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CHAP. XXIV. 
Honey — Oils—Gums and Resins — Metals—Minerals and 
Mineral Waters—Precious Stones. 
In the woods are found six different kinds of honey, 
the general name for which is ma ; each of these are 
deposited by different insects. One of them, called 
Tentele sacondre , is supposed to be the Arabian 
Tabaxir, which is held in great estimation in the 
East. It is deposited by a fly called Sacondre, on the 
leaves of certain shrubs, and is found in small yellow, 
green, and red lumps: it is very sweet and hard, and 
is more of the nature of sugar than honey. 
Of oils there are not less than eight or ten different 
kinds extracted from plants: the general name for 
these is Menach ; and they are adapted to the various 
purposes of life. The natives make much use of oils 
in anointing their bodies ; in those warm climates 
where clothing is in a great degree dispensed with, 
the action of the sun renders the use of unguents 
agreeable at least; and if not necessary to preserve 
the skin from blistering, they certainly impart a fresh¬ 
ness and suppleness, that gives a degree of vigour 
to the frame. Those oils most in use amongst them 
are the tanhe-tanhe , which is drawn from the Palma 
Christi, or Ricinus; the Menachil, extracted from the 
