CHAPTER VI.

SHEIK ACHMET ABOU SINN.

The Arab Welcome--Abou Sinn's Advice--Arab Tribes of Nubia--A Hint to Octogenarians--The Arab Pomade--The Arab Lady's Perfumery--The fatal Mixture--The Coiffure of the World--The Arab Woman's Head-dress--"The Dust became Lice through all Egypt"--The Arab Charms--The Rahat or Arab Kilt--Arab Weddings--No Divorce Court--Anointing with Oil--Nomadic Habits of the Arabs--Unchanging Customs of the Arabs--The Hand of God--Religion of the Arabs.