1 NoorooAeen,
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3 HISTORY OF THE SIMS.
4 were unremitting; had Runjeet been his father, he
5 eould not have evinced’greater solicitude. This
6 worthy man never ceases to watch over the inte¬
7 rests arid welfare of his master, who in return,
8 treats him with the most marked kindness and
9 respect The fukeer'generally travels in a palfeee,
10 without the least ostentation ; and he often spends
11 whole days and nights near the Maharajah, with
12 tio other comfort than his simple food, and plain
13 water as a drink. The fukeer is of a most humane
14 disposition; and he deems it cruel to deprive even
15 the insect of life: though obliged to witness the
16 death of animals while on hunting excursions with
17 hts master, lie confesses, that he never sees a hare
18 start before the dogs without offering up his
19 prayers for its escape! These traits will shew the
20 mild and gentle disposition of this worthy man ; it
21 must not, however, be supposed that he is less
22 energetic or useful for these peculiarities; on the
23 contrary, his unpretending and simple habits give
24 him an. advantage over his more ambitious con¬
25 temporaries, and enable him to gain information in
26 quarters to which they have no access. Ufa
27 brother Nooroodeen is styled '‘ Khalifa/ an hon¬
28 orary title among Mussulmans, he is likewise a
29 physician, and may be justly called Runjeefs
30 “ apothecary general,” for he prepares alt his
31 medicines, as well as the favorite spirituous
32 liquor which the Maharajah, even now, uses more
33 freely than is advisable or beneficial for an invalid.
34 This liquor is manufactured or distilled from no-