Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . f the raised divans which are still unoccupied, where he proceedsto undress. Valuables may, if desired, be entrusted to the bathowner. Wrapping a cloth round his loins, he leaves his divan, isprovided with pattens or wooden shoes (kabkdb), and is conductedto the hot room (hardra) in the interior of the establishment. Near 22 BATHS. one of the basins here a linen cloth is spread for the bather, and ; now lrtt in perspire. As soon as the skin is thoroughly moist, hecalls for the attenda
Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . f the raised divans which are still unoccupied, where he proceedsto undress. Valuables may, if desired, be entrusted to the bathowner. Wrapping a cloth round his loins, he leaves his divan, isprovided with pattens or wooden shoes (kabkdb), and is conductedto the hot room (hardra) in the interior of the establishment. Near 22 BATHS. one of the basins here a linen cloth is spread for the bather, and ; now lrtt in perspire. As soon as the skin is thoroughly moist, hecalls for the attendant (comp. Arabic vocabulary, p. 198), whopulls and kneads the joints till they crack, a process to which Eu-ropeans are not generally subjected. This is followed by the pleas-anter operation of shampooing, which is performed by the ahu kts orabu *<Viun. who is requested to do his duty with the word kcyyisniI rub me), and who then rubs the bather with the kts, a roughpiece of felt. The attendant next thoroughly soaps the bather, andconcludes the operations by pouring bowls of warm water over his. amm&m (a kind of antechamber, used also bj the3 1 a ttyeh (fountain), i. Ltwdn (better 1 ? g allj con Lsting of two divisions). 5. Coffei ellei »? Bet-el-atowel <? ing-room for cold weather). 8. Latrines, ranee to the 9. ffardra (or sudatorium). 10. Ltw&n. Li. Magh-abineti with basins). L2. Hanaftyeh (chambers with basins and lapsfor lint water). L3. Furnace . L4. Boilers. head. If the water is too hot the bather may ask for cold (-fiatmdyeh bdrideh), or saj enoughY&esJ. After this process douches ofhoi or cold water may be indulged in according to inclination, butfreshing plan is to change the temperature graduallyfrom hot to cold, the direction to the attendant being mdyeh b&rideh!u hen desirouB of leaving the hot room. the bather Bays to the at-tendant lhdt fdta (bring a towel), whereupon he is provided withone for his loins, anotherfor Mb shoulders, and a third for his
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