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68 Meiron 72 The Feast of St. Elias 77 A Summer Camp on Carmel 82 The Druses of Mount Carmel 87 Exploration on Carmel 93 A Place Famous in History 98 The Babs and their Prophet 103 An Ancient Jewish Community 108 Domestic Life among the Syrians 114 Fishing on Lake Tiberias 119 A Visit to the Sulphur Springs of Amatha 125 Exploration of the Valley of the Yarmuk 130 Exploration on the Yarmuk 135 A Druse Religious Festival 139 The Great Festival of the Druses 145 Hattin and Irbid 152 The Jewish Feast of the Burning at Tiberias 157 House-building on Carmel 162 Domestic Life Among the Druses 168 Circassian Highwaymen.—A Druse Festival at Elijah's Altar 173 Armageddon.—The Bosnian Colony at Cæsarea 178 Cæsarea 186 Village Feuds 192 The Aristocracy of Mount Carmel 198 The Jordan Valley Canal 204 Local Politics and Progress 208 The Identification of Ancient Sites 213 The