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the table)/* it b a sign ofraia—Dfstrotig wind and 

 goad rain. Ho! all my friends! observe well in 

 the morning, at noon, aud in the night. If it be 

 rather cloudy in the morning, you may, by the 

 bte>ssing ol the Almighty, sail with safety in the 

 evening, (for such \b the instruction of my teach- 

 er), provided there be no cioud at the time, but 

 you must observe the face of the sky diligent]/ 

 for vourself. 'i. v. f^o noi iiust tutwmplicilly to my 

 vvordsf.) 



it is requisite in the Urst place that, whoso- 

 ever of my brethren searches for thiji wisdom, he 

 should beheve my instrnolions to be founded in 

 truth. You must ascertain the precise year, 

 month, md day, from the Abujat (a chapter in 

 the Koran) and add to it t]ie wisdom of the al- 

 tnanac^ (that having found out the iUy correct- 

 ly, turn to the table and see what weather is tliere- 

 in foretold on that day). You must look for the 

 day uf the month in the Kalendar, of which there 

 are foar different kinds, but they all lead to the 

 same result; for, as the years change, so do the 

 months and days. Time follows according to 

 the seasons of the years, the months, and the 

 days, but, oh! all my friends, do not be certaiu, 

 or it will involve you in ruin, if you do not search 

 (diligently) according to your knowledge." 



The table, fur more ready reference, is divided 

 at the bottom into three equal .spaces, the division 

 being marked by the word sapuhh t>r ten ; thnt t^, 

 each space contains a period of ten davb. 



