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CHAP. LIII. 



Turkish Aga — Medicine of the Egyptians — Army of 

 Cairo — Musnihnan priests — Bread of leyitils — 

 Lizards — Boat — Dragon-flies — Gnats and iva' 

 Ur-spimiers — Winds — Egyptian sailors — Moun- 

 tains — Unpleasant adventure, and the method hy 

 which the author extricated himself — Chains of 

 mountains, and observations respecting them — ■ 

 Quarry of white lime — The pelican — Pyramids — 

 Birds — De'ir Ettin, 



While I waited fill a boat should make its ap- 

 pearance, less inconvenient than the one we had 

 just quitted, I hired a little house at Manfelout, 

 the rent of which was no higher than at Siout. I 

 had not been here long before I was loaded with 

 disagreeable and troublesome occupations, which 

 it was impossible for me to avoid. A Turkish 

 Aga, who represented the feeble authority of a 

 Pacha of Cairo, resided at Manfelout. He la- 

 boured under a languishing disease, and insisted 

 on my visiting him in the capacity of physician. 

 He did not seem however to stand in need of per- 

 sons of this profession, for I saw several at his 

 house, whom he had collected from all quarters, 



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