The island, one might say, is full of villages. The name of each of them begins with the word Kazal, which means village in Arabic. Sh so, Kazal-novo, Kazal-Nikolo, Chovaya village, Nikolskaya village, etc. Residents of all of them are engaged in gardening and farming. The vegetables and fruits that grow here are excellent; cauliflower, broncole, melons are justly praised. No one can compare with smooth-skinned green melons in terms of smell, sweetness and spiciness of taste; Moreover, they can be preserved all year round. In Malet there is also a special genus of apricot, known here under the name Alexandrini. Dry coniects are made from it and sent everywhere. This fruit is very attractive and attractive because its seed is surprisingly thin: it can be easily crushed with your fingers. Oranges, lemons and pomegranates form a significant part of the local trade, as well as orange blossoms, and orange water, which is exported from here in large quantities in copper tinned flasks, called in Maltese stanion. There are two types of anelsines that are especially respected; but they are so dangerous that it is almost impossible to take them out of here. The first kind: small, reddish, and the second, even superior, is called tangerine and mandolin. They are extremely thin-skinned and have the property that, when ripe, they do not rot: their insides begin to shrink and dry out, to such an extent that they become completely empty, and meanwhile the exterior retains its appearance and all its freshness for a long time. Significant quantities of flower and vegetable seeds, macinth and other flower bulbs, tuberose roots, etc. are exported from the island of Malta.
The honey here has been famous since ancient times; That’s probably why the island was named Melite after it. Indeed, this honey has an excellent taste, and it also has the distinctive property that it is completely pink in color, is always liquid, and never thickens.
The gardens here require frequent watering, and for this purpose there are wells at each of them. A simple machine is driven by donkeys; one tub pours into the gutter, and the other scoops up water at the same time. The donkeys are surprisingly accustomed to this work: as soon as they hear that water is pouring, they turn around on their own and begin the reverse circle for the second tub.
The lands here are not paved, due to the smallness of the fields and the inconvenience, in the dark stone fences, to turn with a horse or a bull; Moreover, a lot of land would be wasted due to the lack of use of the plow, and for this purpose it is dug with spades or hoes. Due to the overpopulation, the residents never have enough of their bread. The government has more shops, both here and in Sicily, mostly in Syracuse and Messina. There are few horses on OstrovB; They are good and beautiful, although they are small in stature. Rich people keep them for their hunting and luxury; The donkeys here are unusually large and strong; they are used for horse riding and carriage driving; The peasants use them to transport what they need to the city to the markets, and they are useful, even necessary. The goats are all lop-eared, have brown hair, and are very large; bulls for meat are brought from Azeri, mostly from Benghazi.
Livestock, such as chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, are fed in large numbers throughout the villages; they are good and tasty. There is almost no game on the island, except for migratory partridges and wood pigeons nesting in the steep sea shores. They are of a special kind, and are called Polomba here. There are still many migratory quails.
Maltese villages are generally well built. Their streets are wide, paved everywhere and always clean; The houses are made of stone, generally two floors, with flat roofs, like in the East. There are terraces on the roofs everywhere, where residents relax in the evenings from the heat of the day. Almost every village has a large and well-architected church. There are scorchons on Island B, but they are almost harmless; That's why mosquitoes are unbearable, and there are many of them.
The people here are large and healthy. The Maltese are generally intelligent and intelligent; but they dress strangely. Almost all women go barefoot, and only women wear shoes. On their heads they have belted wings made of blue linen, skirts and blue spencers, made of thick cloth. Both men and women wear straw hats.