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that meet you at every corner, m Ike me
wonder that Alglers Is ever free from pu
trid foVers. There are, however, large
covered sewers, which rid the city of
much of it's filth, and might carry it an
off, the streets were properly swept
The city is also we'll supplied with water.
There are four aQueducts which bring it
from the ne1ghbourng heights, & which
feed sixty four public fountains, besides
seventy eight IN private houses. The
sewers are said to have been constructed
by The Romans 10 city that pre- .occupi
ed the place Of AIglers. For their acqne-
ducts, the Algerlnes we're indebted. in
1911, TO one ofthe Moores who had been
driven out of Spain, and who having dis
covered spring near the Enperor's
Fort, about three ddartets Of a mile from
the city, laid his project for suppl ying
the city with water before the Dey. 1t
was approved of and executed, ard the
protector was we'll rewarded Every fonn
tain has ladIe chained to it for the )n
mon use, with some arabesque and scu1p
lure on The stones, and an inscription
which, take 1t fer granted, as verse Of
the Koran probably recommending Ad.
ans vine as beverage, in preference to
stronger liquors. The MussnIMans are
fond of quoting texts from their holy
book On an executloner's sword have
seen inscribed, in golden letters. "God
IS merci(ul."
| account for my continuing to be IN
tercsted in this ugly place, only by the
novelty Of objects which it presents The
diversity Of the people and Of their cos=
| tune is not onl y amusing to the eye, but
II s1iTs up a curiosity IN lle mind respoc
| tIhg the history Of so many races, anc
the causes of their concourse, The
"Grand Place." as have told you, af-
tords the only toIerab|e promenade. Here
at the market time Of a htornins> yoh see
not only the various people, but the ani=
nal and vegetable productions of nature
dISp'aYed IN rich p'cIuresqrcness. |
has Been a perfect treat to me, for sAFe=
raj DAYS, to lothge here before breakfast
How long for The pencil Of FIcmlSt
painter TO delinentu 10 You the human 4.
nIes Of all crmpIe&lnns and diessesi =
Ihe tnrbaHed Moor-the jew, wiih HI,
sly face, and his spouse R,hecca, witt
her yard long head dress behind her.
could not pass even the Jew boys tha
blacGen shoes without being sIrick hy thc
ninbIenesS Of their tongues, and the Con
It play Of tkcir c0untenante. They al
spenk Fr 'nch, and seem the happiest crei
lures on earth excepting, perhaps, the hi
naked negroes, who are uli3 ,ys chatter
ing and laughing Ioudes', in proportion
10 the srantnpss Of duds Upon their backs
omit the Europeans, for they rarhe
spoil the picture. Peculiarly striking i
the looks Of the KabyIes, the aboriglna
highanders Of Barbary, who have, all o
them, a fierce air, aud, many of them
legs aud arms that would not disgrace III
grenadier company of The 42j. Tale
and generally slenderer, are the Arabs d
; scended from those who conquered tn
country in tho seventh century, The
: are dislinguishabe by vivid black eyes
: shaped like an almond laid s'dewise ant
: though many of them look wletched ant
y sQuaIid, you see some among them who's
better drapery and forms, and 6ne OI
Testament heads, give them truly pat
) riarthlaI appearance. thonyht my
. self looking on living image Of ahti4nl
: ty, as stood thus morning beside a ma.
este old Arab, whilst ho made the cam
= els he had led into the market kneel be
'. fore him 10 be unloaded of their enormou
= cargoes OF herbs and fruits.-l fell, "n
u very cen enriched" at the sight Of the We
> elabIe treasures around me, glowing wit
y y all the CoIors of the rainbow --spIendi
heaps of purple grapes in one pahnier, On
oranges, peaches, lemons, pomegranale
. in another. Here were spread out i
piles the huge and golden nued melon
t and pompions, and there the white gal
= llc, sand the scarlet and green pepper
u pods," together with the brown meIo
mess, an excellent pot vegetable, il sist
= shape, and colour resehbIinga polisbe
g cocoanut, Altogether the vegetable pre-
= fusion here beats even that Of COnver
- Garden; the only exception TO its glory
that their carrots, turnips, and potatoe
y are smaller and dearer, in proportion I
e. general prices than with us. was PAL
IicularIy astonished at The cheapness {
Barbary-Rgs--ten for sou-in Scotch
baw5ee. 1t is fruit entirely distinc
from the true fig, and though sweet, is |
sipidIy favored but still it is nutritious
a especially ifthe stomach requires a sligl
!. aslrineent. ceased TO he surprised {
d its cheapness, when found that it grow
IF wild on the roadside and may be had fc
!. the trodbIe gathering. Is not an ur
y versaI production over Barbary, but wher
e 1t grows, the poor Arabs live on 1t alho'
}. 4ntlrely during tho weeks when 1t Is /
; snaaou II ia ahout the side of an Ordine