Damascus and the Ruins of Baalbek (1913)
"Man can enter into paradise only once," said Mahomet, "and what desire shall I have for the paradise of the hereafter. If I look longer upon this paradise on earth?" It is true that Damascus may not meet with the entire approval of our western ideas as an abode of the blest, but nonetheless, we must admit that it is a pleasant place to look upon. The city itself is no wayside hamlet. It is a thriving metropolis sending forth its manifold productions to the ends of the earth. After we have had a glimpse of the points of interest about the city: Mt. Lebanon, the Abana River, the "Street called Straight," etc,, and have watched the antiquated methods employed in making rope, hammering brass and inlaying furniture, we turn to another city which is a decided contrast to busy Damascus. Baalbek, the ancient Heliopolis of the Romans, at one time rivaled Damascus in splendor and importance. Today, it is a melancholy ruin, a waste of graceful columns and fallen pediments gleaming in the light of a sun which shall never rise again on the grandeurs of the old days.
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