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Garahmee then took a large mouthful of the 

 melted fat from the bowl, and suddenly applying 

 his lips to the surface of the hair, continued to send 

 it in spirts, so as fairly to spread it over every part, 

 and to do it effectually and properly, taking several 

 fresh pulls at the bowl, until he thought a just half 

 was expended, when he got up and exchanged 

 places with Moosa, who did for him the same 

 friendly office. Garahmee, however, was quite 

 bald in front, so all his share of the grease was not 

 only blown over the hair on the back part of his 

 head, but also well rubbed in with the hands. 

 After this operation had been duly performed, the 

 character of their hair was completely changed, 

 and at a distance seemed, Moosa's more especially, 

 as if each had on a skull-cap of frosted silver. 



It is not necessary, whilst staying in this place, 

 to record daily occurrences, which were now begin- 

 ning to lose all novelty, and circumstances of dif- 

 ferent kinds detained us here for four days, now 

 being deterred by the condition of the country, 

 which was reported to have been flooded by the 

 late rains, and now staying for the arrival of the 

 tardy Kafilah, which, for many very good reasons 

 that Ohmed Mahomed took care to enumerate 

 to me, was especially wanted to assist in the 

 protection of the whole. The road also from Al- 

 lulee to the Hawash was in the most disturbed 

 state, from the jealousy with which the Wahama, 

 the tribe of Mahomed AUee, the favourite Ras ul 



