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Book I
There arc two forts of Camels *, the one which is proper for hot Countries, the
other for cold Countries.
The Camels in hot Countries, Inch as go ixomOrrmis to Ijpaha^ cannot travel
if the Ground be dirty ani' fl'.ppery-, for their Bellies buril, while their hinder
Quarters rive from their Bodies. Thefe are fmail Camels, that, carry not above
hveor fi^ hundred Pound weighty but they are kept for little, and endure Thirft
alon<5 time. They do not tye them Bead to lay I, as they do the great ones, but
let them go as they pleafe.themfdves, like a Herd of Cows. The Camel-driver
follows them Tinging, and fometimes playing upon his Pipe: the louder he fing s
•and pipes, the fafter the Camels go ^ nay they will (land fail when he gives over his
Mufick. When the Camel drivers come to a Heathy Ground, they wd{ give them
leave to feed tor half an hour, taking their Tabacco the while ; and then Tinging them
together again, they fet forward. The Camels bred in the Deforts are handfom, but
very tender, To that they muft be gently us’d, and never be put upon long Jour-
nies. However, they eat and drink Ids than others, and endure thirft more pa
tiently. \ '
The Camels of cold Countries, fuch as thofe that travel from Tauns to Conflan.
tinople, are large Camels, that carry great Burthens, and will puli themfelves out
of the dirt. But in fat Grounds and Oippery Ways the Drivers are fain to fpread
Carpets, fometimes an hundred one behind another ^ otherwrfe their hinder Quarters
are aifo apt to rive from their Buttocks *, but. if die Road be flippery for too great
adiftance together, there is no way but to tarry’till itbedry’d\upand fair. Thefe
Camels ufually cairy a thoufand Pound weight: but if the Merchant has any hank
upon the Camel driver, he will lay upon every Camel fifteen hundred weight,
thereby making two of three Burthens. This the Merchants do, when they come
near the Cuftom-Houfes, efpecially that of which is the moftfevere. The
Merchant does this for his own Profit: So that when the Cuftomcr miftrufting, de
mands how fo many Camels come to tvavel empty, he makes anfwer, that they were
Camels thatcarry’d Provifion : But the Cuftomer mbfi: commonly winks at that good
Husbandry of the Merchant, for fear of lofing his Cufiom, and obliging die Merchant
to take another Road. , .
There is as much knavery among the Camel drivers, as ameng our Horfe-Courfers.
For I remember, that being once at Cashm, a Perfian Merchant, thinking he had
bought eight good Camels, was deceivfd in four which he thought the beft. He
verily believing they had been fat and in good cafe, but they were only blown up.
For thofe Cheats have a trick to cut a Hole near the Tail, of which the Purchafer
takes no notice, and which they know neatly how to fowup again: In this Hole
they will blow till they have puft up a lean Camel, that he (hall appear as fat and
plump as the founded that ever fed : whereby they often deceive the quickeft
fights, efpecialiy when the Hair is all off, and that the bare Skin is all rub’d over
with Tar.
C H A p. XiL
Of the Coyns and Money of Perfia.
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"WN the firft placf* you muft take notice that there are no Pieces of Gpldcoyn’d
M in Perfia, but billy fome few, to be thrown among the People when a new
i King afeends the Throne: which Pieces are neither currant among the Mcr-
JL chants, nor of a certain Price. When the Solemnity is over, they who get
the Pieces, are not fo curious to keep them, but carry them to the wno
gives them thevalue in currant. Money. Thefe Pieces of Gold may be worth live
^ A Frank ^.Franks,, about the.finenefs of Almain-Duaits. Once I receiv’d ten thouiana
is worth them of one Merchant, at a prefix’d rate ^ for their value is uBcertain.
2 s. Ster- Ih the fecond place obferve, That the Silver in Perfia is good, wWtftff "
““S- in Barrs, or in Plate, or in Money, and it is taken for its goodnefs.