Chapter VI
Reading edition
SHEIK ACHMET ABOU SINN.
The Arab Welcome—Abou Sinn's Advice—Arab Tribes of Nubia—A Hint to Octogenarians—The Arab Pomade—The Arab Lady's Perfumery—The fatal Mixture—The Coiffure of the World—The Arab Woman's Head-dress—"The Dust became Lice through all Egypt"—The Arab Charms—The Rahat or Arab Kilt—Arab Weddings—No Divorce Court—Anointing with Oil—Nomadic Habits of the Arabs—Unchanging Customs of the Arabs—The Hand of God—Religion of the Arabs.