antiquity and ftru&ure, with numerous pillars of different
marble, which feem to have been taken from old Roman
ftru&ures. The country from Cordova to Anduxar is
extremely well cultivated, and beautifully varied with
corn, olive and vines; as the ground is in general of a
hard nature, and does not give way, the rains have no
other effeft than gently waihing away a fmall part of its
furface, for which reafon thofe deep gullies, fo common
in Murica and Valencia, are not feeri here, where the foil
is compofed o f different kinds of earth, alternately with
rock, and eafily carried off by the waters. This accounts
for their having fuch plentiful crops in Andalufia
after heavy rains, with fuch deep iloughs ; but after
a drought they have fcarce any harveft, and travellers are
fmothered with duft. They are famous about Anduxar
for making thofe little pitchers o f a white argillaceous
earth that preferve water fo cool in fummer. In other
parts o f Andalufia they have earth o f the fame quality o f
a red colour, with which they make elegant drinking
bowls that keep the water equally cool as the others,
being light, thin, porous, and having the furface always
damp : but they are not fo fine and delicate as
thofe earthen vefiels from the Weft-Indies called bucaros,
nor made with fuch neatnefs and art. The Spaniih latur
feptingentis curribus, omnes veftiti indumento regio et redimiti tiaris Juxta legem mag-
natum Ifmaelitarum.”——Memorias para la hiftoria de la poefia y poetas Efpanoles. Madrid,
«775-
dies
dies are fo fond of them-, that not content with putting
broken pieces thereof into their boxes to give a flavour
to their fnuff, they will frequently eat them with fingular
pleafure. Befides what is ufed1 in this manner, they have
boxes • referved for it folely, and their attachment to bu~
caro is fo great, that the old ladies pile it up in cabinets
hke valuable china ; in thefe jarrs and bafons they occa-
fionally put water, which diffufes a freih earthy fmell,
which they are very fond of in their apartments.
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