Dahomy Produces In Perfection All The Immense Variety Of Fine Fruits Found Within The Torrid Zone, And Amongst Others One Of A Most Singular Quality.

It is not unlike a ripe coffee berry, and does not at first appear to have a superior degree

Of sweetness, but it leaves in the mouth so much of that impression, that a glass of vinegar tastes like sweet wine, and the sourest lemon like a sweet orange; sugar is quite an unnecessary article in tea or coffee; in fact, the most nauseous drug seems sweet to whomever chews this fruit, and its effect is not worn away until after several meals. It is generally called the miraculous berry, and whoever eats of it in the morning, must be content at least for that day to forego the flavour of every kind of food, whether animal or vegetable, for all will be alike saccharine to the palate, and the most ridiculous effect is often produced by playing tricks upon those, who are not aware of its peculiar property. Lander himself was one of the dupes, and he relates, that the first time he partook of one of these berries, he thought himself under the influence of witchcraft - the fowl of which he partook at dinner seemed to him as if it had been soaked in a solution of sugar - the lime juice appeared to him as if it were mixed with some saccharine matter - his biscuit tasted like a bun - and although he was convinced that he had not put any sugar into his grog, it seemed to him as if it had been sweetened by the first maker of punch in his native country.

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