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within the circuit of the douar; they consisted for the 
greatest part of oxen, some few sheep, and fewer goats. 
During my journey several Arabs came out of 
their tents, and placed themselves on the road, partly 
for the sake of complimenting me, and partly of inviting 
me to pray for them; sometimes, but seldom, they ask- 
ed charity. 
I fixed my camp near some chapels, containing se- 
pulchres of saints, to which I sent some alms. A kind 
of fair takes place here every Thursday. 
The weather was bad the whole day; showers of rain 
fell, which continued at nine in the evening; the wind 
blew west till sun-set, and afterwards shifted to east; 
the thermometer marked 16° 2',* and the hygrometer 
96°, at six in the evening. 
Thursday, 1st March. Early in the morning a great 
many people came to the fair, which is called Sidi Cas- 
sem, from the name of the principal chapel. When I 
left it, the number of tents \Vas already so considerable, 
that from the crowd I saw coming, the whole assembly 
of buyers and sellers might be estimated at about three 
thousand; the inhabitants confirmed my conjecture. 
The articles sold at this fair consisted of corn, fruit, 
horses, cattle, and other objects. The inhabitants from 
distant douars come to it in order to sell or to buy. 
The women were unveiled, and had a most miserable 
appearance. 
The chief of the sanctuary of Sidi Cassem sent me 
in the morning some oranges as a present. 
We setoff at half past eight in the morning, directing 
our way to W. S. W. with very few deviations. At 
«nc in the afternoon we passed the river JBet, which took 
* 64 Fahrenheit, 
