![A Novel Drying-Ground](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Behind_the_veil_in_Persia_and_Turkish_Arabia_-_Page_46a.jpg/400px-Behind_the_veil_in_Persia_and_Turkish_Arabia_-_Page_46a.jpg)
A Novel Drying-Ground
The dry bed of the river at Isphahan is used in summer-time as a drying-ground for curtains and printed cloths, which are manufactured in the city.
![Persian Mode of Irrigation](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Behind_the_veil_in_Persia_and_Turkish_Arabia_-_Page_46b.jpg/400px-Behind_the_veil_in_Persia_and_Turkish_Arabia_-_Page_46b.jpg)
Persian Mode of Irrigation
The ox, who patiently walks up and down the inclined passage, draws up from the well a large skin of water, or sometimes an iron bucket, which empties itself into trenches prepared beforehand.