18 Province ofSuse. T h e Shelluhs o f Haha are physiognomically distinguishable (by a person w ho has resided any time among them) from the Arabs o f the plains, from the Moors o f the towns, and from the Bereb- bers o f North Atlas, and even from the Shelluhs ofSuse, though in their language, manners, and mode o f liv in g they resemble the latter. T h e mountains o f Haha produce the famous wood called A ra r , which is proof against rot or the worm. Some beams o f this wood taken down from the roof o f m y dwelling- house at Agadeer, w hich had been up fifty years, were found perfe ctly sound, and free from decay. PROVINCE OF SUSE. W e now come to Suse, the most extensive, and, excepting grain, the richest province o f the empire. T he olive, the almond, the date, the orange, the grape, and all the other fruits produced in the northern provinces abound here, p a r ticu lar ly about the c ity Of Terodant (the capital o f Suse, formerly a kingdom), Ras-el-Wed, and in the mountains o f Edautenan. * T h e grapes o f Edautenan are exquisitely rich. Indigo grows w ild in all the low lands, and is o f a v iv id b lu e ; but the natives do not pefectly understand the preparation o f it for the purpose o f dyin g. Suse contains many warlike tribes, among which areHowara, Woled Abbusebah, and A it Bamaran; these are A r a b s ; __ * North of Santa Cruz, and south-east of Cape de Geer, are several lofty inaccessible mountains, proceeding from the main chain of Atlas, which form some intermediate plains, inhabited by a bold and warlike race of Shelluhs, denominated Edautenan. On account of certain essential services afforded by this people to Muley Ismael, or some ancient Emperor of Marocco, they are free from all imposts and taxes, a privilege which is confirmed to them, when- Province ofSuse. 19 Shtuka, Elala, Edaultit, A it A tte r, K itiwa , Msegina, and Idau- terian, who are Shelluhs. There is not, perhaps, a finer climate in the w o r ld than that o f Suse, generally, i f we except the disagreable season o f the hot winds. It is said, however, and it is a phenomenon, that at A k k a rain never falls ; it is extremely hot there in the months o f June, Ju ly , and A u g u s t ; about the beginning o f September the (Shume) hot wind from Sahara blows with violence during three, seven, fourteen, or twenty-one d a y s.* One year, however, whilst I resided at (Agadeer) Santa C ru z , it blew twenty-eight d a y s ; but this was an e xtraordinary instance.* T h e heat is so extreme during the prevalence o f the Shume, that it is not possible to w alk o u t ; the ground burns the fe e t ; and the terraced roofs o f the houses are frequently peeled off by the parching heat o f the wind, which resembles that which proceeds from the mouth o f an oven : at this time clothes are oppressive. These violent winds introduce the rainy season. T h e (Lukseb) sugar-cane grows spontaneously about T e ro dant. Cotton, indigo, gum, and various kinds o f medicinal herbs are produced here. T h e stick liq u o rice is so abundant that it is called ( A rk Suse) the root o f Suse. T h e o live plantations in different parts o fSu se are extensive, and e xtreme ly prod u c tiv e : about Ras-el-Wed and Terodant a tra v e lle r may proceed two days through these plantations, w hich form an uninever a new Emperor ascends the throne of Marocco. They wear their hair long behind, but shaved, or short, before; they have an interesting and warlike appearance.' * If it blow more than three days, it is expected to continue seven; and if it exceed seven, it is said to continue fourteen, and so on. During the years that I was in the country, it never blew at Mogodor more than three or seven. y The Bashaw then informed me that he had never before known it to continue more than twenty-one days, and he was a man of seventy, and a native ofSuse.
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