FOOTNOTES:

[88] A mysterious bird, of which nothing is known except its name.

[89] Rue-seed is burned for the purpose of fumigation.

[90] “The badge of unbelief”: here the original has _zunnár_ ([Greek:

ζωναριον: zônarion]), _i.e._ the sacred thread worn by Zoroastrians and

other non-Moslems.

[91] Ázar, the father of Abraham, was an idolater.

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