side. The candidate acends the ladder and is seated on
the top, his legs hanging over the concave side. Then
he is told to take hold of the end of a large rope, about
two feet long: held up by a small string or thread. He
is told under no circunastances to let go of the rope,
which he firmly, grasps, when the box falls to pieces,
and he is shot down the concave side of the box, thump-
ing his head and buttocks on a partition that is fixed to
receive him. He is then conducted to the Grand Po-
tentate, whom he is commanded to approach with hum-
ble and great reverence, stooping very low on his knees,

his head near the ground, his but tocks elevated, where he receives the "Grand Salaam" that is a blow

his buttocks with two pieces of board between which
are placed some torpedoes that explode with a loud re-
port when they come tooether. This is called the 
Grand Salaam or stroke of introduction. He is then 
introduced to the Grand Potentate, near whom is a 
Galvanic Battery, so arranged (under the carpet) that
when the candidate is introduced to the Grand Poten-
tate, he receives a severe electric shock. All those to
whose lot it fell, in the casting of lots, are allowed to
come into the room and be seated.
After a social meeting, with the members, each of
which pass around the room and are personally intro-
duced to the officers and members present as well as
the Arabian soldiers, two of the best boxers are left 
with the candidate talking, when one says to the other,
I will bet you a dollar that I can guess nearer to this 
brother's age than you can. The other takes the bet.