| James Silk Buckingham - Great Britain - 1829 - 606 pages
...dyed, as with the Persians ; though henna, the stain used fur that purpose, is here applied freely to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands, as well as cohel, or surmeh, the Arabic and Turkish names of antimony, to the eyes, from an idea that... | |
| Christianity - 1829 - 612 pages
...dyed, as with the Persians ; though henna, the stain used for that purpose, is here applied freely to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands, as well as cohel, or surmeh, the Arabic and Turkish names of antimony, to the eyes, from an idea that... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Asia - 1829 - 586 pages
...dyed, as with the Persians ; though henna, the stain used for that purpose, is here applied freely to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands ; as well as cohel, or surmeh, the Arabic and Turkish names of antimony, to the eyes, from an idea... | |
| 1830 - 452 pages
...not dyed, as with the Persians; though henna, the stain used for that purpose, is here applied freely to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands, as well as cohel, or siirmeh, the Arabic and Turkish names of antimony, to the eyes, from an idea that... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Asia - 1830 - 496 pages
...dyed, as with the Persians ; though henna, the stain used for that purpose, is here applied freely to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands ; as well as cohel, or surmeh, the Arabic and Turkish names of antimony, to the eyes, from an idea... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Asia - 1830 - 500 pages
...dyed, as with the Persians ; though henna, the stain used for that purpose, is here applied freely to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands ; as well as cohel, or surmeh, the Arabic and Turkish names of antimony, to the eyes, from an idea... | |
| William Pinnock - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1836 - 734 pages
...commanded, inflation of the lungs, and application of hot flannel to the chest and bowels, and of hot bricks to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands. Nor should the failure of these means, used for a considerable time, cautt the benevolent operators... | |
| William Goodhugh, William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 744 pages
...laid, and the tinge it imparts is durable. It was anciently applied to the nails of the hands and feet, to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands, and sometimes to the hair. From the appearance of the nails of mummies there can he no doubt that it... | |
| Medicine - 1857 - 590 pages
...destructive powers soon cease. Reasoning thus, I applied friction to the spine, causing the same to be done to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands, when in about ten minutes she came out of the attack, remained so for a few minutes, and then had a... | |
| Children's literature - 1868 - 882 pages
...lower extremities rubbed with the towels. Hot-water bottles may be applied under the arm-pits, and to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands. Care should l,e taken that the head is higher than the rest of the body, and smelling-salts may be... | |
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