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Their effects and their wealth consist generally chap. 
of cattle'. Their Emirs and Sheiks'^ h.2L\e gold ' , — ' 
and silver ; but, like the Laplanders, they bury 
it in the earth ; thus it is frequently lost ; 
because the owner dies without acquainting his 
successor where he has concealed his treasure. 
Corn is extremely cheap among the Arabs. 
They pasture their cattle upon the spontaneous Manners 
produce of the rich plains, with which the position of 
country abounds. Their camels require but 
little nourishment ; existing, for the most part, 
upon small balls of meal, or the kernels of 
dates ^ The true Arab is always an inhabitant 
of the Desert, a name given to any solitude, 
whether barren or fertile. Hence the appella- 
tion bestowed upon them, of Badajvi or Bedouins; 
for this appellation signifies nothing more than 
Inhabitants of the Desert*. Their usual weapons 
consist of a lance, a poignard, an iron mace, 
a battle-axe, and sometimes a matchlock gun. 
The moveables of a whole family seldom exceed 
a camel's load. They reside always in tents, 
(1) ScQ D' Arvieux, Voyage dans la Palestine, ch.x. p.\d\. Pur. 11}'. 
(2) Sheik signifies, properly, an Elder. In the mountainous parts 
of Syria, it means simply a LandJiolder. The leading Sheik of a 
country is called JEmir, or Prince. 
(3) See D'Arvieux, ibid. 
(4) Ibid. p. 112. NoteC)-. 
