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The Horses of the Sahara and the Manners of the Desert

Note 51 — HARNESS.

James Hutton translation

Kohol, sulphide of antimony, used to stain the eyelids. When a married woman has stained her eyes with Kohol, adorned herself with henna, and chewed a stick of souak, which sweetens the breath, whitens the teeth, and reddens the lips, she becomes more pleasant in the eyes of Allah, and more beloved of her husband.

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