Chapter 10. Concerning The Organs Of Generati : CHAPTER 10 CONCERNING THE ORGANS OF GENERATION OF ANIMALS Know, O Vizir (God's blessing be with you!), that the sexual organs of the various male animals are not analogous with the different natures of the virile members which I have mentioned. The verges of animals are classed according...
Chapter 13. Concerning The Causes Of Enjoyment : CHAPTER 13 CONCERNING THE CAUSES OF ENJOYMENT IN THE ACT OF GENERATION Know, O Vizir (to whom God be good!), that the causes which tend to develop the passion for coition are six in number: the fire of an ardent love, the superabundance of sperm, the proximity of the loved person whose possessi...
Chapter 12. Concerning Sundry Observations : CHAPTER 12 CONCERNING SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS USEFUL TO KNOW FOR MEN AND WOMEN Know, O Vizir (to whom God be good!), that the information contained in this chapter is of the greatest utility, and it is only in this book that such can be found. Assuredly to know things is better than to be ignorant...
Chapter 15. Concerning The Causes Of Impotence : CHAPTER 15 CONCERNING THE CAUSES OF IMPOTENCE IN MEN Know, O Vizir (God be good to you!), that there are men whose sperm is vitiated by the inborn coldness of their nature, by diseases of their organs, by purulent discharges, and by fevers. There are also men with the urinary canal in their verge...
Chapter 3. About Men Who Are To Be Held : CHAPTER 3 ABOUT MEN WHO ARE TO BE HELD IN CONTEMPT Know, O My Brother (to whom God be merciful), that a man who is misshapen, of coarse appearance, and whose member is short, thin and flabby, is contemptible in the eyes of women. When such a man has a bout with a woman, he does not do his business...
Chapter 4. About Women Who Are To Be Held : CHAPTER 4 ABOUT WOMEN WHO ARE TO BE HELD IN CONTEMPT Know, O Vizir (to whom God be merciful), that women differ in their natural dispositions: there are women who are worthy of all praise; and there are, on the other hand, women who only merit contempt. The woman who merits the contempt of men is...
Chapter 7. Of Matters Which Are Injurious : CHAPTER 7 OF MATTERS WHICH ARE INJURIOUS IN THE ACT OF GENERATION Know, O Vizir (to whom God be good!), that the ills caused by coition are numerous. I will mention to you some of them, which to know is essential, in order to be able to avoid them. Let me tell you in the first place that coition if...
Chapter 8. The Sundry Names Given : CHAPTER 8 THE SUNDRY NAMES GIVEN TO THE SEXUAL PARTS OF MAN KNOW, O Vizir (to whom God be good!), that man's member bears different names, as: El dekeur, the virile member "El fortass", the bald one "El kamera", the penis "Abou ane", he with one eye "El ar", the member for generation "El atsar"...
Title Page : THE PERFUMED GARDEN OF THE SHAYKH NEFWAZI TRANSLATED BY SIR RICHARD BURTON [1886] This Text Is In The Public Domain. These Files May Be Used For Any Non-commercial Purpose Provided This Notice Of Attribution Is Left Intact.
Chapter 17. Prescriptions For Increasing : CHAPTER 17 PRESCRIPTIONS FOR INCREASING THE DIMENSIONS OF SMALL MEMBERS AND FOR MAKING THEM SPLENDID Know, O Vizir (God be good to you!), that this chapter, which treats of the size of the virile member, is of the first importance both for men and women. For the men because from a good-sized...
Appendix : APPENDIX TO THE AUTOGRAPH EDITION TO THE READER IN THE YEAR OF GRACE 1876 some amateurs who were passionately fond of Arabian literature combined for the purpose of reproducing, by autographic process, a number of copies of a French translation of a work written by the Sheikh Nefzaoui, which book...
Chapter 16. Undoing Of Aiguillettes : CHAPTER 16 UNDOING OF AIGUILLETTES (IMPOTENCE FOR A TIME) Know, O Vizir (God be good to you!), that impotence arises from three causes: Firstly, from the tying of aiguillettes. Secondly, from a feeble and relaxed constitution. And thirdly, from too premature ejaculation. To cure the tying...
Chapter 9. Sundry Names Given To The Sexual : CHAPTER 9 SUNDRY NAMES GIVEN TO THE SEXUAL ORGANS OF WOMEN El feurdj, the slit "Abou beloum", the glutton "El keuss", the vulva "El mokour", the bottomless "El kelmoune", the voluptuous "Abou cheufrine", the two-lipped "El ass", the primitive "Abou ungra", the humpbacked "El zerzour", the starling...
Chapter 20. Forming The Conclusion Of This Work : CHAPTER 20 FORMING THE CONCLUSION OF THIS WORK, AND TREATING OF THE GOOD EFFECT OF THE DEGLUTITION OF EGGS AS FAVOURABLE TO THE COITUS Know, O Vizir (God be good to you!), that this chapter contains the most useful instructions--how to increase the intensity of the coitus--and that the latter part...
Chapter 19. Instructions With Regard To Pregnancy : CHAPTER 19 INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO PREGNANCY AND HOW THE GENDER OF THE CHILD THAT IS TO BE BORN MAY BE KNOWN--THAT IS TO SAY, KNOWLEDGE OF THE SEX OF THE FOETUS Know, O Vizir (God be good to you!), that the certain indications of pregnancy are the following: the dryness of the vulva immediately...
Chapter 1. Concerning Praiseworthy Men : CHAPTER 1 CONCERNING PRAISEWORTHY MEN LEARN, O Vizir (God's blessing be upon you), that there are different sorts of men and women; that amongst these are those who are worthy of praise and those who deserve reproach. When a meritorious man finds himself near to women, his member grows, gets strong...
Translators Note : INTRODUCTION GENERAL REMARKS ABOUT COITION PRAISE BE GIVEN TO God, who has placed man's greatest pleasure in the natural parts of woman, and has destined the natural parts of man to afford the greatest enjoyment to woman. He has not endowed the parts of woman with any pleasurable or satisfactory...
Chapter 18. Of Things That Take Away : CHAPTER 18 OF THINGS THAT TAKE AWAY THE BAD SMELL FROM THE ARMPIT AND SEXUAL PARTS OF WOMEN AND CONTRACT THE LATTER Know, O Vizir (God be good to you!), that bad exhalations from the vulva and from the armpits are, as is also a wide vagina, the greatest of evils. If a woman wants this bad odour...
Chapter 11. On The Deceits And Treacheries : CHAPTER 11 ON THE DECEITS AND TREACHERIES OF WOMEN Know, O Vizir (to whom God be good!), that the stratagems of women are numerous and ingenious. Their tricks will deceive Satan himself, for God the Highest has said Koran, chapter xii, verse 28) that the deceptive faculties of women are gre...
Chapter 5. Relating To The Act Of Generation : CHAPTER 5 RELATING TO THE ACT OF GENERATION Know, O Vizir (and God protect you!), that if you wish for coition, in joining the woman you should not have your stomach loaded with food and drink, only in that condition will your cohabitation be wholesome and good. If your stomach is full, only harm...
Introduction : NOTES OF THE TRANSLATOR RESPECTING THE SHEIKH NEFZAOUI The name of the Sheikh has become known to posterity as the author of this work, which is the only one attributed to him. In spite of the subject-matter of the book, and the manifold errors found in it and caused by the negligence and ignorance...
Chapter 2. Concerning Women Who Deserve : CHAPTER 2 CONCERNING WOMEN WHO DESERVE TO BE PRAISED Know, O Vizir (and the mercy of God be with you!), that there are women of all sorts; that there are such as are worthy of praise, and such is deserve nothing but contempt. In order that a woman may be relished by men, she must have a perfect...
Chapter 6. Concerning Everything That Is : CHAPTER 6 CONCERNING EVERYTHING THAT IS FAVOURABLE TO THE ACT OF COITION KNOW, O Vizir (God be good to you!), if you would have pleasant coition, which ought to give an equal share of happiness to the two combatants and be satisfactory to both, you must first of all toy with the woman, excite her...
Chapter 14. Description Of The Uterus : CHAPTER 14 DESCRIPTION OF THE UTERUS OF STERILE WOMEN, AND TREATMENT OF THE SAME Know, O Vizir (God be good to you!), that wise physicians have plunged into this sea of difficulties to very little purpose. Each one has looked at the matter from his own point of view, and in the end the question h...