EXPLANATION OF THE ILLUSTRATION 
Pirate XLVI. (Upper figure), Different types of 
beeda, the commercial form of ready-made betel 
chew. Left, northern India; center, Philippine Is- 
lands; right, Siam. 
From a painting by BLancue Ames. 
(Lower figure). Map showing the area of cultiva- 
tion of the betel palm, and the distribution of the 
betel-chewing habit. 
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