_Rabâb_, 164. _Rafîdya_, 209. Railway, 232 f. Rain, 23 f., 27. Rainfall, 22. Rain-water, 222. _Raîs_, 122. Raisins, 138 f. _er-Râm_, 190. _Ramaḍân_, 121. _Râm Allâh_, 187, 191 ff.; settlement of, 206; schools, 171. Reaping, 25, 135. Refreshments, 86, 160. Religion, 43 ff., 110 ff., 117; as a social factor, 158. Remedies, 94. Reservoirs, 21, 210. Revenge, 169. Reverence, 71. Rice, 80. Ridicule, fear of, 90. Rimmon, 220. Rivers, Jordan, 18; _‛Aujâ_, 18. Roads, 34, 154 f., 189, 223; to Râm Allâh, 187. Road scenes, 46. Robinson, Professor Edward, cited, 221. Rock cuttings, 17, 217. Rocks, 116, 145. Roman Catholic Church, 122, 124, 235. Roman roads, 34, 189. Roofing-bee, 116. Roofs, 27, 75. Rooms, 75. Rugs, 144. Ruins, 18, 21, 190 f., 210, 213 f., 216, 222. _Rûjib_, 127. Russian influence, 235; pilgrims, 204, 233 f. _Ṣaḥjeh_, 168, 184. _Salâ‛t eṭ-Ṭîreh_, 213. Salt, 146. Salutations, 161 ff. Samaritans, 125 ff.; passover of, 127 ff. Samson country, 17. Sanctuary, 113 f. See Shrines. Scenery, 12, 20, 32. Schneller’s school, 172. School at el-Bîreh, 211. Sea, 232. Seasons, 22. Sects, 84. _Sha‛fât_, 189. _Shaykh_, 150. _Shaykh Sâliḥ_, 210. _Shaykh Yûsuf_, 222. _esh-Shayṭân_, 209. Sheep, 57, 59, 140. Shephelah, 19. Shepherd, 141 f. Shipping, 232. _Shôbek_, 206. Shoes, 90. Shops, 145, 195. Shrines, 38, 41, 111 ff., 117, 210, 234. Sickness. See Disease, Medicine, etc. Sifting, 137. _Sîjeh_, 167. Silk, 144. Sirocco, 11, 25 f. _Sḳîfeh_, 204, 211. Slings, 70. _Smîd_, 79. Smoking bottles, 76. _Ṣnôber_, 80. Soap, 81. Sociability, 164. Society, 158 ff. Soil, 15, 18. Soldiers, 126, 149 f., 227, 229 f. Song, 168, 184 ff.; at weddings, 56, 60 f.; of mourners, 101 ff. Souvenirs, 234. Spinning, 143. Springs, 16, 20, 24; warm, 21. See ‛Ayn. Spring-water, 222. St. George, 114, 202. Stones, 18, 38. Stone trades, 151. Stores, 145. Stories, 17 f., 20, 68, 83, 88, 111, 166, 171, 176, 179, 205, 214, 228. Stranger in village, 132, 164. Sugar, 146. _Sûḳ_, 145. Summer, 36. Superstitions, 93 f., 98, 114, 116 f., 202, 213 f., 220. _Ṣurdah_, 115. _Sûs_, 80. Swaddling, 66. Sweetmeats, 86 f. Syria, future of, 228. Syrian Protestant College, 96. Syrians in America, 237.