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Beth of Pa- During the Day, they make much Ufe of the Herb of 

 raguay. Paraguay, which fome call S. Bartholomew's Herb, who 

 they pretend came into thofe Provinces, where he made 

 it wholfome and beneficial, whereas before it was veno- 

 mous : Being only brought dry, and almoft in Powder, 

 I cannot defcribe it. Inftead of drinking the Tincture, or 

 Infufion, apart, as we drink Tea, they put the Herb into 

 a Cup, or Bowl, made of a Calabalh, or Gourd, tipp'd 

 See Plate with Silver, which they call Mate j they add Sugar, and 

 XXIX. p 0ur on i c t h e h ot Water, which they drink immediately, 

 without giving it Time to infufe, becaufe it turns as black 

 as Ink. To avoid drinking the Herb which fwims at the 

 Top, they make ufe of a Silver Pipe, at the End whereof 

 is a Bowl, full of little Holes ; fo that the Liquor fucked 

 in at the other End is clear from die Herb. They drink 

 round with the fame Pipe, pouring hot Water, ©n the 

 fame Herb, as it is drank off. Inftead of a Pipe, which 

 they call Bombilla, fome part the Herb with a Silver Sepa- 

 ration, calfd Apartador, full of little Holes. The Relu- 

 £tancy the French have fhewn to drink after all Sorts of 

 People, in a Country where many are pox'd, has occa- 

 fion'd the inventing of the Ufe of little Glafs-Pipes, which 

 they begin to ufe at Lima. That Liquor, in my Opinion, 

 is better than Tea ; it has a Flavour of the Herb, which is 

 agreeable enough > the People of the Country are fo ufed 

 to it, that even the Pooreft ufe it once a Day, when they 

 rife in the Morning. 

 Tr*de of Pa- The Trade for the Herb of Paraguay is carry'd on at 

 xaguay Herb. $ anta p e ^ w hither it is brought up the River of Plate, and 

 in Carts. There are two Sorts of it > the one call'd Ter- 

 ba de Palos ; the other, which is finer, and of more Vertue, 

 - Terba de Camini: This laft is brought from the Lands be- 

 longing to the Jefuhes. The greac Confumption of it is 

 between La Paz and Cuzco, where it is worth half as much 

 more as the other, which is fpent from Potofi to La Paz. 

 There comes yearly from Paraguay into Peru above 5 0000 

 Arrovar, being 12000 Hundred Weight of both Sorts ; 



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