432 VARIOUS LETTERS distinctly, even with the assistance of candles. During my residence at Agadeer, a cousin of mine was dreadfully afflicted with this troublesome disease, losing his sight at evening, and continuing in that state till the rising sun. A Deleim Arab, a famous physician, communicated to me a sovereign remedy, which being extremely simple, I had not sufficient faith in his prescription to give it a trial, till reflecting that the simplicity of the remedy was such as to preclude the possibility of its being injurious, it was applied inwardly ; and twelve hours afterwards, to my astonishment, the boy's eyes were perfectly well, and continued so during twenty-one days, when I again had recourse to the same remedy, and it effected a cure, on one administration, during thirty days, when it again attacked him ; the remedy was again applied with the same beneficial effect as before.

Offer- to discover the African Itemedy for Nyctalopia, or Night Blindness, .

(to the editor of the literary panorama.)

Sir, Having read your animadversions on the additional matter introduced in my second edition of an " Account of Marocco, Timbuctoo," &c.

(see Literary Panorama for April last, p. 710 wherein you conceive that I am reprehensible 9