Armenia: A year at Erzeroom, and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia
CHAPTER VIII.
The Prophet of Khoi.--Climate.--Effects of great Elevation above the Sea.--The Genus Homo.--African Gold-diggings.--Sale of a Family.--Site of Paradise.--Tradition of Khosref Purveez.--Flowers.--A Flea-antidote.--Origin of the Tulip.--A Party at the Cave of Ferhad, and its Results.--Translation from Hafiz 110