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with in every part of the town. Their hoofs 

 are never fhoed, though afles are ufed like 

 faddle-horfes at the poft-ftations ; but this kind 

 of porting is very difagreeable to thofe who 

 are not ufed to it, from the {lownefs of their 

 motion. 



People of all ages fmoak tobacco, though 

 it is (as well as fnurT) very dear. It is feldom 

 fmoak ed in pipes, but either in leaves rolled 

 together, called Cigarro by the Spaniards, or 

 the tobacco which comes in packs is wrapt up 

 in paper, and this ferves inftead of pipes. 

 The belt Spanifli fnuff comes from Seville, 

 and they generally put it into fnuff-boxes of 

 olive-wood, which are very pretty. 



It is very agreeable walking before the 

 gate towards the country, becaufe you are not 

 peitered there with cuftom-houfe officers, and 

 only meet with a few civil centinels, who fhew 

 the way to ftrangers if they happen to 

 mifs it. The high-road is very magnificent, 

 and has flone benches on both fides. The 

 throwing of bombs into the air, and fome 

 other diverfions of the fame kind, attratt a 

 good many people hither, who repofe them- 

 ielves on thefe benches. In other places the 



high-road 



