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blows mod conftantly on it's coafts ; and that the 

 fliore of South America projefts, beyond the Line, 

 fo as to be cooled by the wind of the South Pole. 

 The Trade-winds, which prevail in the Atlantic 

 Ocean, always participate of the influence of both 

 Poles ; that which is on our fide draws confider- 

 ably toward the North ; and that which is beyond 

 the Line depends greatly on the South Pole. Thefe 

 two winds are not oriental, as has been erroneoufly 

 imagined, but they blow nearly in the directions 

 of the channel which feparates America from 

 Africa. 



The warm winds of the torrid Zone blow, in 

 their turn, the moft conftantly toward the Poles j 

 and it is fingularly remarkable, that as Nature has 

 placed icy mountains in it's vicinity to cool it's 

 Seas, conjointly with thofeof the Poles, as Taurus, 

 Atlas, the Peak of TeneriiF, Mount Ida, &c. flie 

 has, likewife, extended a long Zone of fand, in 

 order to increafe the heat of the South- wind on 

 it's way to warm the Seas of the North. This 

 Zone commences beyond Mount Atlas, and en- 

 compafles the Earth like a belt, extending from 

 the moft wefterly point of Africa to the moft eaf- 

 terly extremity of Afia, in a reduced diftance of 

 more than three thoufand leagues. Some branches 

 of it deviate from the general diredion, and ad- 

 vance directly toward the North. 



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