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There is also Cavanio, an oil used for curing 

 cuts, &c. ; and Canim6, an excellent oil for 

 painting. 



There are, I was informed, many beautifully 

 grained and valuable kinds of wood in the 

 forests; but it is scarcely possible to get them 

 out, as they have no roads through them ; — 

 and the neighbourhood of Citera (where would 

 be the only place to procure it, so as to pay 

 for the expense of exportation) is so envelop- 

 ed in morasses, that it is almost impossible 

 to enter the woods. 



The rain fell incessantly during the day, 

 causing a rawness in the air, which, added 

 to the cold I was suffering under, obliged me 

 to retire to rest early, as I found myself very 

 unwell. 



Feb. 5th. Kept my bed all day, being ex- 

 tremely ill, during which it rained constantly : 

 and, I believe, twenty-four hours rarely pass 

 at Novita without rain, more or less. 



Feb. 6th. A fine day ; much better; walked 

 to a rising ground to get a view of the town, 

 which is very small, consisting only of one 

 short street, built in a ravine, where the only 

 advantage they have is, that the place is well 



