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THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
MuselliMtee.
purpose, in three or four hollow canes, or tubes of
tin, which are bound together, and slung to his
shoulder. A small leather bag, full of tow, to wind
round the top of the wire with which the pipe is
cleaned, is attached to the canes or tin tubes. The
musellikatee generally obtains no more than a
" nuss # faddah " (or about a quarter of a farthing)
for each pipe that he cleans.
A very great number of persons of both sexes
among the lower orders in Cairo, and many in
other towns of Egypt, obtain their subsistence by
begging. As might be expected, not a few of these
* A corruption of " nusf."
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000038 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 26 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. MuselliMtee. purpose, in three or four hollow canes, or tubes of tin, which are bound together, and slung to his shoulder. A small leather bag, full of tow, to wind round the top of the wire with which the pipe is cleaned, is attached to the canes or tin tubes. The musellikatee generally obtains no more than a " nuss # faddah " (or about a quarter of a farthing) for each pipe that he cleans. A very great number of persons of both sexes among the lower orders in Cairo, and many in other towns of Egypt, obtain their subsistence by begging. As might be expected, not a few of these * A corruption of " nusf." |
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