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safety, his sentence was to be remitted. He was favorably re- 

 ceived, and a regular trade was established. The official narra- 

 tive of the voyage thus describes the hospitality of the people : — ■ 



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tc An elderly woman brought us an earthen vessel full of a drink 

 of a sharp taste, of which we drank heartily. This drink is made 

 of maize and water, and is brewed in the following manner : old 

 women who have lost their teeth chew the maize, which, being 



