Birth, ceremonies attending, 186-192 Bisected Jinn, 45 Biṭṭeekh (water-melon), 160 Blacks, country of the, 102 Blood, 15 Blood-revenge, 19 Blood-wit, 18, 35 Books, destruction of, 54 Boots, 169, _n._ Boozeh (beer), 149 Bottles, leather and glass, 158 Bout of wine, 159 Bow, 183 Brandy, 154, 157 Bread and salt, 144 Breeding, good, 198, 199 Bridal ceremonies, 232-238 Bridegroom's ceremonies, 236, 237 Buffalo sacrificed at funerals, 261 Bull who bears the earth, 106 Bunduḳ (hazel-nut), 161, _n._ Buphthalmum, 167 Burák, El- (the miraculous beast), 164 Burckhardt, criticism of, 208, _n._ Burial, 258-262 Burḳo´ (face-veil), 225, _n._ Burning the dead, 117 Burtuḳán (orange), 161 _n._ Butchering, 15 Cain, 92 Cakes, 23 Call to prayer, 11, 12 Camel's flesh, 15 Camp, rules of hospitality, 143 Cannibal Jinn, 41-44 Carouse, 159 Carpet, 146 Carving, 147 Cask, 158 Ceiling, 147 Censer, 157 Centre of earth, 101 Ceremonies attending death, 258, ff. Chamomile, 167 Chant of Muëddin, 11, 12 ---- of the Zikr, 75, 76 Character, national, 205 Charity, 14, 15, 54 Charms, 6, 8, 82, 193 Childhood and education, 186-206 China, 44, 46, 102 Chiromancy, 87 Chrysolite, green, 104 Circassian slaves, 249 Circumcision, 15, 192, 200 Cities, immorality of European, 243 Citron, 161 Civet, 157 Civil laws, 16, 17 Clean and unclean food, 141 Clogs, 180 Clothes, 16 Cock, cry of, 133 Code of Islám, 1 Coffee, 150 Coffee-seller, 235 Coffee, white (brandy), 154 Coiffure, 216-218 Concubines, 17, 119, 124, 209, 222, 227, 247, 250-257 Congress, literary, 109 Coral, 218 Corpse, treatment of, 258, 259 Correspondence of Muslims, 127 Corrupt dialect, 113 Cosmography, 97-108 Couch, 139 Cousins' marriages, 227 Creation of Jinn, 26-29 Creed, 1-10 Cremation, 117 Cressets, 236 Crier, 11 Cries of birds, 133, 134 Criminal law, 17-21 Crocus, 167 Crops of birds, 265 Crossbow, 183 Crowns, women's, 218 Cruciform hall, 147 Culture, Muslim, 202 Cup, 158, 159 Cupboards, 147 Cup companion, 172 Cushions, 146 Da´eefeh (a slave-girl), 210 Dahlán (species of Jinn), 44 Daïs, 145 Damascus, 118, 119 Dancers, 201, 235 Daniel, 86, _n._ Darabukkeh (drum), 205 Dár el-Jelál (Mansion of Glory, first stage of Paradise), 90 Dár es-Selám (Mansion of Peace, second stage of Paradise), 99 Darb el-Mendel (mode of divination), 85, 94 Ḍarb er-Raml (geomancy), 86, _n._ Dar-gáh, 145 Dark regions, 103 Darkness beneath the earth, 107 Darkness, Sea of, 102 Ḍarrah (co-wife), 245, _n._