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DRINKS.

285

*

and

let

us,

using

our

Christian

Liberty,

receive

those

*

Blessings

with

moderation

and

thanksgiving.'

"Thus

far

are

the

Words

oi

Bias

Valera,

To

which

we

shall

add

thus

much

farther,

that

this

little

Tree

is

about

the

height

of

a

Man,

in

the planting of

which

they

cast

the

seed

in

its

green

shell,

and

when

it

grows

up,

they then

hoa

and

open

the

Earth

for

it,

as

they

do

for

Vines,

supporting

the

tender

twigs

with

stakes

;

and

in

planting,

they

take

great

care

that

the

tender

roots

be

laid

streight

in

the

Earth,

for

with

the

least

doubling

they

dry

and

wither

;

they

take

like-

wise

the

Leaf

of

every

sprig

by

itself,

and,

holding

it

between

their

fingers,

they

cut

it

with

great

care

till

they

come

to

the

Bud,

but

do

not

touch

it,

for

then

the

whole

branch

will

wither

;

both

the

outside

and

inside

of

this

Leaf

in

the

greenness

and

shape

of

it,

is

like

the

Arbuteus,

onely

the

Leaves

are

so

thin,

that

three or

four

of

them,

being

doubled,

are

not

so

thick

as

that

of

the

Arbuteus.

.

.

.

"

When

they

gather

the

Leaves

they

dry

them

in

the

Sun

\

but

care

is

to

be

taken

that

they

are

not

over-

dried,

for

then

they

lose

much

of

their

Virtue,

and,

being

very

thin,

soon

turn

to

powder

;

nor

will

they

bear

much

moisture

;

for

they

soon

grow

musty

and

rotten

;

but

they

lay

them

up

in

Baskets

of

slit

Canes,

of

which

many

fine

ones

are

made

in

the

Antis,

With

the

Leaves

of

those

big

Canes,

which

are

about

the

third

of

a

yard

long,

they

cover

the

top

of

the

Baskets,

to

keep

Moisture

from

the

Leaves,

which

is

very

prejudicial

to

them;

and

to

consider

the

great

pains

and

care

which

is

taken

to

nourish

this

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