Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers . although the water-works supply every house in the city, aswell as the public sebils (p. clxxxii), with water, and though onmany of the houses there are brass tubes through which passers-bymay take a draught from the main pipes. The Hemali also, wliobelong to one of the orders of dervishes (p. xci), are engaged inselling water, which they flavour with orange-blossom {zahrj, whileothers use liquorice (erksus) or raisins (zehih). There are alsonumerous itinerant of fruit, vegetables, and sweetmeats,which to Europeans usually look very uninv
Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers . although the water-works supply every house in the city, aswell as the public sebils (p. clxxxii), with water, and though onmany of the houses there are brass tubes through which passers-bymay take a draught from the main pipes. The Hemali also, wliobelong to one of the orders of dervishes (p. xci), are engaged inselling water, which they flavour with orange-blossom {zahrj, whileothers use liquorice (erksus) or raisins (zehih). There are alsonumerous itinerant of fruit, vegetables, and sweetmeats,which to Europeans usually look very uninviting. The Rammdl orsoothsayer, squatting by the side of the road, offers to tell the fortuneof the passer-by by consulting the sand. Lastly, there are itinerantCooks (tabbakMn, sing, tabbdkh). with portable kitchens, who sellsmall meat puddings, fish, and other comestibles. Most of the Arabian Barbers have their shops open to the cutting the hair of their customers thoy may be seen shav-ing their heads, an art in which they ar
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