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CHAP. XLI.
Practice of physic in Egypt—Peculiarities on this
subject—Egyptian physicians—Species of leprosy
—Violent disorder of the eyes, with -which the au-
thor was attacked—Rents of the houses in Egypt
—Circumcision—Rain in Upper Egypt—Re-
searches in quest of treasure—Perfidy of the Sy-
rian Interpreter.
My fame as a physician had acquired for me
great renown. From all quarters people came
to consult me, and the higher orders called me
into their houses. Every body wished to try the
skill of the physician of a sultan of Europe, be-
loved by Mourat Bey, and who had undertaken,
by the commands of Scheick el Belled, a journey
to Sa'id, for the express purpose of attending an
Arabian prince, the most powerful one in Egypt:
Another attraction, which did not fail to aug-
ment the crowd, was, that consultation, visits,
and even medicines were all to be had gratis.
But the science of physic, in these countries, is-
practised in quite a different manner from that in
use amongst us ; and a medical professor, the most
approved by the most celebrated of the faculty,
would
CHAP. XLI.
Practice of physic in Egypt—Peculiarities on this
subject—Egyptian physicians—Species of leprosy
—Violent disorder of the eyes, with -which the au-
thor was attacked—Rents of the houses in Egypt
—Circumcision—Rain in Upper Egypt—Re-
searches in quest of treasure—Perfidy of the Sy-
rian Interpreter.
My fame as a physician had acquired for me
great renown. From all quarters people came
to consult me, and the higher orders called me
into their houses. Every body wished to try the
skill of the physician of a sultan of Europe, be-
loved by Mourat Bey, and who had undertaken,
by the commands of Scheick el Belled, a journey
to Sa'id, for the express purpose of attending an
Arabian prince, the most powerful one in Egypt:
Another attraction, which did not fail to aug-
ment the crowd, was, that consultation, visits,
and even medicines were all to be had gratis.
But the science of physic, in these countries, is-
practised in quite a different manner from that in
use amongst us ; and a medical professor, the most
approved by the most celebrated of the faculty,
would