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one, and I was told that I might join it and receive 

 the power of making a fool of myself without my 

 religion being any bar. Among the ceremonies of 

 admission, however, is that of the sheik opening your 

 mouth and spitting down your throat, which I would 

 rather not, thank you, and shall probably succeed in 

 making a fool of myself without it. There are a 

 large number of these people in Algeria, and the sect 

 is found in other parts of the East, particularly at 

 Cairo ; but I am afraid that the visitors at Shepheard's 

 Hotel have had a baneful influence and promoted 

 counterfeits. 



We paid ; but at certain times the money is 

 merely nominal, — far too little even to pay for the 

 supper. They say themselves that they only receive 

 it to distribute it in charity ; and from what I know, 

 I am certain that they can make nothing by it in 

 this world. In fine, it is as pretty a bit of fetish- 

 worship as one would wish to see ; and it is strongly 

 recommended to our Revivalists, who might pick up 

 some useful hints from it in their own line. 



