COCA. f?7S 



as quill bark — called by the natives canuto ; that from the 

 solid trunk is called tahla or iilancha. It is sewn up in 

 coarse canvas, with an outer covering of fresh hide, forming 

 packages called serons. Thus prepared, it is transported to 

 the coast for shipment. 



From the careless way in which the bark-collectors have 

 hewn down the trees, often digging up the roots themselves, 

 the production has gTeatly decreased. When the root is 

 allowed to remain, and the stem hewn as near as possible to 

 it, an after-growth is produced, which, in the milder regions, 

 in the space of six years again produces bark. In the colder 

 regions twenty years are required before a tree is fit to be 

 cut down. 



With great care and trouble chinchona plants and seeds 

 have been transported from South America to India by Pro- 

 fessor Markham ; and in the mountainous regions of the East 

 the tree is now cultivated and flourishing. It had some 

 years before been carried by the Dutch to Java, where, how- 

 ever, from want of sufficient care at first, its cultivation has 

 not been so successful as it appears to be in India. 



COCA. 



The native Indian, as he climbs the dizzy precipice, or 

 passes over the rocking bridge, in his journey across the 

 rugged mountains, or leads his troop of llamas to the sea- 

 shore, or labours in the dark mines, bringing up vast weights 

 from the bowels of the earth, is enabled to bear the fatigue 

 he is called on to undergo l)y putting a few dried leaves into 

 his mouth, which he chews, and replenishes from time to time. 

 Thus the coca leaf is a gi-eat source of comfort and enjoyment. 

 As he journeys, his chuspa or coca-bag, made of Uama cloth. 



