Africa . ^smg^~^am A MAROCCO DWAK OK TENT VILLAGE. hair or of the fibre of the dwarf palm, and supported bytwo strong stakes, with a cross-piece to form the shape still closely resembles that of the dwellingsof Jugurthas Numidians, compared by Sallust to a boatturned upside down. In winter they are pegged quitedown to the ground to keep out wind and rain; but insummer a tolerably wide open space is left to admit theair, in which case there is an outer enclosure formed ofrushes, reeds, and bramble-bushes. None of them exceed 44 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. 8 feet in height, or
Africa . ^smg^~^am A MAROCCO DWAK OK TENT VILLAGE. hair or of the fibre of the dwarf palm, and supported bytwo strong stakes, with a cross-piece to form the shape still closely resembles that of the dwellingsof Jugurthas Numidians, compared by Sallust to a boatturned upside down. In winter they are pegged quitedown to the ground to keep out wind and rain; but insummer a tolerably wide open space is left to admit theair, in which case there is an outer enclosure formed ofrushes, reeds, and bramble-bushes. None of them exceed 44 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. 8 feet in height, or 3 3 feet in length. A partition of rushesdivides the interior into two chambers, in one of whichsleep the parents, in the other the children and othermembers of the family. The fittings are of the simplest,mostly, however, including a round Venetian mirror, areed tripod for washing, two heavy stones for grinding thecorn, and an antiquated spinning wheel. A brood hen isgenerally enthroned in a corner all
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