زینت‌المجالس/جزء نه: فصل پنج

This is a brief excerpt from a Persian-language encyclopedic or natural history text dealing with animals and their medicinal or practical properties. The passage describes the attributes of certain creatures, noting that one substance repels fish when rubbed on a boat, that another's blood treats hemorrhoids, and that it can improve the temperament of an ill-natured child. It also begins a classification of sheep, distinguishing between fat-tailed and other varieties. The text is too fragmentary to allow a fuller summary.