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ivory = 21 Farasileh (= 333.354: Kilos), for copal and 

 cloYes = 22 Farasileh. Tonnage is represented by the 

 Jizleh, a very uncertain weight, of which 2.103 to 3 are 

 equivalent to the Kandi. 



The EngKsh pound avoirdupois is generally used. 

 The Maskat Maiind is 8f lbs. or 9 lbs., trebKng that 

 of Zanzibar, 2 lbs. 14 oz. 10 drs. Ivory and cloves, 

 coffee, gums, and similar articles are mostly sold by the 

 Farsaleh.^ 



The measures of length, besides the English foot, 

 which is generally recognized in commerce, are — 



2| ritr (the short span be- 7 ^ t v^. / to • i ^ 



* X 2 t n . f = 1 Zira'a,orcabit (= 18 inclies). 



tween thumb and forennger) ) 



2 Shibr (long spans between ) i v o l-^ 2 



^, 1 J • 1 • ^ \ =1 Zira'a, or cnbit.'' 

 thumb and anncularis) 3 



2 Zira'a = 1 War (= 1 yard). 



2 War (4 Zira'a) = 1 Ba'a, or fathom. 



The Kadam or pace is roughly applied as a land 

 measure. The learned use as itinerary distances the 

 Hindu * Kos ' and the Persian Farsakh (parasang), with- 

 out, however, any regularity. Marches are reckoned by 

 the Sa'at, or hour, somewhat like the pipe of the S. African 

 Boer. 



The corn measures are — 



11 Rati to 2 Rati = 1 Kibabah. 



4 Kibabah = 1 Kavla. 



5 Kaylah to 16 Kaylah = 1 Farrah ( ^ ;). 



60 Kaylah = 1 Jizleh. ^ 



112 Kaylah to 120 Kaylah = 1 Khandf. 



^ Parsaleh, in the plural Farasileh, is supposed to be an Arabic word, 

 but it is unintelligible to the Arabs, except when they sell coffee. I 

 can only suggest that it is derived from our parcel, and that we, on the 

 other hand, have taken from it the word fraisle (of coffee). 



- Capt. Guillain finds amongst the Wasawahili that the cubit 

 averages 45 centi-metres, and amongst the Somal 48 to 49. This agrees 

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