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mous fire, which eonsumes a very large quan- 

 tity of wood 5 jleaff'^ Wif# frequently stirred, 

 and mtdtt ^dditicms- of ikmti tuadit, m we»& 

 quW^tl In'tluMv iliiiiiiniiion during the lioiliiigpro- 

 cei=?, until the (MiilJrnii lu'lniJ' entirely full tliey are 

 suilered to buil h)r some length of time together, 

 1^02^ t^i^amiiig^^ &r s^ytrsl h^ws, the 

 ieatv^ iSTe reMov^ from the c^drtm, ^lid 

 tipon a large bark shoot near it ; and the drain* 

 ings from tlieni returu iuto the vessel. 



The leaver are usually boiled twice, and, after 

 being well washed upon tlie shoot, tlie washings 

 ar« thrown into the cattltoai, ^ ^feit itoa© 

 of the extract may be lost. The leaves. $m 

 then cniisioiied to tlieir final destination, that 

 of being strewn over the soil of tlie pep- 

 per plantatioiiSf The liquor reinaining in the 

 GStnidron^ ad w^il m the drsdaiiiig^, h rehoiled, 



lUld inspissated nntil it arrives at tht- consist- 

 ence of a very thick extract : it is theu placed into 

 oblong moulds. At this time, it resembles very 

 much a very light yellowish-brown clay. After 

 ii^rtmMng^ siotiiM ^t&& In f&e i£io«i}d» it is 

 out, divided with a knife into piec^^ sub- 

 divided into sunill squares, and placed upon a 

 raisi'd j^hitforin in the sun to tlrv. It becomes, 

 wlion hard and dry, of a very dark-brown colour, 



