Sonnini de Manoncourt, Charles Nicolas Sigisbert: Travels in upper and lower Egypt (Band 3) (London, 1807)

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CHAP. LIII.

Turkish Aga—Medicine of the Egyptians—Army of
Cairo—Mussulman priests—Bread of lentils—
Lizards—Boat—Dragon flits—Gnats and voa-
ter-spinners— Winds—Egyptian sailors—Moun-
tains— Unpleasant adventure, and the method by
which the author extricated himself—Chains of
mountains, and observations respecting them—
Quarry of white lime—The pelican—Pyramids—
Birds—De'ir Etlin.

w mile I waited till a boat should make its ap-
pearance, less inconvenient than the one we had
just quitted, I hired a little house at Manfelout,
the rent of which was no higher than at Stout. I
had not been here long before I was loaded with
disagreeable and troublesome occupations, which
it was impossible for me to avoid. A Turkish
Aga, who represented the feeble authority of a
Pacha of Cairo, resided at Manfelout. He la-
boured under a languishing disease, and insisted
on my visiting him in the capacity of physician.
He did not seem however to stand in need of per-
sons of this profession, for I saw several at his
house, whom he had collected from all quarters,

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