Persia - Fire and Fires in the Middle East

In the island of Teneas they say there is a small bow containing a mixture from which people kindle fire very readily. They say that at Terenthum a certain wine merchant was mad at night, but sold his wines during the day. He also kept the key of the cellar attached to his girdle, and though many tried to steal it from him and get possession of it, he never lost it.