Chap. XTV. 



OF COCA. 



289 



Penivian Indian, however, who can proonre it within a few 

 weeks of its being iiicked, the coca is a solace which is easily 

 procured, which affords great enjoyment, and which has a 

 most beneficial effect.^ 



■' The information in this chapter is 

 derived from personal observation ; fr-om 

 the essay on coca by Dr. Don Hipolito 

 Unaniie, in Nos. 3 to S of tlie Muneo 

 Enulito ; and from the works treating 

 of coca, by Van Tsehudi, Travels in 



Peru, p. 455; Dr. Poeppig, Reine in 

 Peru, ii. p. 248 ; Dr. WwUrell, Voynrje 

 dans hi Ntyrd de BoUvie, p. 510 ; the 

 Bonplandiii ; and a memorandum by Dr. 

 Booth, of La Paz. These are the best 

 authorities on the subject. 



