_Salt_, valley of, described, 49, 50.
_Scorpion_, and _Scolopendra_, frequent about Aleppo, 62.
Their sting not mortal, _ibid._
_Seasons_ at Aleppo described, 12-16.
_Sefy_, a large falcon for hawking, described, 67.
_Serpents_ of various kinds abound about Aleppo, 61.
_Shaheen_, a remarkable small falcon used in hawking, 68.
How they catch the largest eagles, _ibid._
_Sheeb_, among the Turks, what, 114.
_Sheep_, different sorts about Aleppo, account of, 51.
One kind with a remarkable large tail described, 51, 52.
Skin of this tail used medicinally, _ibid._
_Sheera._ See _Hemp_.
_Shooting_, as a sport, rarely used at Aleppo, 67.
_Shutting-up_, a preservative from the plague, 252.
How practised at Aleppo, 255.
_Silk-worms_ not much cultivated near Aleppo, 62.
_Simack il inglese_, a remarkable kind of fish, described, 75, 76.
_Slaves_, well used at Aleppo, 113.
_Smoaking_ tobacco, several methods used by the Turks and Persians,
82, 83.
_Snakes_, large, white, inoffensive snakes found in the houses about
Aleppo, 62.
_Soil_ about Aleppo described, 15, 47, 48.
_Sweating_, a critical symptom in the plague, 243, 247.
_Syria_, a general view of that country, 10, 11.
_Syrians_, their Lent and fast-days at Aleppo, 123.