It Is Moreover
Ineffectual; For Some Of Those Cursed Insects Insinuate
Themselves Within It, Almost Every Night; And Half A Dozen Of
Them Are Sufficient To Disturb You 'till Morning.
This is a
plague that continues all the year; but in summer it is
intolerable.
During this season, likewise, the moths are so
mischievous, that it requires the utmost care to preserve woollen
cloths from being destroyed. From the month of May, 'till the
beginning of October, the heat is so violent, that you cannot
stir abroad after six in the morning 'till eight at night, so
that you are entirely deprived of the benefit of exercise: There
is no shaded walk in, or near the town; and there is neither
coach nor chaise to hire, unless you travel post. Indeed, there
is no road fit for any wheel carriage, but the common highway to
the Var, in which you are scorched by the reflexion of the sun
from the sand and stones, and at the same time half stifled with
dust. If you ride out in the cool of the evening, you will have
the disadvantage of returning in the dark.
Among the demerits of Nice, I must also mention the water which
is used in the city. It is drawn from wells; and for the most
part so hard, that it curdles with soap. There are many fountains
and streams in the neighbourhood, that afford excellent water,
which, at no great charge, might be conveyed into the town, so as
to form conduits in all the public streets:
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