OMAN COIN 73
HASSA COINS 76
DATE-STICK CRADLE 80
WOMEN GRINDING AT THE MILL 82
BEDOUIN WOMEN EATING THEIR BREAKFAST 84
CARGO BOATS, BAHREIN 86
RIVER BOAT BUSRAH 87
SAWING A BEAM 89
AN ARAB CARPENTER'S TOOLS 90
PUZZLE OF THE THIRTY MEN 96
BRANCH OF THE INCENSE TREE 98
SLAVE GIRL IN ARABIA 102
LIBERATED SLAVES AT BAHREIN 104
MISSION HOUSE AT BUSRAH 110
THE SULTAN'S SOLDIERS 114
MUSCAT HARBOUR 122
AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW DRESS 124





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WHY IS ARABIA TOPSY-TURVY LAND?


On this big round earth there are all sorts of countries and peoples. Men
walk on it on every side just like flies crawling over a watermelon and
they do not fall off either. On the next page you can see how they travel