An Indian prince who flourished before the birth of the Prophet, and whose riches were proverbial. Footnote 50: Poison that is fatal within the hour. Footnote 51: _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. Footnote 52: This mile is only a kilomètre. Footnote 53: A star in the constellation of Orion. Footnote 54: A parasang is equal to about 5,000 mètres. Sixteen parasangs are equal, in round numbers, to fifty English miles. Footnote 55: _Sabok_, rapid, outstripping. Footnote 56: _Aâtika_, the noble lady. Footnote 57: _Hader_, inhabitant of cities. Footnote 58: _Bedoui_, inhabitant of the wild parts of the Sahara. Footnote 59: In the Sahara this name is given to hillocks the outline of which resembles that of a ship. Footnote 60: _Rahil_, migration, a nomadic movement. Footnote 61: _Haouadjej_, red camel-litters. Footnote 62: _Taka_, windows: the bull's-eyes of litters. Footnote 63: Veils waving over the horses croups. Footnote 64: _Houache_, a species of bison, or wild ox. Footnote 65: _Ghezal_, the gazelle. Footnote 66: _Delim_, the male ostrich. Footnote 67: The odour of musk remains where the _ghezal_ has passed. Footnote 68: _Mahari_, a riding camel. Footnote 69: _Maha_, a species of white wild doe. Footnote 70: A thick silver pin used by women to fasten their _haïk_, a long piece of woollen, stuff with which they robe themselves. In the desert this pin is called _khelala_. Footnote 71: A small piece of polished wood, with which women smear on their eyelids the _kohol_, or antimony, they value so highly. Footnote 72: A kind of seat, more or less ornamented according to the means of each individual, which is placed on camel's backs for the use of women who are going on a journey. _Temag_ are red morocco boots. Footnote 73: Many Arabs in battle load their pieces with seven balls or deer-shot; but their fire-arms are generally in such bad condition that this practice becomes the source of innumerable accidents. The number of persons maimed by guns bursting in their hands is very considerable. Footnote 74: "Dash on at full speed." The metaphor is taken from the act of swimming. Footnote 75: A salt soil that yields nothing but salt. Footnote 76: _Layahh_, he who amuses, or distracts the attention. Footnote 77: In some of the desert tribes a robber taken in the act is covered from head to foot with _alfa_ (mat-weed), to which they set fire, and the poor wretch rushes away, amid general hooting, to die a little way off. Footnote 78: