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TRAITS OF THE TUARICKS. 
traveller wlio is braving the fatigues and perils of 
the Great Sahara, in hopes of some little repose at 
his journey's end. 
To express great numbers, the Arabs and Tua- 
rieks always use the similitudes, " like the dust," 
or " like flies." When the Tuaricks say we are to 
give nothing to anybody — speaking, of course, of 
other people, as Hateetah to me — they take up a 
little sand between the ends of their fingers and 
scatter it on the palms of their hands. When they 
wish to describe roads free from hills and ravines 
they extend the palm of their hands, adding, " Like 
this." I cannot say that I admire the Kailouees 
in any respect. Earth's comparison to snakes is 
tolerably correct. They have duped us in various 
ways, and our only consolation is being able to 
report their conduct to their friends in Ghat and 
Zinder. 
These observations occur to me during our pro- 
longed halt at the well of Falezlez. The whole 
caravan needs this refreshment, both on account of 
the fatigues it has already encountered, as of those 
to which it may look forward on the tract of desert 
which now stretches wild and inhospitable before 
us. Yesterday the sky was completely overcast ; 
but during the night and this morning the clouds 
have been succeeded by wind, and strong blasts have 
completely cooled us. I do not think that the climate 
would affect me so much as it does if I had some- 
thing good to eat; but the Tanelkums have got 
