[3] Kalentor is a corruption of the old Persian Kelanter the greater. In eastern Persia the title is still given to the judges of villages. [4] Kuddus is derived from Kud, to become mad. Thus, the Arabs call the dervishes Medjnun, _i.e._, insane. [5] Keshkul is a vessel formed of half a cocoa nut,--the _vade mecum_ of the dervishes,--in which he plunges all the food he has collected by begging, whether dry or fluid, sweet or sour. Such a dish of _tutti frutti_ would but ill suit our gastronomers; and yet how delicious it tasted to me after a long day's march. The arrival of one of these fakirs in a lonely group of tents is regarded as a joyful event, or almost a festival; it is of especial importance in the eyes of the women; and the time of his arrival is differently interpreted. Early in the morning signifies the happy birth of a camel or a horse; at noon a quarrel between husband and wife; and in the evening a good prospect of marriage to the marriageable daughters. The dervish is generally taken in hand by the women, and is well supplied with the best things the tent contains, in hopes that he may be tempted to produce from beneath his battered dress some glass beads, or other talisman. Alms, which amongst the nomads seldom consist of money, are rarely denied him; and he often receives an old carpet, a few handfuls of camel hair or wool, or an old garment. He may also stop with the family for days, and move about with it without his presence becoming a burden. If the dervish possesses musical talent, _i.e._, able to sing a few songs and accompany himself on the two stringed instrument called dutara, he is made much of, and has the greatest difficulty in getting away from the hospitable host.