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In a short time these holes become filled with a reddish- 

 coloured liquid." 



On the Rio Negro the hard outside portions of the 

 trunk are used for building purposes. Between the outer 

 scales and hard central part of the fruit a reddish coloured 

 pulp is formed, which the inhabitants of Crato boil with 

 sugar and make into a sweetmeat, or eat with farina. 

 In Piauhy, they prepare from this pulp an emulsion which, 

 when sweetened with sugar, forms a very palatable beverage. 



Hammocks and mats are made from the young leaves 

 and cuticle (or skin) of the leaves. 



Cahoun 



{Attalea cohwie) 



A native of tropical America, called Corozales (Spanish), 

 and Palma Real, or Corozo Gallinario (Panama). 



Toddy is obtained from the trunk of the palm. 



Seeman says that an oil, superior to coco-nut oil, is 

 obtained from the nut by the following process : — Break 

 the nut ; pound the kernel in a mortar ; boil till the oil 

 rises to the top, and then skim it off. He does not state 

 whether it is used for human food or not. 



Sugarcane 



{Saccharum qfficinanim) 



The inhabitants of tropical countries, so far as I have 

 read, do not get their sugar from the sugar-cane, but from 

 various palms and the Maguey plant. Sugar-cane is only 



