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APPENDIX. 
cities Salla and Tocrur. Likewise from the city Berissa to 
Audegliest 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 
Vareclan 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, 
tamarisks, 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, 
camelopards, panthers, stags, debuth, (hycBnas), 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 bpws 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 ornaments are of latten or copper metal, 
grana, glass necklaces, and counterfeited jewels. Some of the 
aforesaid things, belonging to the customs, victuals, drink, 
(jilothing, and ornaments, are in use among the chief part of 
the negroes, in all their country, ^yhen it burns with the 
scorching heat. Those, however, who live in cities sow onions, 
gourds, and pompions, which grow there to a wonderful size. 
Corn, and other sorts of grain, is not so abundant among theni 
as the large grained millet, from which they make their drink., 
Their greatest dainties are fish and dried camels' flesh. 
Climate I Part II The cities contained in this se- 
cond part of the first climate are Malel, and Ghana, Tirca, Ma, 
