The Scented Garden

The Pangs of Repentance. 67 of the dragon-camel divides it into 3 equal portions 45/3 = 15. But God transfixes the dragon-camel with an arrow ([heb. samekh] Samekh 60 “ Tem- perance ” the 15th letter of the alphabet), and 60 + 45 = 105 = 21 x 5, or the Perfect Crown 3 x 7 [Per- sian text] in the 5 quarters of the perfected Man, the Cross replaced by the Pentagram. 2. Abdullah — the unredeemed man ; Cf. Rev. III. 17. 3. A common medical practice in the East. 4. The worst of insults. The great excuse for the podex is its superior tightness — supposing that Persians thought an excuse necessary. 5. Laila — perhaps the Evil Jinn. Laila means “ night ” ; and Lilith is the chief of the succubi, much feared by good Muslim. It was reserved for Mr Thomas Lake Harris and his English dupe Ber- ridge to cultivate of set purpose this abominable and disgusting variety of masturbation.