AND ANECDOTES. 279 Wrecked Sailors, English seamen that are so unfortunate as to be wrecked on the coast of Sahara, are generally better treated than the French, Italian, or Spanish, becrir 3 there is a greater probability of a ransom ; and because it is well known that the English admit no slaves in their own country.

Timbiictoo Coffee, Coffee grows spontaneously in the vicinage of Timbuctoo, south of the Nile Elabeed, I sent a quantity to Mr. James Willis, formerly Consul for Senegambia : it was of a bitter taste, which is the general character of this grain before it is improved by cultivation.

Sand Baths.

The Arabs bury the body erect in sand, up to the chin, as a remedy for several disorders, particularly syphilis.

Civil War common in West Barhary, In the provinces of Haha and Suse, particularly in the mountainous districts, intestine wars frequently prevail : kabyl against kabyl, village against village, house against house, family against family. In these lamentable wars, which T 4