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A FLYING TRIP TO THE TROPICS. 



corn that they need between two stones, the same two stones that are 

 used in makhig chocolate and also in grinding coffee. The river 

 supplies them with fish and turtle in abundance, and they easily 



CITKON-BKEASTED TOUCAN. 



trap different birds near their huts. They need but few clothes, 

 they raise enough tobacco for their own use, and the native rum, 

 " aguardiente," costs about the same as our cider. Their household 

 furniture is limited to a few hammocks, two or three earthenware 



