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tity of the Bark. Hence it .appears, how far the old 
Roots are inftrumental to the Growth, and Plenty of 
Cinnamon Trees, but the Fruit which falls from the 
Trees, contributes very much towards the fame End : 
And It IS particularly owing to a certain kind of wild 
Doves, which from, their feeding on the Fruit of the 
Cinnamon- Tree, they call Cinnamon-eater Sy thatthefe 
frees grow fo plentifully in this Illand ; for the Doves 
when they fetch Food for their young onesj fiyin? 
here and there, difperfe vaft Quantities of the Fruit all 
over the Fields, which occafions the Rife of many 
thoufand young Trees, which one fhall fee here and 
. there along the Roads in fuch Qjjantities together, that 
they look like a little Wood. So plentifully grows this 
pcellent Tree in this Ifland j I call it excellent, becaufe 
indeed I don’t know of any other that is preferable to 
It. I need not point out to you what remarkable Foot- 
Iteps of Divine Providence the Hiftory of the Cinna. 
mon 1 ree affords to an attentive Eye. 
There is hardly anything fo univerfally grateful, 
^d efteemed by all Nations, as true Cinnamon. The 
Oildrawn out of it by Fire is reckoned one. of the 
Itrongeft Cordial Medicines: The Camphire which 
comes om of the Root, is likewife of great Ufe in fe- 
veral Diftempers, as are alfo the Oil of Camphire a 
the Leaves of the Tree, and the 
Uil diftilled out of them ; and laffly, the Fruits with 
their Oil. In fhort, there is no Part of the Cinna- 
lingular Ufe or other 
in Phyijck. 1 purpofely avoid fpeaking of the large 
Oains the Company makes by the yearly Export of 
this precious Commodity. 
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