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The ladies are fond of having 

 their Mulatto female flaves dreffed al- 

 moft as well as themfelves in every 

 refpedl, excepting jewels, in which they 

 indulge themfelves to the utmoft extra- 

 vagance. Paraguay tea, which they call 

 matte, as I mentioned before, is always 

 drunk twice a day : this is brought up- 

 on a large filver falver, with four legs 

 raifed upon it, to receive a little cup 

 made out of a fmall calabafli, or gourd, 

 and tipped with filver. They put the 

 herb firft into this, and add what fugar 

 they pleafe, and a little orange juice ; and 

 then pour hot w^ater on them, and drink 

 it immediately, through the conveyance 

 of a long filver tube, at the end of 

 which there is a round ftrainer, to pre- 

 vent the herb getting through. And 

 here it is reckoned a piece of politenefs 

 for the lady to fuck the tube two or 

 three times firft, and then give it the 

 ll;ranger to drink without wiping it. 



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