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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER VIII.

SICILY.

PAGE

The Coast of Sicily-Marsala--Quarantine--Medusæ—Their Powers

of Sight-Cuvier-A Dolphin Hunt-Arrival at Malta Harbour

of La Valetta—Departure from Malta—Candia—Shores of Egypt 233

CHAPTER IX.

EGYPT.

View of Alexandria-A Turkish Pilot—The Egyptian Fleet_Sol-

diery-An Eastern Bazaar-Donkey Boys—Cleopatra's Needle-

Its Prostration—Its Removal -A Palm Grove-Ruins of the An-

cient City-Pompey's Pillar-Nautical Hieroglyphics-English Sea-

men—The Cemetery– Tombs--Eastern Lamentation-Surveyor of

the Navy—The Dock-yard—Commissioners—Vessels on the Stocks

- The Navy-Arsenal Artisans-Mosque, Matrimonial Specula-

tion-Price of Labour-A Line-of-battle Ship-Naval Uniform-

The Hospital -Consular Residences--The Slave Market-Fish-

Dromedaries—Remarks on their Natural History

. 241

CHAPTER X.

EGYPT

Harbour of the Mahmoudie- A Kanghia The Canal-Egyptian

Plagues-Cotton Plant-Appearance of the Country- Game-

Mode of Cleaning the Canal-Atfe-The Nile-Boatmen-The

English Ensign-Composition of the Soil-Scenery–Husbandry-

Birds—The Fellaheen_Their CostumesArab Females-Their

Dress-- An Egyptian Eye-Old Women-Habitations-Sheykhs—

Self-mutilation — Cyclopean Population - Conscription — Boolac-

Approach to the Capital Cairo-Hotel de Jardin The Lions-

Citadel-View from it-Mosque of the Basha_Joseph's Well-

Palace of the Basha—The Hareem— The Arm Factory-Massacre

of the Memlooks-Mosque of Sooltan Hassan-Description of its

Interior— The Streets-InhabitantsShop-keepers-Nightly Still-

_The Mooeddin's Chant

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CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER XI.

EGYPT.

PAGE.

Suburbs of Cairo— The Mekka Pilgrimage-Camels Bedawees-

Tombs of the Memlooks_Mokattam Rocks_Tombs of the Kaliefs

-Mausoleum of Mohammad Alee-Axent Customs—The Mad-

house-Description of its Inmates—Reflections on Insanity—The

Slave Market Abyssinian Girls—Nubians—Their Ideas of Modesty

Mohammadan Slavery-Comparison with Christian-Hotels of

Cairo_Coffee Manufactory-A Kahweh— Tobacco-Its Use—Pipes

_Hemp—Description Used—Inquiry into the Use of Eastern Stimu-

lants— Temperance Societies-Egyptian Ladies Eastern Coquettes

-A Plague Dog-Intrepidity of an English Physician— Visit to

Shoubrah—Beauty of the Road-Gardens of the Hareem_Oriental

Luxury_Baths A Kiosk -Mooslim Hospitality-The Basha—His

Retinue-A ConversazioneThe Egyptian Society-An English

Minister

305

CHAPTER XII.

EGYPT.

Visit to the Hospital-The Eye-wards—Egyptian Ophthalmia~ Its

Causes—Treatment-College and School of Medicine—Students

Professors Dissections Museum-Instruction—The Maternity-

Benefits of the Institution—The Magician-Description of the Ex-

hibition—The Incantation—Its Failure-Trial of the Powers of

Magic-Proofs of its Deception Inference—The Serpent-charmer

_The Coluber Haje-Snake-eating—A Subscription Ball Female

Dress—The Sufa--Gambling—Compliment to the British—Old

Cairo—The Ferry-Plains of Gezam

The Gossamer-Taxes—The

Crops

Pyramids of Aboosier-Plains of Memphis-Irrigation-

The Desert-Rocks-Opinions Concerning Birds Insectiverous

Hawks—The Scarabæus-Its Habits_Its Sacred Character- The

Sacking of the Tombs-Sackara_Catacombs-A Deformed Mum-

my—Tomb of Bergami-Hieroglyphics---Antiques

337

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XIII.

EGYPT.

PAGE.

Visit to one of the Pyramids of Sackara-Its Entrance-Chambers

-Roof-Remarks upon the Pyramid_Buckshese— Tomb of Beer-

dor-etho— The Plain of Memphis-Inquiry into the Probable Site

of that City-Opinions of Authors—Reflections on its Destruction

-Scene in a Tomb—Mooslim Ablutions Mummy Pits Difficulty

of Exploring—Urns of the Ibis — Desert Grouse--Hyenas—Ap-

proach to the Great Pyramids--The Sphynx--A Pic-nic at the Py-

ramids_Ascent of that of Chephrenes--Its Construction-Diffi-

culties of the Ascent-Coating-Description of Herodotus-Dan-

gerous Position—View from the Summit-Mode of Descent-Pyra-

mid of Cheops - The King's Chamber--Acoustic Tubes—A Picture

-Upper Chambers. Their Use and Construction - Crystaline

Incrustation-- Colonel Vyse-Interior of Belzoni's or Chephrene's

Pyramid-Return to Alexandria, Inspection of the Catacombs-

Description of the Excavations -- Their Probable Date -- Lake

Mareotis-Shells

375

APPENDIX.

On a New Method of Preserving Fish for Zoological Collections 413

On Travel - The Education suitable for Travellers, and the Advan-

tages that would arise to Science from Travelling Fellowships in the

University of Dublin

416

The Guanches

420

Analysis of Crystalized Sulphur from the Crater of Teneriffe

426

Lancelets

426

Remarks on the Linen of the Ancient Egyptians

428

Physical History of the Kabyles

. 437

Remarks upon the Mode of Sucking in Cetaceæ

442

On the Removal of Cleopatra's Needle

449

Pompey's Pillar

455

The Binny of Bruce

456

On the Membrane of the Camel's Mouth

457

Observations on the Trochilus of Egypt

458

The Scarabæus

459

A Deformed Mummy

463

The Sacred Ibis

461

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

VOL. I.

PAGE,

Frontispiece.

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The Crusader Yacht passing the Straits of Gibraltar
Tomb of Sir John Moore
Costumes of Madeira
Costumes of Algiers
Arab Village on the Nile
Egyptian Eyes
The Magician
The Scarabæus
The Ibis Urn
Distant View of the Pyramids
View from the Summit of the Pyramid of Cheops
Humerus of a deformed Mummy

94 204 282 288 350 . 368

390 . 392 . 399 . 463

VOL. II.

Telmessus
The Knight's Tower-Rhodes
Macri
Façade of a Tomb
Soothsayer's Cave
Chart of Tyre
Acropolis of Tyre
Tomb at Tyre
Plan of Jerusalem
The Golden Gate-Jerusalem
Ground Plan of Tombs
Interior of a Tomb
Jerusalem
The Aceldama
Interior of a Tomb in the Aceldama
Skulls
Section of the Pool of Bethesda
Shell Breccia at Tyre

Frontispiece.

34 71 82 92 117 . 119 . 123 . 222

268 302 . 306 . 309

342 344 345 398 482

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