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Ajiiz, each with a specific name, there is 

 still a main line or strain of descent 

 carried on of Keheilet Ajuz without any 

 distinguishing name, and that the name 

 Keheilet Ajuz is sufficient to mark any- 

 such horse or mare." 



He also explodes the tradition that 

 mares are not to be had of the Arabs, 

 and makes evident the fact that if a man 

 knows what he wants, and has the money 

 to pay the price; he can get it, or could 

 at the time of his visits (p. p. 365-6). 



"Before leaving this portion of the 

 subject, it is convenient to allude to an 

 assertion which has been made, and so 

 oft repeated that it has been accepted as 

 an established fact — that it is impossible 

 to obtain an Arabian mare; that 

 the Arabs will not part with a mare; that 

 they will sell horses, but nothing will 

 tempt them to part with a mare. The 

 least informed on the subject of Arabians 

 will tell you this as glibly and with as 

 much assurance as if he had been brought 

 up in the desert. One certainly announ- 

 ced that there was a law forbidding the 

 export of an Arabian mare; Now, I 



