National Geographic Society HIS SCARLET CLOAK DENOTES HIGH OFFICE At the head of each Algerian tribe is a Caïd who dispenses justice Autochromes by Gervais Courtellemont Throughout Algeria the dancing of the Ouled Nails is known. These girls are very circumspect in their costume but execute a dance that greatly appeals to their Arab patrons. WELLS ARE IMPORTANT PLACES IN NORTH AFRICA Until the French came to Algeria good water was a rare commodity. They introduced the artesian well to supplement the springs and surface wells of the oases. Autochromes by Gervais Courtellemont City women generally throughout the Moslem world veil their faces, A WOMAN OF BOUZARÉA DOES HOMAGE TO HER DEAD On Friday, the Mohammedan Sabbath, only women visit the cemeteries. After attending the graves of their departed, they settle into groups on the grass and engage in a weekly exchange of news and gossip. WHERE SONS OF THE PROPHET FIND THEIR LAST REST Mohammedan burial grounds are accorded high respect, for Moslems reverence their dead. The Prophet decreed that the dead should be carried quickly to the grave, that a righteous person might the sooner arrive at happiness and a wicked one be sooner out of the way. The cycads are remnants of the floral life of the world that existed during the Carboniferous age. They are beautiful dark evergreens which, though long-lived, seldom grow as high as these. The French have made the Botanical Gardens of Algiers the finest in North Africa. Pure-food principles are not seriously regarded by the Arabs and many varieties of edibles are displayed on the street, with no protection from dust and dirt. A good Arab will not eat on the street, however, lest he give offense to some hungry person. THEIR MILLINERY STYLES KNOW SLIGHT CHANGE A headdress similar to this is supposed to have been worn by the Autochromes by Gervais Courtellemont BEAUTIFUL CASCADES ARE FOUND NEAR TLEMÇEN Once a part of Morocco, Tlemçen presents a more truly Moorish aspect |