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necessity it could not be accomplished in less than four days. We 
commenced our journey at sun-rise, the latter end of May, and 
after three hours halted at a Mahratta village; unable to procure 
a house for our accommodation, or to find one shady tree, we 
sheltered ourselves under a corn rick, which, until the hot-winds 
blew, was more eligible than a low cottage; as the stacks of com 
in the Concan are generally fixed upon a platform of bamboos, 
supported by strong poles, seven or eight feet from the ground: 
this being open on all sides underneath, sheltered us from the 
scorching rays of the sun, and afforded a free circulation of air; 
which we enjoyed until noon, when the hot-winds set in, and blew 
violently for many hours: clouds of dust, burning like the ashes 
of a furnace, continually overwhelmed us; and we were often sur- 
rounded by the little whirlwinds called bugulas, or devils; a name 
not ill applied to their peculiar characteristic of heat, activity, and 
mischief. 
We left that uncomfortable situation early in the afternoon, 
and travelling through a parched country, reached the village of 
Candhar, soon after sun-set: here a friendly banian-tree afforded 
us all ample accommodation; we supped and slept under its 
verdant canopy, with more comfort than in the best house in the 
village. Near Candhar the country was well cultivated, and 
watered by a serpentine river: the stream so late in the season, 
was narrow and frequently fordable: during the rainy months 
it fills an ample bed, which was now adorned rvith a plant 
called jewassee, from which they make the tattas, or screens, 
fixed in bamboo frames, and placed round the verandas and 
apartments exposed to the sun: these screens constantly supplied 
