the Apostle was born. Where is Syria? What nation now controls it? Why has Syria not made any progress in recent years? Explain how a blacksmith shoes a horse.