70 APPEAEANCE OF BELOOCHEES. 



Pottiiiger evidently inclines to this, that al- 

 though Beloochee customs have been much 

 changed by the frequent invasions of their 

 country, yet they may have preserved 

 some of their ancient laws, and that those 

 were Jewish laws of the Covenant. The 

 Beloochees, however, do not appear at all 

 flattered at the supj^osition, and stoutly re- 

 pudiate the idea of any mixture of Jewish 

 blood in their veins, declaring themselves of 

 pure Arab origin. Be that, however, as it 

 may, there is much eminently Jewish in the 

 api^earance of the Beloochees ; certainly not 

 that of the small-statured Jew of England, 

 but of the tall, noble-looking Jew of the East, 

 as he is to be seen in the Levant at this day, 

 and as portrayed by the great Italian masters. 



It is supj)osed that the Beloochees originally 

 came from Mukran ; in figure they are large 

 and muscular, complexion dark, nose peculiarly 

 aquiline, and eyes of the most expressive 

 description. The hair is generally worn long, 

 falling in ringlets over the neck and shoulders, 

 a large turban covering the head (I speak of 

 the Hill Beloochees), and a dress of dirty 

 cloth, shaped in the fashion of that worn 



