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The Natural Hifitey of J 
Aes sew. x: 
AMAIGA. 11g 
This Oil is ufed for Meat as Butter or Oil Olive, the Ker 
fick, as in Europe potch’d Eggs, toreftore them. The Tree yields Wine, che 
Oil relaxes ftiffen’d Nerves, and cures weary Limbs thro’ Drought, ic 
was ufed ikewife -by the Greeks and Romans 3 the Blacks eat the raw 
Fraies ethe Oil is rade’ by'the Pulp of the! Fruit beat and mix’d with 
hori Water, the Amuréa fubfiding : By ftanding the Water has the Oil at 
Pop, the Amurca is again -boil’d with Water, to feparate the remaining 
Oil from: iti? Rowdy eNom hee saan 
» Fobfon of Gambra;'p.'13 4. tells is that thefe Trees grow there in great 
Store, that they'cut'4 Hole it the Body ‘of the’ Tree, ahd pte into it a 
Piece. of Cane, third” Which the Wine is convey’d into «Gourds in’ the 
Ground, afd’ taken “away every twenty four Hours,’ it taftes like new’ 
White-Wines! vot 8S Seyi BET OF ig A Joo" a 
The Oil is ‘ufed ‘to appeate gouty Pains dnd’ for curing Difeafes 
proceeding: ftom eold ‘Humours; Pommet. |< * EE he 
The Blacks: fmell-of Palm-Oi! Gia Korment sin) Ind. Or. Part 6. p. 17. 
and make their -fifhiag Torches wich Palm-0i] put upon Boards, ib. p. 73. 
‘Fhe Blacks Und. Ore Part 6.'p.'23. anoint: with it to keep ouc Rain, 
which is there eltecti’d: unhealthy, 2 ». FO re 
This Oil tinges: Water -of a yellow ‘Cotout ike Saffron, the Inhabitants 
colour'their -{mall‘Cups wherein’ they «drinks ahd Hats made of Rufhes 
or Rice Straw, with it. Fr has the Smell of ‘March Violets, and Tatfte of 
Oil Olive, Wherefore-many put it to’ chtit Fifi," Rice, and other Vics 
tials thac they eat. (Thever of Semeg,’ Sing. fol. z.. ee 
Of this Oi¥ andPalin Afhes’ is-made Soap by‘ the Negrdts. Thevet. 
mB. . . ta ot : ~My. : tle] 
“Tes have! good Store ‘of ‘Soap and it ftnefleth like Bedten Violets, 
‘el ap. Hakl. p. 2. p.4 29. int’ eatin. 9 ae mea nig Pale 
pa called Nepio Oil by ‘Ligon, p. 51.’ who tells us’ when ill ‘they’ 
anoint their Breafts Bellies, and Sides ‘withrit, and that in ‘Bruifes and 
peraiaseisettiie Ryd Madea lhe! 916 «21 gid it Rie rae te 
se infabot, Defers de la Guinee, cap, 5. takes Noticé that in’ Congo Oil is, 
drawn out of the Pulp of this Fruit, as out, of Olives, and that’ it ‘is 
ufed ~ for: Oil and Butter ‘as-well'as’ in ‘Lan s, and to anomt their Bo- 
dies: Vinegar comes from théTops! of the’ Treks as:well as Wine. They 
nel for People 
ikewi Bread of the Kernel like Almond’ Cakes. 3 
esi Cole The Negioés ufe' Powder of Saunders atd Palm’ Oit to, tub 
themfelves over: Ind!-Or-p. 1." p. 11. Pigafettas® ee vas 
They -cure reir red Hiandert p ; r d and mix’d with Palm 
i git all over the ' ‘td. ib, p. 512° care 
Ol phey resend to-cure the Pox fo witht A thscofote' Saunders, ib. 
Oil 1s drawn fromthe Pulp, fuch as Oil Otive': Bread is made of the 
Veins in the Stone; Wine flows-from the Top as well as Vinegar, tb. 
p29. Mendelflop, 216: who contounds this Palm Tree with that of the 
i ied Saeed Salhi oo a 
TL, Palma altiffims hon [pinfe, friittu pruniformi, mivore, tacemofo, [parfa. 
Cat Jam. p 196. Fob 203, Ra Hip Po 9. Doe p.., Palnia Ame. 
ricana farinifera & papyrifera excelfifima, frattn parva, racemofo, rotundo, nw. 
cleo inftar nucis Mofchara vartegato, Pluken. Aim.’ p. 275. Cabbage-Tree of 
Dampier, cap. 4, 0 7. - Palmstes qra patchra @ ramofa in [ylvis caule, per- 
dates & grates Surtan, Cabbige:Ttee froty Barbados Tradefcant, p. 94. 
Palmifle Franc, de Oexmelin. pot. , 
Cabbage: 
