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rissa above-mentioned and Ghana, to the east, is a journey of 
twelve days : it lies in the midway which leads from thence to 
the cities Salla and Tocrur. Likewise from the city Berissa 
to Audeghest, is computed a distance of twelve days' journey ; 
and Audeghest is on the north of Berissa. 
In the negro countries no foreign fruit is seen besides 
dates, which are brought thither by the people of the desert of 
Yareclan from the kingdoms of Segelmessa or Zab. The Nile 
waters that country from east to west, and there on the banks of 
it grow Indian canes, ebony trees and box, wild vines and ta- 
marisks, and very large woods of similar trees, where the herds 
lie down and lodge, and shelter themselves in the shades from 
the scorching heat. In these woods are found lions, camelo- 
pards, panthers, stags, debuth, (hycenas,) hares, white weasels, 
and porcupines. There are also in the Nile various kinds of fish, 
as well small as of a large size, on which most of the negroes 
feed ; for they season with salt and lay up the fish they take, 
which very much excels in fatness and largeness. The arms 
of the people of those countries are bows and arrows, in which 
their force chiefly lies ; they also make use of clubs, which, by a 
peculiar skill and wonderful art, they make of ebony ; but they 
make the bows and arrows, also the bow-strings, of the reeds 
of Sciarac. The buildings of this people are of clay, and wide 
beams, for long ones are seldom found among them. Their or- 
naments are of latten or copper metal, grana, glass neck- 
laces, and counterfeited jewels. Some of the aforesaid things, 
belonging to the customs, victuals, drink, clothing, and orna* 
ments, are in use among the chief part of the negroes, in all 
their country, when it burns with the scorching heat. Those, 
however, who live in cities sow onions, gourds, and pom- 
pions, which grow there to a wonderful size. Corn and 
other sorts of grain is not so abundant among them, as the 
large grained millet, from which they make their drink. Their 
greatest dainties are fish and dried camels' flesh. 
