An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . the tenant may make hisescape in case of danger from an arrest, or an attempt at assassi-nation—or by which to give access and egress to a paramour ; andit is also common to make a hiding-place for treasure (called makhba ) in some part of the house. In the hareem of a largehouse there is generally a bath, which is heated in the samemanner as the public baths. Another style of building has lately been very generally adoptedfor houses of the more wealthy. These do not differ much fromtho
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . the tenant may make hisescape in case of danger from an arrest, or an attempt at assassi-nation—or by which to give access and egress to a paramour ; andit is also common to make a hiding-place for treasure (called makhba ) in some part of the house. In the hareem of a largehouse there is generally a bath, which is heated in the samemanner as the public baths. Another style of building has lately been very generally adoptedfor houses of the more wealthy. These do not differ much fromthose already described, excepting in the windows, which are ofglass, and placed almost close together. Each window of thehareem has, outside, a sliding frame of close wooden trellis-work,to cover the lower half. The numerous glass windows are illadapted t j a hot climate. When shops occupy the lower part of the buildings in a street(as is generally the case in the great thoroughfares of the metro- * This is the measure of the sliding bolt. * This term is also applied sometimes to the door of the Lanes Modern Egyptians] [Page 16 PRIVATE HOUSES. 17 polls, and in some of the bye-streets), the superstructure is usuallydivided into distinct lodgings, and is termed raba. Theselodgings are separate from each other, as well as from the shopsbelow, and let to families who cannot afford the rent of a wholehouse. Each lodging in a raba comprises one or two sitting andsleeping-rooms, and generally a kitchen and latrina. It seldomhas a separate entrance from the street, one entrance and onestaircase usually admitting to a range of several lodgings. Theapartments are similar to those of the private houses first are never let ready-furnished ; and it is very seldom that aperson who has not a wife or female slave is allowed to reside inthem, or in any private house : such a person (unless he haveparents or other near relations to dwell with) is usually obliged totake up
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