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the lowest to the highest. 

 These rules of etiquette 

 are most scrupulously 

 kept, on account of the 

 spirit of humility. 



Should two men of 

 equal rank pass each 

 other, either on foot or 

 horseback, then the 

 younger man should first 

 salute the elder man, in 

 order to show respect to 

 age. 



Before eating there is 

 §••3 a sort of grace asked 

 that runs about like this : 

 "O my God ! Bless this 

 that thou givest us to 

 jS> la eat and drink, and when 

 ^ ^ it has been consumed, 

 •S reproduce it." Always 

 g {? eat an d drink with the 

 ^ right hand, as only a 

 ^ 3° demon eats and drinks 

 W ^ | with his left hand. After 

 k having finished drink- 



fn * 3 R ing, one should say to 



< ^ £ the person : S a h h a, 

 w "May Allah give you 



< 12 is force!" He then replies, 

 2 -g m Sel-meck! 



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<| pj.is HOW THE ARABS DRINK 

 « ^ oj TEA 



w o Tea-making is a great 

 £ ^ ^ ceremonial among the 

 °£ Arabs. It was first in- 

 2^ troduced in Morocco, 

 ^ c and during the past 20 

 ■~ g years has spread over 

 g 3 g all northern Africa; 

 tS*Jj even the Puritan £Vw- 

 g^ noussi drink tea, coffee 

 u being forbidden. 

 >> Green tea is preferred 

 a to all others. I have 

 -£ sent presents of the best 

 u quality of English (Cey- 

 lon) tea to Arab Sheiks 

 and Caids, asking them 

 S to tell me frankly how 

 w they liked it in Campari- 

 's son to their green tea, 

 .5 and the answer always 

 v came back that it was 

 '% most excellent, but they 

 ^ did not like the flavor 



