- Much: H. Ketír (Arab.); G. Bhút (Hind.).
- A little: H. Meframrush; G. Theráki, Thukrání (corr. Hind.).
- Enough: H. Keffi (Arab.); G. Bas (Pers.), Nunniya.
- Here: H. Hene (Arab.); G. Syde.
- There: H. Hunáh (Arab.); G. Aurileh.
[201] This proves one of two things: first, that the Gypsies left India before the Hindus had borrowed a Western character from the Phœnicians; or two, the Gypsies were a low caste, which, like the Pariahs and others, ignore writing.
[202] When travelling, for instance, they place on prominent rocks and remarkable trees pebbles, bits of thread, and similar articles, showing the road they have taken.
[203] Letter written from Algiers, and published in the Union Médicale of January 2, 1860.
[204] This is evidently the hypnotism so called by Dr. John Braid, of Manchester, the Braidism of Continental writers. The discovery was made in 1841. See Neurypnology, or the Rationale of Nervous Sleep, Considered in Relation with Animal Magnetism. About 1849, profiting by the studies of Doctors J. B. Dods and Philips, a certain Mr. Stone introduced into England a modification of hypnotism, which he absurdly called Electro-biology; his zinc and copper discs were the civilized succedanea of the ink-blot.
[205] Narrative of Travels in 1822-24. The folio edition shows two women with the crisp African hair.