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DRINKS.
205
is
prefixed,
to
show
its
hot
nature.
Samtchoo
—
the
word
is
spelt
in
many
ways
—
may,
says
Barrow
[TravelSy
p.
304),
be
considered
the
basis
of
the
best
arrack,
itself
a
mere
rectification
of
the
above
spirit
with
the
addition
of
molasses
and
the
juice
of
the
cocoa-nut
tree.
Bell's
Travels,
ii.
9.