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a vulture'setes. 
CHAPTER VI. 
Medicine for Bad Eyes — A summary Proceeding — News from the 
Salt-Caravan — Towns and Villages of Tesaoua — Earthquakes — 
Presents for the Sultan of Maradee — Yusuf 's Insolence — English 
Money in Aheer — A Razzia on the Holy City — Bornouese 
Studies — Gipsies of Soudan — En-Noor and the Marabouts — 
Ghaseb — State of the Weather — Calculations for the Future — 
Senna — Relations of Man and Wife in Aheer — En-Noor in his 
Family — Gouber and Maradee — Beer-drinking — Study of the 
Sau — Shara — The Oulimad — Lions — Translating Jokes — Digging 
a Well — Projects. 
Nov. 14th. — I wrote this morning, by the slaves going 
to Ghat, to Mr. Bidwell and my wife. En-Noor 
paid us a visit in the afternoon, and was exceedingly 
civil. He promises me letters for Sakkatou, and to 
forward Over weg to Maradee. 
Our servant shot a large vulture to-day. En- 
Noor having bad eyes, ordered the eyes of this bird 
of prey to be scooped out for a medicine. This is 
not the first time that I have heard of the various 
parts of animals being eaten, or otherwise used, to 
cure or strengthen the corresponding parts in human 
beings. It seems to be an idea natural to people in 
a rude or seini-barbarous state. 
