way, by
donations from the spectators before whom they exhibit. This art of
fascinating serpents was known by the ancient Africans, as appears
from the _Marii_ and _Psilii_, who were Africans, and showed proofs
of it at Rome.

[Footnote 238: For a description of these deadly serpents, see
Jackson's Account of Marocco, &c. chapter on Zoology.]

_Bu Telleese Nyctalopia_.--This ophthalmic disease is little known
in the northern provinces; but in Suse and Sahara it prevails. A
defect of vision comes on at dusk, but without pain; the patient is
432 deprived of sight, so that he cannot see distinctly, even with the
assistance of candles. During my residence at Agadeer, a cousin of
mine was dreadfully afflicted with this troublesome disease, losing
his sight at evening, and continuing in that state till the rising
sun. A Deleim Arab, a famous physician, communicated to me a
sovereign remedy, which being extremely simple, I had not
sufficient faith in his prescription to give it a trial, till
reflecting that the simplicity of the remedy was such as to
preclude the possibility of its being injurious, it was applied
inwardly; and twelve hours afterwards, to my astonishment, the
boy's eyes were perfectly well, and continued so during twenty-one
days, when I again had recourse to the same remedy, and it effected
a cure, on one administration, during thirty days, when it again
attacked him; the remedy was again applied with the same beneficial
effect as before.

_Offer to discover the African Remedy for Nyctalopia, or Night
Blindness_.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE LITERARY PANORAMA.)

Sir,

Having read your animadversions on the additional matter introduced
in my second edition of an "Account of Marocco, Timbuctoo," &c.
(see Literary Panorama for April last, p. 713.) wherein you
433 conceive that I am reprehensible for not having discovered publicly
the remedy alluded to as an infallible cure to the _Butellise_ or
_Nyctalopia_, I should observe that I was not apprised, (till I
read those animadversions,) that this was a disorder incident to
the inhabitants in Europe, or that it affected our seamen on the
Mediterranean station. But, if that be the case, and it should be
found expedient and beneficial to the interests of Great Britain,
that