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world ; he extolled his own province to the 

 skies, so that I find it is not my good coun- 

 trymen the Scotch, alone, who deem their 

 own land the best and fairest on the face of 

 the earth. He informed me that the Cau- 

 cho-tree grows in abundance in and about 

 Pinon; the milk, which is white, and will 

 burn, is used for sealing letters. He showed 

 me some variegated wood, of very fine grain, 

 but having too much white in it to make it 

 valuable in Europe. I saw some wax from 

 wasps' nests, and also some of their honey, 

 which was very palatable. I bought two 

 tapers of him made of this wax, weighing a 

 pound each, for a dollar. 



On the 15th, rose at daylight. At six 

 the thermometer at 73°. The mules, as 

 usual, delayed until eight o'clock. When 

 all was arranged for setting forward, I went 

 to take leave of the major-domo, but found 

 he had shut himself up in his room, and 



