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Certain of this drug, will find it confident with pru- 
dence, rather to prescribe Englilh Saffron in a larger 
dofe, than to prefer! be one thing and get another. 
-I'he Hyacinth (Hyacinthus) and Star-flower (Orni- 
thogalum) were the other fpring flowers I found 
here. We came to Magnefia at 3 o’clock in the’ 
afternoon, and got lodgings in the fil'd Khan or 
. ar avanferai place, which for its ufe anfwers to an 
m Europe; and where a traveller hath the fame 
md of accommodations, according to the cufloms of 
Jhe country. The houfe was well built, but kept in 
ad repair, covered with lead, and over the whole 
root were raifed arches at the didance of 12 feet 
rom each other. The building was two dories high. 
. u Pper were lodging rooms, and the lower ma- 
gazines for goods and danding for horfes. It con- 
1 ted of a quadrangle which enclofed a fine large 
wL rc h in the middle of which was a good fountain, 
2 terding excellent w r ater. This the Eadern nations 
ai e always follicirous to keep in order, for themfclves 
and travellers. I here fird experienced how a tra- 
cer is lodged in Turkey. We were led to a 
aaniber, the paflage to which was more difficult 
j an t1ac high hills I afterwards afeended ; as on the 
ft tter I had firm ground to dand on, but here loofe 
ones. The inward appearance was fuch as might 
expeaed in a place which has not been cleaned 
fom IO ?° ^- ears ’ yx7 - from its beginning, and perhaps 
nrnf th ° , nds of People have lodged in it. A rulh 
^ Ve Was J laid on the floor for each of us, on which 
this w 1 hed-clothcs we had taken with us ; and 
Thev T t ° llr ^rniture, table, chairs and bed. 
tnoda-p t 1 2 M° §reat preparations here to accom- 
thoupl^ ravellers » and y et they live tolerably well, 
thoWu n0t Ver y agreeably, in the beginning, to 
0 are not accudomed to it, Mul'eiera (thus 
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