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54 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
or meslakh, and there, having put on part of their
dress, or a large loose shirt, partake of various
refreshments, which, if they have brought none
with them, they may procure by sending an attendant of the bath to the market. Those who smoke
take their own pipes with them. On particular
occasions of festivity, they are entertained with the
songs of two or more 'ATmehs, hired to accompany
them to the bath.
bath, being preferred to the resin more commonly used, is composed, as
I am informed, of quick lime with a small proportion (about an eighth
part) of orpiment. It is made into a paste, with water, before application ; and loosens the hair in about two minutes, when it is washed off.
—See Russell's Aleppo, vol. i., pp. 134, 378, 379: 2nd edition.
| 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 | 00000066 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 54 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. or meslakh, and there, having put on part of their dress, or a large loose shirt, partake of various refreshments, which, if they have brought none with them, they may procure by sending an attendant of the bath to the market. Those who smoke take their own pipes with them. On particular occasions of festivity, they are entertained with the songs of two or more 'ATmehs, hired to accompany them to the bath. bath, being preferred to the resin more commonly used, is composed, as I am informed, of quick lime with a small proportion (about an eighth part) of orpiment. It is made into a paste, with water, before application ; and loosens the hair in about two minutes, when it is washed off. —See Russell's Aleppo, vol. i., pp. 134, 378, 379: 2nd edition. |
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