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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1820. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Pluto; but, notwithstanding this, they did not give up the supposition that we searched for money. We returned to the village, and after a slight repast, went to see a fountain of water, or rather a running spring. It is a rivulet of curious water, and very convenient for the people; for by putting their woollen cloth, if white, into it, for twenty-four hours, it is taken out as black as any dyer could make it. This is a great accommodation to the women and children, who are nearly all covered with gowns of that colour. The Sheiks and people of respectability are in white. They are of the Mahomedan religion, but very poor followers of it. In the village there was a young man who had been in Egypt, and had learned a little spelling, and was an oracle among them; and all his references were made to a few sheets of paper, with copies of texts of the Alcoran. What a precious article would an Arabic Bible have been in this place! Their mode of living was very simple; rice, of which they have great abundance, was their chief food; but it is of so inferior a sort, that they have but very little traffic in it, and what they have is only among a few Bedoweens who go there yearly to purchase dates, which are very fine. They have a few camels and donkeys, several cows, buffaloes, goats, and sheep, and altogether have no reason to complain. They could be happy in this Elysium, indeed, for this place has more to deserve that name than any other, as it is separated from the rest of mankind; but they are mortal, and they must have their evils. The greatest enemies they have are their own neighbours at the other village, named El Cassar, on the other side of a high rock, separated from them three hours' journey, and Siwah four days. They are continually in dispute, and often at...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781235358708
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 154
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1235358704
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 286 gr


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