fdulett, wctd&e matt tritt f>cn ®ajfetl)ofen bc$ Sjibifd^cn
£)cedn6 oergletchen fann. Die 0anbfdulen erbebeti.ftch
gewbhnltch auf etnmabl in groger SDlenge, unb bewef
gen p f balb unglaublich fdjttell, balb mit furdjtbarer
Sangfamfeit. ge nadjbem fie mebr ober wentgef bicht
ftVb| nerbutiCeln fte balb bit 0ottne, balb erfdjetnen
fie, wie gjeuerfduleit ober aid l)al&butd)|id)t{ge §01laf»
fen 9 Me nut- gotberren 0tmten befc§t ftnb T) QBo
hie ©anbfduien fid) nteberlaffen, btlben fit Dohf onitnen
^ontfdje Jgugel* SB truce fab biefer $omfd)cn 0 anb*
bugel an 0tner 0telle etne fogroge SDlenge, bag fie
bingereicht batten, nid)t nur etne gatt^e daraoane, bie
*>or furjem bout begraben worben war, fonbern cut
gal;lretd)e$ Jgeer ju bebeefen a). gn etntgen ©egenben
v lodging in their ears and eyes, that,they ran about
like mad creatures . . . _ ‘ _
i) Bruce 1. c. p. 458. 461, 486. In that wast expanse
of desert., we saw a number of prodigious pillars
of sand . . moving with great celerity, as _others
stalking on with a majestic slownefs . . . It was in
vaip to think of flying; the swiftest horse,- or
fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to.carry frs
out o f this danger . .. They bOgaii immediately, after
sunrise,' like a thick wood, and almost darkened
the sun: his rays shining through them for near an
hour, gave them an appearance of pillars of fifee. ..
The sun shining through the pillars, which, were
thicker, and contained more sand apparently than any
of the preceding days, seemed to give those nearest
us an appearance as if spotted with stars of gold.
a) J. c. p. 46;. These hillocks were from seven to
thirteen feet high, drawn into perfect cones* with
very sharp points , and well - proportioned bases.
The sand wakof an inconceivable finenesf, having
been the sport of hot winds , for thousands of years.
I *. Idris told me, that one of the largest caravans,
which ever came "hut Egypt* . . was there covered
bet 3ffnfatufd)ett $Büffen regnet eS gew&btiltdj brei)
§Dîotiail)e tin ga^re: wiewohl biefe Siegen btôwetten
meliere gahre f)(nteic etnanber auObîeiben ')♦ gn ben
Ebenen ob etc Shdlern *>on ÿe^att unb ü^ibefit binge*
gen regnet eô entweber gar ntcbt, ober eben fo feiten,
até in Ober ; 2lcgppten 2). £)er gdnjltcber ober faft
gànÿ(td)e Mangel non Olegen, mtb ber nie aufb&rettbe
0onnenbratib ftnb eö, welche bie Suft ht ben ÇBüfleti
gleicbfam auôbbrren, uttb bte $Bmbe fo giftig, ober
fdjnell tÔbtenb machen 3). Vuft unb 0onne troefaen
ntd)t nur Streifen non 5tetfdj, welche man ihnen aué*
fe|t, in wenigen 0tunben, fonbern auch bte Setdjnatne
non $ïenfd)en unb g ie ren , bte in ber ÇÉBüjîe um*
ïontmen, fo fe^r auô, bag felbfl bte Âbrper non Rai
meeteu mtr ein (Gewicht non wenigen $J>fuhben behalf
ten K j ßeblofe attttnaltfd^c Körper werben unnerweöf
Itch, weil fte weber non ber Jdulntg, noch non SBür*
tnern angegriffen werben. SÖlan ftel;t in ben ÎBuflen
feinen ^urm ', feine fliege, ober, anbereô lebenbeö
©efd)5pf.; unb baê ©eràufd) bèê 5Btnbe$ ifl ber ein*
gige Vaut, ber bie fürchterliche Stille ber (Stubbe unters
bricht 5X >$We, ober bte meijïen 2tfri£antj'd)en $öüfien
with- sand, to the number of some thousands of
' camels, § Oil ie fprtcht fpgar non ©anfcbergen. p. 116.
, Ces sables forment de hautes montagnes, et se déplacent
souvent. Ce, qu’il y a de particulier, c’est;
qu’plies se-forment en rangées, à distances égales,
comme si on les eût placées exprès*.
1) Browne 189. 254 p. Follie p. 119. deBrisson 67 p.
a) Proceedings ofjthe \Afr. 'Assoc, p. 135.145.171.
3) lieber bie @vfch«tn»ng unb îU3trfung beê ©intum, ober
©ûb»£)ji*2Binb<0. VI. 462. 463.4.86. 487. Bruce.
4) i- c. p. 485.
5) Bruce 1. c .,. in this whole desert there is neither