Of the days, twenty-four degrees, and the next day does not reach twelve. And so, one can hardly feel safe from the change of weather in these lands, for its climate is like the climate of its people, as will be explained. It is known that one should protect oneself from the harm of this change, even though its air is generally good and suitable for health, and although its heat does not usually reach the heat of Cairo, it is never familiar. Perhaps this is due to the transition from extreme cold to extreme heat. As for its cold, although it is within human capacity to bear without great effort, people cannot work except by heating with fire. Therefore, all its coffee houses, inns, workshops, and shops had chimneys built into the rooms to light fires in them. These are arranged in such a way that the smoke of the firewood does not spread into the room. These chimneys are open to the air, which draws the smoke and expels it outside the house. In some rooms, they make a type of oven with an iron door and attach a tin pipe to it. They pass this pipe through an opening that connects to the air. They put wood in the oven and close the door of the hearth, so the smoke rises towards the pipe and from there rises to the outside, heating the oven and its pipe, thus heating the room, the corridor, or the like. They have another strange type called "masqubiya" chimneys. The usual chimney or oven, called "aboala" by the French, has an exterior that is beautifully painted, very clean. The chimney is always rounded and has an iron grate. For the French, due to its good craftsmanship, it is an ornament to the place, so they use it in winter. One of the greatest ways to honor a guest in winter is to bring them closer to the fire, and there is no wonder in that. We ask God to save us from the heat of the fire of hell, and how well the poet said: Fire is the fruit of winter, so whoever desires * to eat fruits in winter, let him roast.