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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...the ancient Vepillium. We were very well received; but the people are not always very civil, for last year they murdered one of the Bey's soldiers, who had been sent to collect DATES. 155 the taxes. To punish them for this rude conduct, a fine of fifteen thousand piastres was imposed on them, which probably is the reason of their present civility. This punishment is much more effective, and more dreaded, than the cutting off of heads; for, as they remark, what signifies a few heads more or less? we have plenty of them, but very few piastres. Here we procured some delicious dates, of which fruit the Arabs assert there are no less than a hundred and one varieties, the best of which are the Dighli, Hurr, Aleegh, Troonj, Boofagoos, Firmlah, Kzibb, Khintah, Boozuweyd, Baiju, Ghurrz, Gundi, Fezzani, and the Mandthoor, which latter are pressed, and kept in jars. Many different trees spring from the same root, and I have myself counted no less than fourteen, all capable of bearing fruit: ten and twelve are common, and some have as many The Dighli are the most delicious, and are sent to different countries as great delicacies. Each bunch is placed in a skin, carefully closed, to prevent the admission of air. as twenty; but eight is the usual number to which they are confined, the old trunks being cut down when the young ones are sufficiently large to bear a good crop. The Chamcerops humilis, or fan palm, so common in Barbary, bears an inferior fruit; it is, however, eaten by the Arabs. The wound inflicted by the thorn of the palm is extremely painful, and causes considerable inflammation. CHAPTER IX. More inhospitality--TheSibhah--A storm in the desart--The Triton river--Kereez--Dates and Houses of the Wateean--Antiquities--A second Mummius--Jereed sparrows. On the ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781150551642
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 54
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 115055164X
  • Publisher Date: 20 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 113 gr


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