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]