. Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773 : in five volumes . overing, of awoody nature, very tough and hard. This bean feems tohave been in the earlieft ages ufed for a weight of goldamong the Shangalla, where that metal is found all overAfrica; and by repeated experiments, I have found that,from the time of its Jbeing gathered, it varies very littlein weight, and may perhaps have been the very bellchoice that therefore could have been made between thecollectors and the buyers of gold. I have faidMiis tree is called Kuara, which fignifie
. Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773 : in five volumes . overing, of awoody nature, very tough and hard. This bean feems tohave been in the earlieft ages ufed for a weight of goldamong the Shangalla, where that metal is found all overAfrica; and by repeated experiments, I have found that,from the time of its Jbeing gathered, it varies very littlein weight, and may perhaps have been the very bellchoice that therefore could have been made between thecollectors and the buyers of gold. I have faidMiis tree is called Kuara, which fignifies theSun. The bean is called Carat, from which is derived themanner of efteeming gold as fo many carats fine. Fromthe gold country in Africa it palled to India, and there cameto be the weight of precious Hones, efpecially diamonds ; fothat to this day in India we hear it commonly fpoken of goldor diamonds, that they are of fo many carats fine, or have feen thefe beans likewife from the Well-Indian are jull the fame fize, but, as far as I know, are not yetapplied to any ufe there.
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