made. NoorjehaR; Begum, the favour- 

 ite wife of Jehan-Geer, is given credit 

 for its discovery. Walking one day 

 in her garden, which was as beautiful 

 and fragrant as wealth and love could 

 make it, she felt oppressed by the 

 heat. Through the garden ran a little 

 stream of pure rose-water, and to 

 make it still sweeter the petals of pale- 

 pink roses were scattered upon it. 

 Noorjehan threw herself down beside 

 this stream, and having nothing to do 

 but count her fingers and toes and tell 

 over the jewels she wore, she soon 

 wearied of this labour and her eyes 

 rested on the flowing water. She saw 

 some oily drops on its surface, and 

 glad to relieve her ennui in any way, 

 called on a slave to skim them off. 

 The only thing at hand with which to 

 do this was a veil of gauze, which was 

 bound about the slave's head, and with 

 this she removed the offending drops, 

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