The first was that of two remarkable trees,--the _Pistacia terebinthus_ and the _Pistacia atlantica;_ the next, the thorny acacia, from which we got the substitute for nails.
The instinct of my goats led us also to find out, among the pieces of bark, that of the cinnamon, not perhaps equal to that of Ceylon, but very fragrant and agreeable.

But this was of little value, compared to the turpentine and mastic I hoped to procure from the pistachios, to compose a sort of pitch to complete our intended boat.
We continued our work at the house, which occupied us several days.

We formed the walls of thin laths interwoven with long pliant reeds for about six feet from the ground; the rest was merely a sort of light trellis-work, to admit light and air.

The door opened on the front to the sea.

The interior consisted simply of a series of compartments, proportioned to the guests they were to contain.