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the fpot of ground allotted to them, or pur- 

 chafed with the money obtained for the pig, 

 the goat, or other (lock raifed about their huts 

 in the negro yard. 



A mefs of pottage, or very hot foup 9 

 called pepper-pot, is one of their favorite 

 dimes, and one indeed which is generally 

 efteemed by the inhabitants, and by ft rangers, 

 It is prepared by dewing various kinds of ve- 

 getables with a bit of fait meat, or fait fifh, 

 and feafoning it very high with capficum, 

 or fome fpecies of the red pepper. The 

 vegetable, called fquafhes, is much ufed in 

 thefe pepper pots. Bread, which is efteem- 

 ed fo effential, and held as the ftaff of life 

 by the people of Europe, is unknown among 

 the flaves of the Weft Indies : nor, indeed, 

 is it in common ufe among their mafters, 

 but they find very excellent fubftitutss in the 

 yam, the caflada, and the eddoe. 



The common round of labour of the 

 Haves is from fun-rife to fun-fet, having inter- 

 vals of reft allowed them, at the times of 

 breakfaft, and dinner. 



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