"The women of this country are very beautiful, and they are treated with more respect than the men. They are not veiled, and they have no shame."

"I was once mistaken for a king in this land and was given many gifts and honors. It was a very pleasant mistake."

"I saw a man who had no arms, and he was able to write with his feet."

"The children in this land run around naked, even in the marketplace. It is a strange sight to behold."

"The juggler then took the limbs of the boy and applied them one to another: he then stamped upon them, and it stood up complete and erect. I was astonished, and was seized in consequence by a palpitat…"