. 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 . The foremost person in the procession isgenerally the barbers servant, bearing his heml,which is a case of wood, of a semi-cylindrical form, withfour short legs; its front (the flat surface) covered withpieces of looking-glass and embossed brass ; and its backwith a curtain. This is merely the barbers sign : theservant carries it in the manner represented in the en-graving here inserted. The mu
. 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 . The foremost person in the procession isgenerally the barbers servant, bearing his heml,which is a case of wood, of a semi-cylindrical form, withfour short legs; its front (the flat surface) covered withpieces of looking-glass and embossed brass ; and its backwith a curtain. This is merely the barbers sign : theservant carries it in the manner represented in the en-graving here inserted. The musicians follow next (orsome of them precede the heml ), and then followsthe boy ; his horse led by a groom. Behind him walkseveral of his female relations and friends. Two boysare often paraded together, and sometimes borne by onehorse. Of the bridal processions, with which that abovedescribed is so often united, an account will be found in * Among the peasants, not unfrequently at the age of twelve, thirteen,or fourteen years. t For a description of the ornaments here mentioned see the Appen-dix : the kurs and safa are also represented in a preceding engraving,page 70. 88 Tin: MODERN Parade previous to Circumcision. EARLY EDUCATION. 89 the proper place. A description, also, of some furthercustoms observed on the occasion of a circumcision, andparticularly of a more genteel but less general mode ofcelebrating that event, will be given in another Chai)tcr,relating to various private festivities.* The parents seldom devote much of their time orattention to the intellectual education of their children ;generally contenting themselves with instilling into theiryoung minds a few princi[)les of religion, and then sub-mitting them, if they can atibrd to do so, to the in-stniction of a schoolmaster. As early as possible, thechild is taught to say, I testify that there is no deitybut God ; and I testify that Mohammad is Gods Ai) receives also lessons of religious pri
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