. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . madeof a greyish, porous earth, which cools the water deli-ciously, by evaporation ; and they are therefore gene-rally placed in a current of air. The interior is often * So called from the Persian khosh ab, or sweet water. -j- It is drunk with ladles of tortoise-slull or cocoa-nut. X The principal and best fruits of Kiiypt are dates, grapes, oranges,and citrons of %arious kinds, common figs, s
. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . madeof a greyish, porous earth, which cools the water deli-ciously, by evaporation ; and they are therefore gene-rally placed in a current of air. The interior is often * So called from the Persian khosh ab, or sweet water. -j- It is drunk with ladles of tortoise-slull or cocoa-nut. X The principal and best fruits of Kiiypt are dates, grapes, oranges,and citrons of %arious kinds, common figs, sycamore-ligs, prickly pears,pomegranates, bananas, and a great variety of melons. From this enu-meration it appears that there are not many good fruits in this country. \ Or El-hamdu li-lUhi rabbi-l-alameen (Praise be to God, theLord of all creatures). II It is deemed higlily improper to rise during a meal, even from re-spect to a superior wlio may approach. It lias been mentioned beforethat the Prophet forbade liis followers to rise while eating, or whenabout to eat, even if tlie time of prayer arrived. *^ The ancient Egyptians used drinking-cups of brass. (Herodotus,lib. ii. cap. 37.) ? jit^. aSi^ Water-bottles (Doraks), with covers of different kinds.—The bottles inthe foremost row are one-sixth of the real size.
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