B
Báb, the, founder of Babism, [116];
imprisonment, [117];
execution, [118]
Babism, its origin and founder, [116]
Bâd geers, or “wind-catchers,” in Yezd, [54]
Baghdad railway, the, [184];
its importance to Mosul, [328]
Bagi, our servant, [69], [79], [85]
Baradæus, Jacob, a Syrian reformer, [190]
Bathing in the Tigris, [203]
Bazaar, an exciting experience in the Kerman, [80]
Beauty specialists, Persian women as, [104]
Bedouin, the, as an in-patient, [323]
Bedouins, the, [191]
Beggars, a saying among, [32]
Blackett, Mr. and Mrs., [57]
Blackett’s, Mr., valuable library and the white ants, [75]
Boy’s birth, celebrations at a, [211];
education, [213]
Brass-work of Isphahan, the, [47]
Bread-making, [255]
Brick-making, [73]
Brick pillars for capital punishment, [138]
Bride, a Persian, [101]
Bridge of boats at Mosul, [176]
Burials, danger of hasty, [250]