DRUG PACKAGES 



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sarsaparilla are made into large disc-shaped bales bound round with 

 iron wire, while the native Jamaica drug is packed loose in bales. 



FIG. 3. Original packages of drugs (Weigel). A, small 

 cassia bark ; B, cassia bark in bundles ; c, cassia 

 buds ; D, Zanzibar cloves ; E, cinnamon bark. 



A B c 



FIG. 4. Original packages of drugs (Weigel). A, Turkey 

 opium ; B, balsam of Peru ; c, stick liquorice ; 

 D, musk ; E, isinglass ; F, lycopodium ; G, vanilla. 



Euphorbium (fig. 2, G) is exported in bales made of plaited 

 reeds and provided with curious handles. Mogadore orris root arrives 

 in somewhat similar packages. Dragon's blood is exported from 



