N. B. At the 5th of October the people were all crying for rain; the ground all in cracks, and teff in the blade burnt up.
TOTAL of RAIN that fell in Abyssinia in the Years 1770 and 1771, in the Rainy Months.
| GONDAR. | |
|---|---|
| 1770. | |
| INCHES. | |
| March&April, | .039 |
| May, | 2.717 |
| June, | 4.307 |
| July, | 10.089 |
| August, | 15.569 |
| September, | 2.834 |
| 35.555 | |
| KOSCAM. | |
|---|---|
| 1771. | |
| INCHES. | |
| February,&March, | .664 |
| April, | .085 |
| May, | 2.501 |
| June, | 6.388 |
| July, | 14.360 |
| August, | 10.019 |
| September, | 7.338 |
| 41.355 | |
END OF THE THIRD VOLUME.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Supposed from its name to have been formerly the capital of the Dobas.
[2] Levit. chap. xix, ver. 28. Jerem. chap. xvi, ver. 6.
[3] See the article kol-quall in the appendix.
[4] I apprehend this is the same instrument used by the ancients, and censured by the prophets, which, in our translation, is rendered crisping-pins. Isa. chap. iii. ver. 22.