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opinion, that the Caffia and Cinnamon-tree were of 
the fame genus. I have inquired further concerning 
the method of curing it at Ceylon 5 but as this is done 
by the natives, the Dutch are not very well acquainted 
with it 3 nor could I obtain any good account of it, 
different people giving me different relations. Some 
faid, it was the inner bark, fome the middle, and 
fome the outer 3 ‘tho’ of the young branches, they, 
feemed in general to agree, that it was gathered at a 
certain feafon of the year, and that one part of the 
cure was burying it in fand for feme time. This 
may be tried with Caffia, and may perhaps take away 
that vifeofity or glutinous quality obferved by chew- 
ing it, and which is the principal mark for dift in— 
guifhing it from Cinnamon. As to their chemical 
oils, I have heard many people fay, that they are 
not diftinguiihable otherwife, than that from Cinna- 
mon is generally better, or, as it may be called, 
ftronger, than that from Caffia 3 and accordingly 
bears a better price. But the Dutch company’s 
chemifl at Batavia, if I may give him this title, in- 
formed me, that they are effentially different, and 
plainly diftinguiihable. But I muff confefs myfelf 
very doubtful of the knowlege or veracity of this 
chemift, and ftrongly fufpedt, that they are no other- 
wife different than in goodnefs, as many other oils 
drawn from the fame fubjedt are. 
I obferve the price of Caffia is greatly rifen in 
England within thefe two or three years 3 but whe- 
ther this be owing to an increafe in the confumption, 
or a dccreafe in the importation of this commodity, 
l cannot fay. 
The Dutch government of Batavia has this year, 
in fome new regulations of their trade, prohibited to 
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