1 4
2 18f TIMFSBATI7B&
3 Whore it falls in the form of snow, it is the modt im]5ortant to
4 fljtrit nil lire, but where it falls as rain, it is less so than thut of the
5 Sprin;L': ; (hr inferiorif v of the quantity of the latter beiii^ more than
6 compensated by the oiiori uneneaa of its fall.
7 Tlie Spring rain geueraily falls at different times during a jx riod
8 extcndmg in some places to a fortnight and in others to a nionth;
9 it extends over Afghauni.staun, Toorkistann, and all the other coun-
10 tries which I have to mention. In most parts of India, some showers
11 fall at the same season, and delay the approach of the hot wiiuis, but
12 iiave little effect on the cultivation. In all the other countries, it ia
13 of the utmost consequence to husbandly, as it falls at the time when
14 the most important aeop ia beginning to ^pear dbore ilie ground.
15 BodidM and the innlwr rain aie add to oome finm tlie
16 The danate of A^aimiiitann variea extieBidy in dSflbrant p«il»«f
17 Aft ooontej. Thia it in woie meamue to be attributed to-lihe diflbn.
18 mu» of ladtude^ but stiU more to the difeent degtees of elevitioii
19 o£ difibrent teaeta. Hie dlfceetion- of the prevaOing wmdftalao
20 todaHy aftata thedinialle; scnehbw over mowy mountahia? odienp
21 aie heated in summer, and cendaaed cold in winter, by liieir peiaag»
22 am dBHirte,.and other arid tracts of g^eat extant; some pbusea
23 an lefreahed in summer by faieaaea frommoisler countries, and tome
24 are so surrounded by hilLs as to be inaccesnUe to finy wind at alL
25 . I shall begin with describing the temperBtoxtt of the pkin of Pbshiu^
26 WBKt vliicliit fioom the length onr residence there, is better known ta
27 me than that of any part the Afghaun dominiona. W|ien it is
28 described* 1 aheOi have a standard with whidr the tempiBratore of the-
29 rest of the country may be compared.
30 Peshawer is situated on a low plain, surrounded on- idl sides except
31 the east, with hills. Tlie air is consequently much confined, and the
32 heat greatly increased. In the summer of 1809, which was reckoned
33 a mild one, the thennc inotor was for several days at 112' and 113', in
34 a large tent artificially cooled, whicii is as liifrh as in the hottest parts
35 of India. The duration of this heat is not, however, so great aa that
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