3 2 Travels into thej^ e v a n t. . Part L 
within, which v;ill hinder them from coming in, and there you may (have your- 
felf at your leifure : If you be afraid that you rnay hurt yourfelf with a Razor, 
The way of they give you a bit of Pafte, made of a certain mineral, called Kufma, beat 
uOng Rufm. into a powder, and with lime and water made up into a Pafte, which they 
apply to the parts where they would have the hair fetcht off, and in lefs thai! 
half a quarter of an hour, all the hair falls off with the Pafte, by throwing 
hot water upon it : They know when it is time to throw on water, by trying 
if the hair comes off with thePalte -, for if it be left too long flicking on the 
pjace, after it had eaten off the hair, it would corrode the flefh. Ritjma is a 
What Kiifmn mineral like to the ruff or drofs of Iron j it is much in ufe in Turky^ and fold 
is. in fo great quantities, that the Cuftom of it yields the Grand Sigmor a conli- 
derable Revenue. In Malta they ufe inftead of Rufma, Orpment^ which they 
mingle with lime for the fame ufe. Having taken off the hair, and put your 
napkin about you again, you return into the great Hall, where you fweat as 
long as you pleafe ; then comes a Servant with a Purfe of black Camlet, into 
which he puts his hand, and rubs your body fo hard all over, that he clears all 
" the filth from your skin, yet without hurting you j then he takes a lock of 
Silk, with a bit of Soap in it, and therewith rubs and foaps you all over ; 
after which he throws a great deal of water upon your body, and wafhesyour 
Jiead alfo (if you pleafe) with Soap : Having done fo, he goes and brings you 
a dry napkin, which you put about you in the place of the wet onej then you 
return into the Hail where you left your cloaths, where fitting down, he pours 
water upon your feet, to wafh off the filth that you may have got in coming -, 
and after that, he brings you hot and dry napkins, wherewith you rub and 
dry your skin ^ and when you cloaths are on again, and you have feen ycHir- 
felf in a Looking-glafs ithat another holds to you, you have no more 
to do, but to pay and be gone. The common price of the Bagnio^ is two 
Afpres to the Ma Iter ; and they who would be well ferved, give as much to 
the Man. Thefe Bagnios are very commodious, and I believe the frequent 
ufe they mjake of them, preferves them from many difeafes : The pooreft per- 
fon that is, Man or Woman, goes an leafl once a week to the Bagnio. There 
are Bagnios, whither the Men go one day, and the Women another ; others, 
whither the Men go in the morning,and the Women afternoon;and others again 
Tolely for Women. When the Women are there, they are ferved by Women ; 
and it is a capital crime for any Man, of whatfoever religion or quality he be. 
The modefty to enter into the Bagnio where the Women are. It is alfo a great crime, 
of the Turks, but punifhable only by fhame, or fome Baflonadoes at moft, to fhow ones 
privy Parts, or to look upon another Perfon's. Thefe Bagnios are heated 
underneath ; and Lords of high quality have them in their houfes, for their 
own and Wives ufes. 
CHAP. XXIV. 
Of the Tnrl^ way of Eatings Drinl^ng and Lying. 
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^He Turks make no fumptuous Feafls, and it is never heard in T^rkie, that 
a man hath undone himfelf by Houfe-keeping j a fmall matter contents 
them, and a good Cook in that Country would have but a very bad Trade 
of it j for indeed they arc all Cooks there, and they have no Sauces, but what 
The Turklfh one may learn to make at firlt fight. Their mofl ufual food is that which they 
whatP/7j«is This Pilan is Rice put into a Pot with a Pullet, a piece of Mutton 
' ' and Beef, or only one of thefe ; and for want of Meat, with Butter ; and when 
the Rice has boyl'd a little, they take it off, putting it into a large difh, with 
a great deal of Pepper upon it, and fometimes Saffron, to make it look yellow : 
soffu, the When it is eating time, theyfpread upon the ground a Carpet of rwi^)» Lea- 
TurksTable. ther, which they call Sofra^ upon which they fet the PilaM and Meat, and 
breaking 
