FOï^ON TRi5lÜ OT -tATA. Iv 



tv. Tlic addilion of tlie same quantity of pop- 

 per was rqieated a third time, whcn a secd of 

 the Capsiciim being carefully placed in the cen- 

 treof the fiaid, remained quiet, forraing a regulat 

 circle about itself, in the flnid, resembling the 

 ibalo of the moon. This is congidered as a sign 

 that the preparation of the poi?an is complete. 



The dried milk of the Antshar having been 

 preserved close a con<^iderable time, can still he 

 prep^red and rendered active. A qüantify 

 \vhich I had colleeted about Uro months before, 

 tras treated in the following manner bv the same 

 person who prepared the fresh juice. Beirg 

 infused in as much hot- water as was barelj suf- 

 ficiënt well to dissol ve it, it was carefully stir- 

 red till ail the particles soluble in water were 

 taken up ; a coagulum of Resin remained undis- 

 solved ; this was taken out and thrown away. 

 The liquor was now treated with the spices 

 abovementioned, the pepper and the seed of the 

 Capsicum, in the same manner as the fresh 

 juice. The same whirling motion occurred as 

 above described on the seëd being placed in the 

 center. lts activitj will appear fiom one of 

 the cxperimcnls to be related. 



2(1, Of the Tshctiik.— The bark of the root is 

 carefully separaled^ and clcared of all the ad- 



