Chapter IX: Part II (5)

_Hattat_, a composition used by the natives for dying some parts of
their bodies, 102.
Its composition, _ibid._

_Hawking_, in great repute among the people of fashion at Aleppo, 67.
Several kinds of described, _ibid._ 68.

_Hemp_, how used by the Turks for intoxicating, 83.
Its effects, how stopped, _ibid._

_Henna_, how used by the Turks in dying their hands and feet, 103,
104.

_Herbs-pot_, and other kinds about Aleppo, an account of at different
seasons in the gardens, 23-26;
and in the fields, 27.

_Hogs_, wild, a rarity at Aleppo, 55.

_Horses_, different kinds about Aleppo, some account of, 58.

_Hospitality_, much practised at Aleppo, 119.

_Houses._ See _Buildings_.

_Hyænas_, found in the mountains of Syria, 59.
An account of a dissection of one, _ibid._
The story of its imitating the human voice groundless, _ibid._

I.

_Jackalls_ in great plenty about Aleppo, 60.

_Jareed_, an offensive weapon among the Turks, and its use described,
89.

_Jerboa_, a wild beast found in the mountains of Syria, 61.

_Jews_, number of at Aleppo, 77.
Their manner of living there, 130.
Of treating their poor, 131.
Fasts, _ibid._
A particular ceremony of their weddings, 132.
Burying and mourning, _ibid._
Suffer greatly by a plague at Aleppo, 192;
and by the small-pox, 194.

_Inoculation_, not much practised at Aleppo, 194.
Their injudicious manner of performing it, 194, 195.

_Insects_ about Aleppo, some account of, 61, 62, 63.

_Ismed_, a powder used by the natives for blacking the inside of
their eye-lids, 102.

K.

_Kata_, a remarkable bird very plentiful at Aleppo described, 64, 65.

_Kennasy_, a kind of food used by the Turks described, 107.

_Khans_ or _Caravan Seraijs_ at Aleppo, an account of, 5.

_Kiosks_ at Aleppo described, 4.

L.

_Lapwing_, a remarkable kind of, described, 72.

_Leban_, a favourite dish among the inhabitants of Aleppo, what, 54.

_Lents_, various, of the different sects of christians at Aleppo,
123, 124.

_Letters_ or _Papers_, the manner of smoaking them to prevent
communicating infection, 257.

_Lime-stone_ in plenty near Aleppo, 49.

_Lizards_ in great abundance in Syria, 63.

_Locks_ made of wood at Aleppo, 6.

_Locusts_, in vast numbers, do great mischief in Syria, 62.
Are used for food by the Arabs, _ibid._

M.

_Mahommedans_, their number at Aleppo, 77.
Their supposed superiority over all other professions, 79.

_Mal d’Aleppo_, what, 142, 262, 263, 264.
Dogs and cats subject to it, 264.
Cure, 264, 265.

_Market-places_ at Aleppo described, 5, 6.

_Maronites_, their Lent and fast-days at Aleppo, 123.

_Marriages_ very early at Aleppo, 78.
How brought about among the Turks, 111.
Ceremonies of, 112, 113.
A Maronite wedding described, 125-129.

_Measles_, Sydenham’s description and method of cure the best, 211.
The bad practice at Aleppo in this disease, _ibid._

_Metals_, none found in Syria, 47.

_Milk_, how supplied at Aleppo, 53.
Generally very bad, _ibid._

_Mosques_ at Aleppo, some account of, 5.

_Mourning_ not worn at Aleppo, 118.

_Muftee_, his account of the Mahommedan faith, 119.

_Music_, and _Musical Instruments_ of various kinds used at Aleppo,
described, 93-96.

_Mystus_, two species of fishes under that name described, 76, 77.

N.

_Nitrous_ medicines, their use in the plague, 245.

O.

_Oil_ of several kinds plentifully produced in Syria, 18, 19.
The bad consequence of eating too plentifully of it, 141.

_Ophthalmia_ very common at Aleppo, and why, 137.
A particular kind of it described, 222.

_Opium_ not so generally used by the Turks as is reported, 83.
Different methods of using it, 83, 84.
Its effects, 84.

_Orontes_, the most considerable river in Syria, described, 11.

_Ounce_, a wild beast, found on the mountains of Syria, 61.

P.

_Phthisis_, air of Aleppo bad for it, 143.

_Physic_, and _Physicians_, very imperfect among the Turks, 97, 98.
Their practice trifling, 99, 100.

_Pigeons_, several kinds about Aleppo, account of, 65, 66.
Some employed as carriers, how trained, 66.

_Pipes_ for smoaking tobacco, different sorts of the Turks and
Persians described, 82, 83.

_Plague_ brought to Aleppo, 192.
Its symptoms, _ibid._
and method of cure, 192, 193.
Another plague, and its progress, 197, 198, 199.
Another, 201, 202.
From whence commonly brought, and which the worst, 225.
Intervals, 225, 226.
Progress, 226.
Its force in different seasons, 226, 227.
Not so violent as in Europe, 227.
Its violence checked by heat, 227, 228.
Not influenced by the moon, 228.
Relapse of the distemper frequent, _ibid._
The cause of numerous and terrible distresses, 228, 229.
Symptoms various in different, and sometimes in the same persons,
229.
Its general appearance and symptoms, 229-234.
Crisis, 234.
Uncertain prognostics, 235.
Other symptoms, 235-240.
Different opinions about the method of cure, whence, 240.
The manner of treating it, 242.
That which was most successful, 242-250.
Method used by the Europeans for their preservation from it,
250-255.
Manner of shutting up, 255-258.
Precautions after it, 259.
Sudden both in its increase and decrease, 259.
Rules to be observed by those who are among the infected, 260, 261.

_Plants_, a great variety of, produced about Aleppo at different
seasons, some account of them, 30-46.

_Pleurisies_ frequent at Aleppo, 196.
Concomitant symptoms, and method of cure, 196, 203.

_Ploughs_ and _Ploughing_ about Aleppo described, 16.

_Porcupines_, a few about Aleppo, 55.
Are sometimes ate by the Europeans, _ibid._

_Pox, Small_, of different kinds at Aleppo, 193.
Several of their symptoms, 193, 194.
Method of cure, 194, 204, 205, 206.

_Prayers_, stated times of, among the Turks, 107.
These very exactly observed by them, 119.

_Purging_, its use in the plague, 242, 243.

_Pulse_, its state in the plague, 230, 231.

Q.

_Quinsies_, inflammatory, frequent at Aleppo, 191, 203.

R.

_Rabbits_, some tame ones kept at Aleppo, 55.

_Ramadan_, a moveable feast among the Turks, an account of, and how
kept, 108.

_Reptiles_, account of several about Aleppo, 61, 62.

_Rheumatisms_ frequent at Aleppo, 196.
Concomitant symptoms, and method of cure, _ibid._

_Rotoloe_, a Turkish weight, what, 56.

S.

_Salt_, valley of, described, 49, 50.

_Scorpion_, and _Scolopendra_, frequent about Aleppo, 62.
Their sting not mortal, _ibid._

_Seasons_ at Aleppo described, 12-16.

_Sefy_, a large falcon for hawking, described, 67.

_Serpents_ of various kinds abound about Aleppo, 61.

_Shaheen_, a remarkable small falcon used in hawking, 68.
How they catch the largest eagles, _ibid._

_Sheeb_, among the Turks, what, 114.

_Sheep_, different sorts about Aleppo, account of, 51.
One kind with a remarkable large tail described, 51, 52.
Skin of this tail used medicinally, _ibid._

_Sheera._ See _Hemp_.

_Shooting_, as a sport, rarely used at Aleppo, 67.

_Shutting-up_, a preservative from the plague, 252.
How practised at Aleppo, 255.

_Silk-worms_ not much cultivated near Aleppo, 62.

_Simack il inglese_, a remarkable kind of fish, described, 75, 76.

_Slaves_, well used at Aleppo, 113.

_Smoaking_ tobacco, several methods used by the Turks and Persians,
82, 83.

_Snakes_, large, white, inoffensive snakes found in the houses about
Aleppo, 62.

_Soil_ about Aleppo described, 15, 47, 48.

_Sweating_, a critical symptom in the plague, 243, 247.

_Syria_, a general view of that country, 10, 11.

_Syrians_, their Lent and fast-days at Aleppo, 123.

T.

_Thirst_, sometimes violent in the plague, 236.

_Toads_, very rare about Aleppo, 63.

_Tobacco_, cultivated in Syria, 17.
A pipe of tobacco part of the entertainment of a visit, 81.
Is smoaked to excess by most people at Aleppo, 82.
Different ways of smoaking it, 82, 83.

_Tongue_, its state in the plague, 235, 236.

_Trees_, several kinds of, about Aleppo, 22, 23.

_Turkman camel_ described, 56.

_Turks_, number of, at Aleppo, 77.
Their manner of living, 105-109.
Courtships and marriages, 111, 112, 113.
Slaves, 113.
Women, how treated, 113, 114, 115.
Funerals, funeral-service, and mourning, 115-118.
Religion, and remarkable hospitality and charity to the poor, 119.

_Turtle-land_ abound about Aleppo, 55.
Used for food, 55, 56.

_Tygers_ found on the mountains of Syria, 61.

V, U.

_Visits_, ceremonies and entertainments of, at Aleppo, 81.

_Vomiting_ a symptom of the plague, 236.
Advantages of it in that distemper, 242, 245.

_Urine_, its appearance in the plague, 236.

W.

_Water_ plentiful at Aleppo, 7.

_Weather_ at Aleppo, general observations on it, 145, 146, 147.
Usual through the different months of the year, 148-157.
During the years 1742 to 1747 inclusive, 158-166.
A more particular journal of the weather for the years 1752 and
1753, 167-189.
The method and instruments used in keeping it, 146, 147, 167, 168.

_Winds_ at Aleppo, account of, 14, 15.

_Wines_, and _Vineyards_ about Aleppo, some account of, 19, 20.

_Winter_, at Aleppo, short and moderate, 12.

_Wolves_ are of a smaller kind than those in Europe, 60.

_Women_ at Aleppo described, 78, 79.
Their early marriages, 78.
Easy labours in childbed, 79.
Of all conditions suckle their own children, _ibid._
Their manner of using the bagnio, 87, 88.
Method of travelling, 89.
Few except prostitutes paint, 102.
Black the inside of their eye-lid, 102, 103.
Dye their feet and hands with henna, 103.
Wear a ring through their nostril, 104.
Other ornaments, _ibid._
Are kept much at home, 113.
On what occasion suffered to go abroad, 113, 114.
Mourning for the dead, 115, 118.
Attend their husbands as servants at table, 129.
Appear veiled before strangers, 130.

_Wrestlers_, employed to perform at Turkish entertainments, 92.

Z.

_Zanous_, a small falcon used in hawking, 68.

_FINIS._

ERRATA.

Transcriber’s Note: The errata have been corrected. Errata in the errata are noted.

Pag. 4. note, lin. 5. _in place of_ not touch the wall, _read_ not to
touch the wall.
Pag. 25. l. 6. _in place of_ June and August, _read_ June, July, and
August.
29. l. 22. soon evaporated, _read_ soon evaporated
by the summer’s heat. (Transcriber’s
Note: this was on page 49.)
57. l. 5. barley, flour, &c. _read_ barleyflour.
70. l. 9. that come, &c. _read_ come.
80. l. 21. that there many amongst, _read_ that there
are many amongst.
108. l. 3. eat gain, _read_ eat again.
149. l. 11. Gr. H. Bar. 22. 3, _read_ 29. 3.
136. l. 19. he dare, _read_ he dares.
156. l. 9. it is not unusual, _read_ it is unusual.
(Transcriber’s Note: original text
actually read “It is not usual”)
191. l. 14. Pierian mountains, _read_ mountains Amanus.
Plate VII. Phlomis orientalis homini folio, _read_
Phlomis orientalis hormini folio.