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polished inhabitant of civilized Europe, the
nearest way to a parent’s heart is to caress
his children.
These huts are divided into two apartments,
the men’s on the left, the women’s on the
right. Camels’ saddles, bags containing salt
fish, &c., were all the furniture visible. I
could learn nothing respecting the ruins ; and,
after remaining chatting with the Sheikh for
some time, returned to the ship.

From the abundance of water on this spot,
and the appearance of the soil, there can be
but little doubt that it would amply repay the
inhabitants for any trouble they might bestow
on its cultivation; but the aversion of the
Bedowins to tillage is well known, and, with
the exception of date-trees, there is scarcely
anything they will take the trouble to rear.
The encampments of the Joheinah tribe do
not extend beyond this, where they border
on those of the Bill.