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on the same principle, you know, mamma, that 

 ink is made by mixing a preparation of iron 

 with gallic acid, of which the rose petals contain 

 a small quantity. When the paste is quite 

 smooth it is made up into little balls, which are 

 perforated for stringing, and then slowly dried 

 in the shade. When they have become hard 

 they are rubbed in the palms of the hands along 

 with a little attar of rose, till quite smooth ; and 

 they always preserve their sweet smell. 



Paraguay was on the next ticket, and Went- 

 worth, who remembers all he reads, gave us a 

 description of the famous tea of that country, 

 large quantities of which are used in Chili and 

 the states of Buenos Ay res. It is called Mate ; 

 and is made by boiling the leaves in an oval- 

 shaped metal pot, about twice as large as an 

 egg, on the hot embers in a brasier which 

 stands at all seasons of the year in the middle 

 of the room. When the water boils, a lump of 

 burnt sugar is added, and the pot, being placed 

 in a filagree silver stand is handed round ; each 

 person drawing the matd into his mouth through 

 a silver or glass tube which is furnished at 

 the lower extremity with a bulb pierced with 

 small holes. The natives drink it almost 

 boiling hot ; and they have always some of 

 this tea ready prepared, whether employed at 

 home or in the fields. No one even departs 

 on a journey without being provided with a 



