It Is Strange To See Their
Manner Of Climbing The Palmito Trees, Which Are Of Great Size And
Height, Having
Neither boughs nor branches except near the top.
Surrounding the tree and his own, body by means of a withe,
Or band of
twisted twigs, on which he leans his back, and jerking up his withe
before him, he foots it up with wonderful speed and certainty, and comes
down again in the same manner, bringing his gourd full of liquor on his
arm. Among their fruits are many kinds of plumbs; one like a wheaten
plumb is wholesome and savoury; likewise a black one, as large as a
horse plumb, which is much esteemed, and has an aromatic flavour. A
kind called mansamilbas, resembling a wheaten plumb, is very
dangerous, as is likewise the sap of the boughs, which is perilous for
the sight, if it should chance to get into the eyes.[209] Among their
fruits is one called beninganion, about the size of a lemon, with a
reddish rind, and very wholesome; also another called bequill, as
large as an apple, with a rough knotty skin, which is pared off, when
the pulp below eats like a strawberry, which likewise it resembles in
colour and grain, and of which we eat many. There are abundance of wild
grapes in the woods, but having a woody and bitterish taste. The nuts of
the palmito are eaten roasted. They use but little pepper and grains,
the one in surgery and the other in cooking.
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