<TITLE>10. Par 82-90</TITLE>L-82 And then this stink from where the animals had crossed the trail, would... The Palestinian garment, sweeping like a skirt, down low, would pick up this dust. And it would get beneath here, and get all over their feet and over their--their limbs. And they really smelt like that--that trail where the animals had been. So, coming into a home like those Pharisees had... They sent into Persia and got those great big fine rugs, and--and everything. Why, you wouldn't feel welcome, to come in before the host, and--and--and then be all stinky like that. So they had a way of taking care of that. They had a foot-wash flunky, and he stayed there.

L-83   And as soon as you come in, and your name was registered. The boys taken the horses or your animals, and taken them back to feed them, one group of boys. And then the doorkeeper recognized you by the chart that he had in his hand. And then you're ready for the foot-wash flunky.

L-84 Then you'd go in. You set your foot up. He pulls off the sandal, sets it up to a place, so he'll know where you're at. And on this other side, he has a little shoe. And after he gets through washing your feet, washing it all off real good, all the dust and everything, make you fresh, then he puts on this little, cloth shoe that goes over.

L-85 Like you see in airplanes and crossing over, go overseas now, they give them to you at night. When you... Like the women have those little things they wear when they're not wearing stockings. I see my wife and daughter and them get them. Sometime they... It's a little... I--I don't know what they call, them but it's just like a bottom part of a sock, you know, and--and you put it on your foot.

L-86 It's something on that order, only it's a little higher, because you don't want to take your old dirty sandal and walk over them rugs in there. So, then, your feet is washed. Then you got, the next thing takes place, you got this little bootie on, I'll call it.

L-87   And then the next thing takes place, there's a man standing there with a towel over his shoulder, and he's got some ointment in his hands. And that's a perfumed oil. Now, the direct rays of that Palestinian sun upon your neck, it just blisters you. And another thing, that dust that picks up, sometimes get into their beard and in their hair. And this man stands here, then, with ointment. And he holds it out, in this little pan. You get it on your hands and rub it in your face, and over your neck. Then you take this towel and wipe it off, and groom your hair. Now sometimes...

L-88   This is very rare, 'cause it really gives a--a wonderful odor. They get it many times from way high in the mountains, on a wild rose bush. You seen a rose after the petal drops off. Then it--it gets a little--a little apple, like, on it. And out of there, they crush it and get this perfume. It's said that the queen of Sheba, when she come to Solomon, brought much of this fine perfume of that, and give it to Solomon. Very rare; so hard to get into the mountains.

L-89   And then when they wipe this, their beard and across their necks, and with this towel, groom themselves, now they're ready to--to meet the host, to meet the one that invited them. See? They wouldn't feel right, to go in with all that dirt. That's why feet-washing. See? They--they--they were smelling bad, and they had to have their feet washed. And with their big old heavy sandals on them fine rugs, they wouldn't feel right. They'd feel embarrassed. But now his feet is washed, and now he is all groomed. He smells with the perfume that's on him, from this ointment, what they call "anointing their heads with oil", and rubbing it on their face, then wiping it with a towel. Now he's freshed up.

L-90 Now, the next thing he does, he meets his host, the one that invited him. He feels like meeting him. Now, he wouldn't feel like meeting him, with all that dirt on him, so he's all groomed up and ready now.


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