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SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



Vanilla, the highly prized odoriferous pod, 

 is obtained in the forests of Oaxaca and Vera 

 Cruz, and it is exported exclusively from the 

 latter place to the amount of 8,000 or 10,000 

 pounds annually. It is not, however, much 

 used in the manufacture of chocolate in the 

 country. 



