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fnow throughout the year, the 
meaneft artificer of Shirauz may 
have his water and fruits cooled 
without any expence worthy his 
confideration ; this fnow being ga- 
thered on the tops of the mountains, 
and brought in carts to the city, is 
fold in the markets, ‘The price of 
provifions is regulated at Shirauz 
with the greateit exaétnefs, by the 
Daroga, or judge of the police, who 
fets a’ fixed price upon every article, 
and no fhop-keeper dares to demand 
more, under the fevere penalty of 
lofing his nofe and ears ; {uch being 
the punifhment attached to a crime 
of this nature; by which means the 
pooreft inhabitants are effectually 
fecured from impofition, in fo ¢api- 
tal an article as the neceflaries of 
life. 
Manufactures and trade are at 
prefent greatly decayed in Perfia, 
the people having had no interval 
of peace to recover themfelves fince 
the death of Kerim Khan to the 
prefent period: but if a regular 
and permanent government were 
once again to be eftablithed, there 
is little doubt but they would flou- 
rifh, as the Perfians are very inge- 
nious, of quick capacities, and even 
the lower clafs of artificers are in- 
duftrious and diligent. They work 
in filligree and ivory remarkably 
well, and are good turners. They 
have at Shirauz a glafs manufactory, 
where they cait very good glafs, of 
which great quantities are exported 
to different parts of Perfia; by 
which the manufaéturers acquire 
confiderable profit. Moft, of the 
woollen goods, filks and worked 
linens, are brought from Yezd and 
Carmania, from both of which 
places they alfo export felts and 
carpets. A great quantity of cop- 
per is produced from Tauris, and 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1790, 
other of the more northern parts of 
Perfia. Kém is remarkable for 
excellent fword blades; but at pre- 
fent all trade with Europeans is 
{topped ; and the ftate of the coun- 
try does not promife a fpeedy re- 
turn of it. India goods are im- 
ported chiefly from Abu Shehr. In 
matters of trade amongft the natives, 
the whole is under the regulation of 
the Calodnter, or town-clerk, who 
regulates the duties to be paid te 
the Khan on all imports: this is 
fometimes executed with a feverity 
which leaves the merchant little or 
no profit upon his goods, 
The climate of Shirauz is one 
of the moft agreeable in the world, 
the extremes of heat and cold bein 
feldom felt. During the {pring of 
the year, the face of the country 
appears uncommonly beautiful. The 
flowers, of which they have a great 
variety, and of the brighteft hues, 
the fragrant herbs, fhrubs, and 
plants, the rofe, the {weet bafil, and 
the myrtle, all here contribute to 
refrefh and perfume the natural 
miidnefs of the air. The nightin- 
gale of the garden (ealled by the 
Penfians Boolbul Hezar Dajftaan) 
the goldfinch, and the linnet, by 
their melodious warblings, at this 
delightful feafon of the year, ferve. 
to add to the fatisfaction of the 
mind, and to infpire it with the moft 
pleafing ideas. "Their mornings 
and evenings are cool, but the mid-. 
dle of the day is very pleafant. In 
fummer, the thermometer feldom 
rifes above feventy -three in the 
day-time, and at night it generally. 
finks as low as fixty-two. The 
autumn is the worit feafon of the 
year, that being the time when the 
rains begin to fall, and during the 
autumnal months it is confidered by 
natives as the moft unhealthy; 
me colds, 
