FOOTNOTES
1 Lane's "Arabic-English Lexicon," Vol. V.
2 Doughty refers to animals such as sheep or horses taken as booty.
3 Skeat's "Malay Magic," pp. 341-342.
4 This is also the custom in Egypt.
5 Compare the Tradition already cited.
6 On the contrary, the Traditions leave the matter uncertain,
except as regards the practice of the Jews.
7 Orotal = Allah Ta'ala, God Supreme,Zwemer.
8 This must be a misprint, even in so careful and accurate
a work, for "hair of the child."