The Englishwoman in Egypt Letters from Cairo, Written During a Residence There in 1842, 3, & 4
LETTER VII.
The Ramadán, or month of abstinence—Severity of 70 the fasting—Imposing effect of the night-call to prayer by the Mueddins—Meals at night during the Ramadán—Oppressive heat, and annoyance occasioned by insects and vermin—Flies, musquitoes, bugs, fleas, rats, lizards, spiders, scorpions—Extraordinary storm of wind—Unusual rise of the Nile—Murrain among the cattle