The hot winds blow from the east; the summer is hotter than in
48 Marocco, and hotter at Timbuctoo than at Housa. The cold winds are
from the west: the morning fog is great. He never saw it rain at
Housa, in the course of two years; he says it never rains there.
Scarcity is never known. A considerable part of their provisions is
brought from the banks of the Nile; the river, when overflowing,
never reaches above half way from its common channel towards Housa.
They have excellent wells in their houses, but no river near the
town.