Parrots, procured from Soudan. Dates, which they obtain at Siwah, half-way on the road to Alexandria. Leather of Soudan. Dark blue Soudan cloths in pieces, &c. &c. In return, the Egyptian traders, who are generally natives of Augela, a midway town, bring Muslin turbans, which are only worn by great and rich people. Silk, in stuffs, raw, and in thread. Gold, thread and lace. Striped stuffs of silk and ccitton woven together, much worn by the merchants in the interior. Cashmere shawls, which are not often brought, are generally bought up by the Morocco traders. Striped silk stuffs for women’s under garments, and ready made up shirts. Silk and cotton, sewed together in ribbons; also for shirts. Cotton shirts, with coloured stripes for women. Silk handkerchiefs for women. Copper pots and basins, tinned inside and out. Plates, cups, and bowls, of earthen ware. Glasses for lamps, and brass and tin lamps. Carpets o f cotton, in coloured stripes. Green leather, called Zengarr. Gilt leather, called Smanto, which the women cut into small stripes, and plait with their hair. Spices of several kinds. Woollen cloth of the most brilliant colours, but of the coarsest and worst quality. Kaftans, ready made and lined, of the above cloth. Beads of various kinds and colours. Agates and cornelians roughly cut in the form of hearts. Armlets of glass, of various colours. Brass anklets, armlets, and ear-rings; blunderbusses, pistols, swords, powder, and daggers; gilt stirrups, tents, soap of an inferior quality, musk, sugar, brown and white, in loaves, attar of roses, and jasmin; rosewater, aloes wood and camphor for perfuming the dead, zebed (or civet) of Mecca, and several other perfumes; silver ornaments for women; horses occasionally; bottles, ornamented boxes, tobacco and bowls for pipes; bead headbands for female slaves; sheet tin, and tin articles; red caps, Luban, a gum tasting much like resin, which people chew, and gum mastic; Habsia; handsome girls from Abyssinia, educated in Mecca or Egypt. They are now but seldom brought, the Fezzanners not being rich enough to purchase them as formerly. From Bornou the Tibboo bring Slaves, wooden bowls, kaffala, or gourd bowls; a few tobes or shirts; sheep, goats, and a little honey. Lion’s skins were once brought, but they are not now to be had, owing to the Sultan of Bornou buying them all up for.his negresses to sleep on, to prevent their bearing children, as he has already a large family. It is implicitly believed that a. woman who sleeps on a lion’s skin never can become pregnant. From Tuat the Tuarick bring Gold procured from Tembuctoo in dust and bars; now, however, rarely and in small quantities. Silk and gold belts, with eases to hang the books in. Tinned copper pots, basins, &c. Light jereeds, or abas, of wool or cotton.
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