Marocco and the Moors: being an account of travels, with a general description of the country and its people . rted, mahaya is largely made from water inwhich honeycombs have been boiled. The dis-tillation of this spirit is conducted in the rudestmanner, for we witnessed the process at CasaBlanca. The condenser consisted of an old gun-barrel, while the water into which the lower endwas plunged, in order to cause condensation, wasallowed to become too hot for the hand to much for the science and manufactories ofMarocco. The Jews also make wine, but it doesmuch injustice to the splendid
Marocco and the Moors: being an account of travels, with a general description of the country and its people . rted, mahaya is largely made from water inwhich honeycombs have been boiled. The dis-tillation of this spirit is conducted in the rudestmanner, for we witnessed the process at CasaBlanca. The condenser consisted of an old gun-barrel, while the water into which the lower endwas plunged, in order to cause condensation, wasallowed to become too hot for the hand to much for the science and manufactories ofMarocco. The Jews also make wine, but it doesmuch injustice to the splendid grapes grown inthe country. Their method is this : they boildown the fresh juice to about half its originalbulk. This, after being kept for some days, ismixed with unboiled juice and allowed to fer-ment. The product is a dark sweet liquid,somewhat resembling inferior Malaga kind is also made, which is not unlikepoor claret. 23^ MAROCCO AND THE MOORS. The Jews will not drink sherry, and theirsapient reason for this is that the Virgin isinvoked to pour out her blessings on theSpanish CHAPTER XIY. GOYERXMENTj LAW, AND MILITARY POWER. The throne of Marocoo has been long hereditaryin a family of the Cherifs of the Fileli, as theinhabitants of Tafilet are called. But it ishereditary in a more extended sense than weunderstand by that term. The reigning Sultanmay choose his successor, as indeed he generallydoes; nevertheless, not only a son, but a brother,uncle, or nephew of the sovereign may claim thethrone, and success will depend on the claimantspopularity, and this, in turn, on his wealth, orrather on his power of disposing of his a new Sultan is almost always obliged tosquander his predecessors hoarded treasure. The title to the throne is, it is considered,established when the Sultan has been proclaimedas such at Fez by a council of the priestsand principal personages of that city. Othercommunities then follow the example of thenorthern capital
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