SHU 



fuch means as have been already fuggefted, and by giving 

 them a more natural conformity, as well as by the mtroduc- 

 tion of greater divcrfity in the (hrubs, trees, and other forts 

 of plants that are made ufe of in the formation of them. It 

 is indeed obferved, that one of the mofl effedual means of 

 rendering rural fcencs ilill more iiiterefting than they com- 

 monly are, is by introducing a more extenfive variety of 

 fhrubs than is ufually employed, a vaft number of which 

 are capable of anfwering the purpofe. They are not, how- 

 ever, to be planted in fuch fituations in the common in- 

 difcriminate manner, but with much regard to the effeft 

 which they are to produce. In (hort, it is concluded, that it 

 IS in the ftrubbery, or thofe parts of pleafure-grounds which 

 contain flower plants, Ihrubs, and trees,— which occupy con- 

 fiderable fpace, — exhibit views of the country or of other 

 parts of tlie ground, that ornamental gardening and pic- 

 turefque improvement blend themfelves together in produc- 

 ing thofe happy effefts which fo much intereit the feelings 

 and fancy. 



SHRUBBY-//ow/-/^W, in Jgriaillure, a plant of the 

 (hrubby weed kind, whicli is often troublefome and injurious 

 in woods arid plantations. See Hieracium, and Weeds. 



SHRULE, in Geography, a river of the county of 

 Tyrone, Ireland, which joins the Moyle near New Town 

 Stewart. There are alfo feveral parilhes of this name in 

 Ireland, but none called from a town now exifting, except 

 yiirule in the county of Mayo, on the borders of the county 

 of Galvvay ; io6 miles N. by W. from Dublin. 



SHTUKA, a powerful tribe or kabyle m the province 

 of Sufe, in the fouthern divifion of the empire of Morocco, 

 inhabited by Shelluks, amounting in number to 380,000. 



SHUARIF, a fmall low ifland in the Red lea, near the 

 coaft of Africa. N. lat. 24° 22'. 



SHUBENACADIE, a river of Nova Scotia, which 

 rifes within a mile of the town of Dartmouth, on the E. 

 fide of Halifax harbour, and difcharges itfelf into Coba- 

 quid bay, receiving in its courfe the Slewinck and Gays 

 rivers. The large lake of the fame name lies on the E. fide 

 of the land that leads from Halifax to Windfor, and about 

 7 miles from it, and 121 from Halifax. 



SHUCK, m ^Agriculture, provincially a ilouk, or twelve 

 fheaves of corn fet up together in the harved field. 



SHUD, in Rural Economy, a word fometimes provincially 

 ufed to fignify filed. 



SHUG, in Agriculture, a term ufed to imply the fhaking 

 of any thing, as hay, &c. 



SHUGGINGS, a word fignifying that which is (hed or 

 fcattered, as grain at harvell, &c. 



SHUHUSHU, in Geography, a village of the pachalic 

 of Bagdad, one day's fail from Korna, and fituated on the 

 bank of the Euphrates. It is as large as Samavat (which 

 fee), but much more flourilhing ; for the Euphrates, which 

 is navigable, even in the driell feafon, for boats of con- 

 fiderable burthen as far up as this place (where the effects 

 of the tide are alfo felt), enables the inhabitants to carry on 

 a trifling traffic with Baiibra. Shuhulhu is a great mart 

 for horlcs, and is famed for the richnefs of the cloves raifed 

 in its vicinity. 



SHUK, in Agriculture, a term fometimes provincially ap- 

 plied to a hufli or (hell. 



SHUKERA, in Geography, a town of Thibet ; 42 miles 

 S. of Gangotre. 



SHULA, or ShuII, in Mythology. See SuLA. 

 SHUMAN, in Geography, a town of Grand Bucharia ; 

 30 miles W. of Vafhgherd. 



SHUMBERG, a town of Ulria; 5 miles N.N.E. of 

 Fedena. 



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SHUME, or Asshume, a violent hot wind of Africa, 

 or, as they are called, Oncas, which, in the intermediate 

 journies between feveral parts of the Dcfart or Sahara, oc- 

 cafions great inconvenience and diilrefs to travellers. It 

 fometimes wholly exhales the water carried in (Icins by the 

 camels for the ufe of the paffengers and drivers : on which 

 occafions the Arabs and people of Soudan affirm, that 500 

 dollars have been given for a draught of water, and that 10 

 or 20 are commonly given, when a partial exhalation has 

 occurred. In 1805, a caravan proceeding from Tombuftoo 

 to Tafilet was difappointed in not finding water at one of 

 the ufual watering-places, when, as it is faid, all the perfons 

 belonging to it, 2000 in num.ber, befides 1800 camels, 

 perilhed by thirll. The intenfe heat of the fun, aided by 

 the vehem.ent and parching wind that drives the loofe fand 

 along the boundlefs plains, gives to the Defart the appear- 

 ance of a fea, the drifting fands refembling exaftly the 

 waves of the fea, and hence aptly denominated by the Arabs 

 " el Bahar billa maa," a fea without water. During the 

 prevalence of this wind, it is impolfible to live in the upper | 

 rooms of the houfes ; fo that the inhabitants retire to fub- 

 terraneous apartments, cellars, or warehoufes on the ground- 

 floor, eating only fruits, as the water-melon or prickly pear, 

 as the animal food at this time is loathfome whilll hot, and 

 has fcarcely time to cool before it becomes tainted. The 

 walls of the bed-chambers, being of ilone, are moiftened 

 by throwing upon them buckets of water, in order to render 

 the rooms habitable towards the night ; and fo great is their 

 heat, that in doing this, the effeft is fimilar to that which is 

 produced by carting water on hot iron. Mr. Jackfon fays 

 that he ha; felt the fhume 20 leagues out at fea. When in N. 

 lat. 30". W. long. 11° 30', a quantity of fand fell on the deck. 

 He adds, that he never found any extreme inconvenience 

 from the fhume N. of the province of Sufe, although at 

 Mogodor it is fometimes felt, but not fo fcverely, during 

 three days. 



The Akkaabahs, or accumulated caravans, which crofs 

 the great defart of Sahara, and confift of feveral hundred 

 loaded camels, accompanied by the Arabs who let them to 

 the merchants for tranfporting their merchandize to Fez, 

 Moroccco, &c. are fometimes obliged fuddenly to rtrike 

 their tents, and proceed on their journey, when the fhume 

 rifes and drifts the loofe fand along the plains, which attaches 

 to every fixed objeft in its courfe, and foon buries it. We 

 Ihall here add, that the guides of tliefe accumulated cara- 

 vans, being enabled by the two pointers to afcertain the 

 polar ftar, fteer their courfe with confiderable precifion, and 

 that they often prefer travelling in the night to enduring the 

 fuffocating heat of the fcorching meridian lun. When the 

 Akkaabah reaches Akka, the firll ftation on this fide of the 

 Defart, and fituated on its confine^, in Lower Sufe, which 

 is a part of Biledulgerid, the camels and guides are dif- 

 charged, and others are there hired to proceed to Fez, Mo- 

 rocco, Terodant, Tafilet, and other places. The Akkaa- 

 bahs perform the traverfe of the Defart, including their fo. 

 journments at El-wahs, or Oafes, in about 1 30 days. Pro- 

 ceeding from the city of Fez, they go at the rate of 3^ 

 miles an hour, and travel feven hours a day : they reach 

 Wedinoon, Tatta, or Akka, in 18 days, where they remain 

 a month, as a grand accumulated Akkaabah proceeds from 

 the latter place. In going from Akka to Tagaff^, they 

 employ 16 days, fojourning here 15 days more to replenifh 

 their camels ; they then proceed to the Oafis .ii.d well of 

 Taudeiiy, which they reach in feven days, and after flaying 

 there 15 days, they proceed to Tomlvjciod, which they 

 reach the fixth day, mr.king a journey if J4 (iays .icf ual 

 travelling, and of 75 days' repofe ; being altogether, from 



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