Now, also, they have their Boy Scouts, whom I saw during my visit.
For Sea Scouts it is an ideal place, with its fine harbours, and its
coasts with their numerous creeks and landing places.
The warm climate also induces much to bathing, and the Maltese are
naturally good swimmers and handy men in boats. Their boats are very
graceful in shape; they are called "daisas," which is spelt "dghaisa,"
but I never could see the use of the letters "gh" in the word; it
sounds all right without them.
[Illustration: A MALTESE "DGHAISA."]
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