three days' storm, but that if it abated sooner the weather would be calm for four days. He had noticed that this was the usual occurrence. He called the wind tifun ; singular that this Chinese word should have found its way hither ! He used the following names for the cardinal points south =ser-i j5ain, or the lower quarter ; north = ser-i-bala, or the upper quarter ; west= keble, or Mecca ; and east = taraf-i-Imam Riza—that is, the direction of Imam Riza, for the tomb of this prophet is in Meshed, which lies to the east. For east and west he had also the terms aftab-seders and aftabghurub, or sunrise and sunset.
The bed of the Jaje-rud stretches as far as this place ; most of the water comes down the rud-khaneh, or bed of the river, and then is distributed through canals. Snow was confidently expected within twenty-five days, and it is said to lie sometimes two feet deep. After rain the ground becomes gel or muddy, and camel traffic is almost impossible, whereas snow is no hindrance.
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