The Scented Garden

Satisfaction excludes speculation. 133 To grasp this sorry scheme of things entire, Would we not shatter it to bits, and then Remould it nearer to the heart’s desire. ” 2. [Persian text] huqqah. It is said that this word represents heiroglyphically the process of smoking. [Persian text] the harsh aspirate changed to [Persian text] the smooth aspirate by the me- dium of the force of [Persian text] which Arab mys- tics describe as being “ of a watery, lunar nature, and consonant to dogs, jackals, beetles, pools, old women painted, dreams, water pots, drunkenness, illusion, broken spears, and astrologers.” In this case the watery nature symbolizes the rose-water through which the smoke is drawn to purify and soften it. 3. Cannabis — Hashish, bhang, ganja, mariju- ana, kif, a drug much used by Yogis and Fakirs. It induces maniacal attacks, destroys the sense of proportion in time and space, and give powerful emotions to its victims. 4. Ambergris. Without much perfume of its own, it is priceless for bringing out the best of any others with which it may be mixed. The price in 1906 was 135 shillings the ounce. 5. i.e. it is useless to explore the universe until the problem of personality is satisfactorily settled. 6. Hakim — doctor. 7. Gonorrhoea is known in Persia as else- where. At a recital, when all the young men ex- claim joyfully : “ What flowing stanzas ! ” (suz), an old cynic may be heard to mutter : “ What flowing gleet ! ” (Suzak).