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Page 144
... Bedouins at all seasons . As this gum is known to be produced by several trees , and the species on which it is found in Socotra may not therefore be known in Europe , I shall give a short account of it . ༤ .༠༤ . Like the aloe it is ...
... Bedouins at all seasons . As this gum is known to be produced by several trees , and the species on which it is found in Socotra may not therefore be known in Europe , I shall give a short account of it . ༤ .༠༤ . Like the aloe it is ...
Page 145
... Bedouins collect it , and after bruising the berry between two stones until it forms a paste , they mix with it a little ghee , and devour the whole with much relish . Their camels are exceedingly fond of the young branches of this tree ...
... Bedouins collect it , and after bruising the berry between two stones until it forms a paste , they mix with it a little ghee , and devour the whole with much relish . Their camels are exceedingly fond of the young branches of this tree ...
Page 146
... Bedouins a most grateful shade during the heat of the day . The Bedouins also eat the inner bark of a tree so called , which is found growing near the sea shore . In the vicinity of Tamarida , some melons , beans , and a little tobacco ...
... Bedouins a most grateful shade during the heat of the day . The Bedouins also eat the inner bark of a tree so called , which is found growing near the sea shore . In the vicinity of Tamarida , some melons , beans , and a little tobacco ...
Page 147
... Bedouins wash them every two or three months , to prevent them from getting the rot ; their wool is manufactured into the thick cloaks which are so well known in Arabia and Persia . There are several varieties of goat on the island ...
... Bedouins wash them every two or three months , to prevent them from getting the rot ; their wool is manufactured into the thick cloaks which are so well known in Arabia and Persia . There are several varieties of goat on the island ...
Page 149
... Bedouins , who have neglected to bring him the full quan- tity of ghee , to which he has considered himself entitled , and even to im- prison them for a few days ; but I could not learn that he possessed suffi cient power to inflict ...
... Bedouins , who have neglected to bring him the full quan- tity of ghee , to which he has considered himself entitled , and even to im- prison them for a few days ; but I could not learn that he possessed suffi cient power to inflict ...
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