Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- 82 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 1
- 83 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 2
- 84 A Record of Switzerland
- 85 Switzerland's Mountain Scenery
- 86 A Record of Berne and Geneva
- 87 A Record of Lyons and Marseilles
- 88 Spain and Portugal
- 89 Political Practices and Customs in Europe
- 90 European Geography and Transportation
- 91 The Climate and Agriculture of Europe
- 92 European Industry
- 93 European Commercial Enterprise
- 94 The Voyage Through the Mediterranean
- 95 The Voyage Through the Red Sea
- 96 The Voyage Through the Arabian Sea
- 97 A Record of the Island of Ceylon
- 98 The Voyage Through the Bay of Bengal
- 99 The Voyage Through the China Sea
- 100 A Record of Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Index
96 - The Voyage Through the Arabian Sea
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- 82 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 1
- 83 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 2
- 84 A Record of Switzerland
- 85 Switzerland's Mountain Scenery
- 86 A Record of Berne and Geneva
- 87 A Record of Lyons and Marseilles
- 88 Spain and Portugal
- 89 Political Practices and Customs in Europe
- 90 European Geography and Transportation
- 91 The Climate and Agriculture of Europe
- 92 European Industry
- 93 European Commercial Enterprise
- 94 The Voyage Through the Mediterranean
- 95 The Voyage Through the Red Sea
- 96 The Voyage Through the Arabian Sea
- 97 A Record of the Island of Ceylon
- 98 The Voyage Through the Bay of Bengal
- 99 The Voyage Through the China Sea
- 100 A Record of Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Index
Summary
August Ist, 1873. Fine.
At half past six we reached the port of Aden, in Arabia, and dropped anchor. We ventured ashore to look around. After visiting the fort, we went into the town to see the reservoirs, then returned to the ship. We spent the night on board.
The town of Aden lies in a valley on the other side of the hills. The people are copper-skinned, at times almost black, and resemble Europeans in physical appearance. They speak Arabic, and some understand English. Their high-pitched speech grates on the ear. For the most part they go about naked to the waist, with a long piece of white cotton cloth wrapped around their lower body like a petticoat. Over this is worn a narrow-sleeved garment fastened with buttons. Such people belong to the upper classes; the poor wear no more than the length of white cloth around the waist. Their hair is frequently unkempt; some colour it with yellow earth or dye it. The usual head-covering is a white cloth tied around the head. Some wear amber necklaces on their chests. The women dress in similar fashion. Their bodily decorations are their only attractive feature; many wear a gold ring inserted in a hole pierced in the right nostril. When we saw native women at work, carrying heavy loads along the roads, they, too, were wearing nose-rings. This, we were told, is the custom in India as well.
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