S
Saladin, siege of Mosul by, [178], [192]
Sand-storms, [21]
Satan, the Yezidees’ idea of, [286]
Savabs, or good works, the doctrine of, [156]
Scent, superstition about, [277]
Scorpions at Yezd, [55]
Servant problem at Kerman, the, [75]
Servants, cheating by native, [18]
Seyyids, the, a religious body, [113]
Shammar clan of Arabs, the, [191]
Shawl manufactories in Kerman, [46]
Sheikh Âdi, the patron saint of the Yezidees, [287];
shrine of the serpent on the porch, [291];
a great teacher, [291]
—— Matti, superstition about, [281]
—— Naser, high-priest of the Yezidees, [284]
Sheikhs, an order of priesthood amongst the Yezidees, [287]
Shiah Mohammedans, [113]
Shiraz, the silver-work of, [47];
mosaics of, [47];
the birthplace of the Báb, [116]
Silk-weaving in Persia, [46]
Silver-work of Shiraz, the, [47]
Sirdâbs, or underground rooms, [180]
Social customs:
kissing the hand, [250];
rising, [251];
sending trays of cooked meats, [252];
distributing food, [252];
giving coffee, [253];
bread-making, [255]
Specialist in mental diseases, a, [326]
Statistics of the Mosul Medical Mission, [321]
Storks, superstition about, [279]
Stuart, Dr. Emmeline, [150]
Suleyman Khan, execution of, [119]
Summer at Isphahan, [52];
at Yezd, [53]
Sun, the, the emblem of the Fire Worshippers, [19]
Sunnis, [113]
Sunset effects in the desert, [131]
—— a wonderful, [258]
Sunshine, Persia a land of, [19]
Superstitions of the Persians, [60], [166];
about scent, [277];
storks, [277];
how to cure sore eyes, [280];
killing goats and sheep, [281];
Sheikh matti, [281];
to cure fever and avert hydrophobia, [282]
Surgery, native, [153];
not much practised in Mosul, [318]
Swearing, prevalence of, [240]