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TRAVELS IN NORTHERN AFRICA. 
CHAP. IV. 
Pa?'?'ots, procured from Soudan. 
Dates, which they obtain at Siwah, half-way on the road to 
Alexandria. 
Leather of Soudan. 
Dark blue Soudan cloths in pieces, &c. &c. 
In return, the Egyptian traders, who are generally natives of 
Angela, a midway town, bring 
Muslin turbans, which are only worn by great and rich people. 
Silk, in stuffs, raw, and in tliread. 
Gold, tliread and lace. 
Striped stuffs of silk and cotton woven together, much worn by 
the merchants in the interior. 
Cashmere shawls, which are not often brought, are generally 
bought up by the Morocco traders. 
Striped silk stuffs for women's under garments, and ready made 
up shirts. 
Silk and cottori, sewed together in ribbons ; also for shirts. 
Cotton shirts, with coloured stripes for women. 
Silk handkerchiefs for women. 
Copper jjots and basins, tinned inside and out. 
Plates, cups, and bowls, of earthen ware. 
Glasses for lamps, and brass and tin lamps. 
Carpets of cotton, in coloured stripes. 
GiTen leather, called Zengarr. 
Gilt leather, called Smanto, which the women cut into small 
stripes, and plait with their hair. 
Spices of several kinds. 
Woollen cloth of the most brilliant colours, but of the coarsest 
and worst quality. 
Kaftans, ready made and lined, of the above cloth. 
