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CHAPTER IX. 



Staying at Allulee. — Amusements. — More camels join our Kafilah. — 

 Introduced to a new-comer, Ohmed Medina. — Journey to Gur- 

 guddee, time marching one hour and a half, direction S. W. — 

 Halt for the night. — Murder of a slave. — March to Khrabtu, 

 time occupied, seven hours. — General direction, south. — Proceed 

 to Saggadarah, time marching three hours. — General direction, 

 south-west. 



As I had not seen my mule for some days, on the 

 fourth morning of my stay at Allulee, I sent Allee 

 to bring her up to my quarters ; I found that she 

 was bleeding profusely at the mouth, and on ex- 

 amination, discovered five or six large leeches 

 adhering to the under surface of the tongue. It 

 was a job to detach them, so difficult was it to 

 retain the slimy, blood-distended monsters in the 

 grasp, and so tenaciously they clung to their prey. 

 Allee pulled, Zaido tried, and then Ebin Izaak 

 affirmed he knew how to effect their removal, but 

 still the leeches were of a different opinion, and 

 held on proof against all efforts to dislodge 

 them, until I brought to bear the results of my 

 professional education, and by the secret application 

 of a little salt, overcame all objection, and the 



