It is said to be a mixture of verdigris with milk : if so, it is a very clumsy engine of state policy, more probably a poison of more activity.
When a man prepares coffee he drinks the first cup — the " Sharbat-i kajari" of the Persians, and the " Sulaymani of Egypt, render this precaution necessary The Sharbat-i-kajari is the " Acquetta" of Persia, and derives its name from the present royal family.  It is said to be a mixture of verdigris with milk : if so, it is a very clumsy engine of state policy, more probably a poison of more activity.  In Egypt and Mosul, Sulaymani (the common name for an Affghan) is used to signify " poison."