ot be said in commendation of this generous,
open-hearted philanthropy of the Arabs, here described: but the
intelligent reader will understand, that it applies particularly to
the Arabs, or cultivators of the plains, in the empire of Marocco;
and, in its large and unlimited extent, to the Bedouin or roving
Arabs of the Sahara, and of Lower Suse, from whose (_kabyles_)
clans, the Arabs cultivators are early emigrations; almost all of
them having their original stock in the Sahara. It is also
confined, almost exclusively, to Muhamedans, and does not, like the
divine doctrine of Jesus Christ, with universal benevolence embrace
all mankind, without distinction of party, sect, or nation;--a
doctrine which has lately been put in considerable practice in our
own country, by institutions supported by voluntary subscriptions
for the destitute, for foreigners in distress, and for negroes; by
institutions in aid and support of all needy persons labouring
under sickness, or having need of surgical aid; by institutions for
the encouragement of industry, for the refutation of vice and
242 immorality; by institutions that reflect immortal honour on this
country, and cast a lustre on the respective individuals who have
contributed to all these heart-approving institutions, which are
calculated to afford relief to almost every description of
suffering humanity!!

Itinerant (_tebeebs_) doctors travel through the country to
administer to the sick; which, however, are seldom found. They
carry over their shoulders a leathern bag, containing their
surgical apparatus, which consists of a lancet, a scarifying knife,
and a caustic knife, or knife for burning: they scarify the neck,
the forehead, or the wrists. The caustic knife is an instrument of
very general application. They convert all gun-shot and other
wounds, as well as sores, into burns, by heating the knife in the
fire, and gently touching the circumference of the wound with it.
This produces acute pain; but the Africans bear pain heroically:
they say that this method prevents inflammation and festering. They
perform, by caustic, extraordinary cures. I imagine this method
would not agree with an European body, pampered with a variety of
high food and luxurious living.

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