CHAPTEE  lY.
BEIT-MIEY.
Beit-Miry,  one  of  the  ''mixed  villages"  of
Mount  Lebanon — inhabited  by  Druses  and
Maronites — is  the  favourite  summer  resort  of
the  European  residents  of  Beyrout.  During
the  months  of  July,  August,  and  September,
when  the  heat  in  the  plains  is  excessive,  a
sojourn,  even  for  a  few  weeks,  at  Beit-Miry
is  of  great  advantage  to  health.  The  air,  par-
ticularly at  night,  is  cool  and  invigorating,  and
the  change  of  temperature  bracing  and  agreeable.
