W.
W a g e s not M g h , 83.
Waker, wild vegetable, in great use
among Arabs, sonp of, 226 ; well
known in India and Ceylon, under
different names, ib.
Wat el Negur, village, 243 ; reasons
why desirable for encampment,
248 ; wisdom of the Sheik of, 247;
capabilities of the country round, for
cultivation, 249; elephant-hunting
at, 254 et seq. ; pleasant life at, 266 el seq.; discussions with the Sheik
of, 262 etseq. ; preparations made at,
for the hunting expedition, 284;
start from, to explore the Base
country, 285.
Water, evaporation of, from skins, by
blast of simoom, 5 ; scarcity of, at
Moorahd, 1 1 ; after washing, drunk by
Arabs, ib. ; constant supply of, how
to ensure, 36 ; length of time camels
can endure without, 448; poisonous
nature of, from copper, in Mek
Nimmur’s district, 460 ; destructive
, effect-of, on solid rocks, 468; impurity
of, at Gallabat, 502 ; great sickness,
in consequence of impure, 507.
Waterfall over perpendicular basalt
columns, appearance of, 497.
Water-jar, of Arabs, similarity of, to
to those in use a thousand years
ago, 129.
Waterproof sheeting, of use in tra-
. veiling, 541.
Wat Gamma, young Arab attendant,
procured at Cassala, origin of his
name, 82 ; consternation of, at the
failure of the present to Mek Nimrnur,
461; robbed of his dollars, 513.
Wat Medene, large town, and principal
trading place, on the banks of the
Blue Nile, 548.
Weapons, most useful to the hunter
151, 539, 540; of Hamran Arab
sword-hunters, 168 et seq.
Weaving, Arab method of, 65.
Weirs, across Rahad and Dinder rivers,
for irrigation, necessity of, 549 ;
across the Nile, advantages of forming,
565.
Welcome, Arab, customs connected
with, 137, 227 ; magnificence of
that given by Sheik Abou Sinn to
Sir S. Baker, 113.
Wells of Arabs, 131 ; insufficient for
the cattle, 270.
Whirlwinds in the desert, sand columns
raised by, 23; nearly suffocated by
one, 51.
White ants, use made of a hill of,
. 424.
White Nile, resolution to explore, 574 ;
preparations for exploring completed, ib. ; start towards the source of, ib.
Wild asses, first sight of, 55; habits
and beauty of, 56 ; difficulty of capturing,
ib. ; first and last killed by
Sir S. Baker, ib. ; rissoles of the
flesh, 57.
Willow, species of, on the banks of
Atbara river, 239.
Wire useful to the traveller for springs,
541.
Wives, Wat el Negur’s discussion and
opinions on, 262 et seq.
Women, Arab, com ground by, 78 ;
dislike of all, to the work, 79 ; their
love for perfumery, 118; uncleanness
of, 122 et seq. ; dress and
appearance of, 124, 265; marriage
of, 125 ; adherence of, to ancient
customs, 127 ; hathing of, 265; Wat
el Negur’s discussion on, 262 et seq.;
superstitions of 273 ; ignorance of,
265 ; plainness and industry of
Tokroori, 511.
THE END.
R. CLAY, SOS, AND TAVLOR, PRINTERS, CONDON.