TIMBUCTOO a plant of an intoxicating quality called el has-* hisha ", of which they take a handful before a draught of water.

ANIMALS.

Goats are very large, as big as the calves in England, and very plentiful ; sheep are also very large. Cattle are small ; many are oxen. Milk of camels and goats is preferred to that of cows. Horses are small, and are principally fed upon camels' milk ; they are of the greyhound shape, and will travel three days without rest. They have dromedaries'' which travel from Timbuctoo "" to Tafilelt in the short period of five or six days.

BIRDS.

They have common fowls, ostriches, and a " El Hashisha, This is die African hemp plant : it is esteemed for the extraordinary and pleasing voluptuous va-* cuity of mind which it produces on those who smoke it : unlike the intoxication from wine, a fascinating stupor pervades the mind, and the dreams are agreeable. The Uef is the flower and seeds of the plant : it is a strong narcotic, so that those who use it cannot do without it. For a further description of this plant, see Jackson's Marocco, 2d or 3d edit. p. 131 & 132.

These horses are the desert horse, or the shrubat erWeeh. See Jackson's Marocco, 2d or 3d edition, p. 94?.

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* These are El Heirie, (or Erragual), for a particular description of which see Jackson's Marocco, p. 91. to 93.

* A distance of upwards of 1200 British miles.