CONTENTS

CHAP. ^'11.

Position of Mohammed Din. — Camels Stolen. —Ant Hills. — Chameleons. — Animal Fraternity. — Uses of Toliacco. — Rosaries — Beads — Amulets. —

Blacks — Appearance and Opinions - • Page 119

CH^VPi A^II.

Effects of Exposure to the Sun. — Diseases of the Natives. — Their Insensibility

to Pain.— Stoicism under Surgical Operations. — Mograbin Soldiers.— A

travelled Arab. — Tyranny of Mehemet Ali. — Amulets. — Poreigners iji Egypt. — Turkish Prejudice - - - - - 1 3;J

CHAP. IX.

Circassians and Georgians. — Dress of the Sheiks. —.Turkish Etiquette. — Arab

Officers and Soldiers. — An j\rab Regiment. — Black Soldien- - 155

CHAP. X.

Breaking up of the Camp. — ^Vlarch into the Interior, — Xature of the Country. — Sheiks' Swords - - - - - 1 6S

CHAP. XL

March from Dabaab. — A Sham Fight. — Schaigies. — Sufferings from Heat and Thii-st. — Clioicc of Camp.— Kassela-el-Lus. — Escape ofFemale Slaves. — StoiTJi of Rain - - - - - - -199

CHAP. XII.

Gohr-el-Gash. — Dam across the great Gohr. — Kassela-el-Lus.— Elephants. — Lion and Elephant Himt. — Mohammed Din.— Murder of his Nephew and Friends. — Sheik Mussa resolves to star^-e himself. — The Faki-cl-Kcbir. — Faki Village. — Faki Plot. — Nari'ou' Escape - - - 213

CHAP. XHL

Pavvages of Wild Beasts Hills of Basa. — Native Tribes. — CharitV. — A Chasua and its consequences. — Singular Recovery. — Supper Paitv Female Slaves. — Turkish Jealousy. — vSnnkes. — Superstitions. — Basa. Origin of Tribes and Races. — Miseries and Euuui of Canqi Life - 231