Note 57 — TALE OF KAMAR AL-ZAMAN.53

“This morning evacuation,” says Sir Richard Burton, in a footnote, “is considered, in the East, a sine qua non of health.... The natives of India ... unlike Europeans, accustom themselves to evacuate twice a day, evening as well as morning. This may, perhaps, partly account for their mildness and effeminacy; for:—’C’est la constipation qui rend l’homme rigoureux.’”