f a _Balize_ a Slash with a
Knife, and immediately hold their Hat, or a Cup, which catches a clear,
good, and cool Water, even in the greatest Heat.

REMARK VIII.

_Pimento_, called also _Jamaica-Pepper_, has been brought into _France_,
where it grows, as in _America_, in pyramidal Cods of three or four
Inches long: they are at first green, then yellow, afterwards red, and
last of all, black. They pickle them in Vinegar, as they do Capers and
little Cucumbers. There are in _America_ several other Kinds of
_Pimentoes_, and especially one that is round, and as red as a Cherry.
This is the hottest of all, it sets the Mouth all on fire; for which
reason it is called the mad _Pimento_. The Natives eat nothing without
_Pimento_, it is their universal Seasoning, it serves them instead of
Salt, and all Oriental Spices.

REMARK IX.

_Achote_ is best known in _France_, under the Name of _Roucou_, and is a
sort of Red which the Dyers and Painters make use of. It is the
favourite Colour of the Savages, which they are very careful of planting
in their Gardens, that they may paint their Bodies every Morning, which
they call _Roucouing_.

_Roucou_ is planted of a Kernel much after the same manner as the
_Cocao-Tree_. The Shrub that is most like it in _Europe_, is the
_Lilach_, or the _Arabian_ Bean. Its Leaves, of the Shape of a Heart,
are longish, pointed, and placed alternately; its Blossoms grow in
Bunches at the end of the Boughs, they are white, mix'd with Carnation,
like the Flowers of the wild Rose-Tree. In the middle, there is a Tuft
of yellow _Stamina_ with red Points; when these Blossoms fall off, there
appears tawny Buds, beset with fine Prickles: These Buds grow to be
Shells, which, when ripe, open on the upper side, and discover within,
two Rows of Pippins, almost like little Peas, cover'd with Vermilion,
which sticks to the Fingers, when touch'd, and leaves the Pippins quite,
when wash'd with warm Water. The Water being settled, they pour it off
gently by degrees, they dry the Colour in the Shade that fell to the
bottom of the Vessel; and this is the true _Roucou_, without any
Mixture. The Physicians in these Parts prescribe it to cut and attenuate
thick and tough Humours, which cause difficulty of Breathing, Retension
of Urine, and all sorts of Obstructions[89].

REMARK X.

_Atolla_ is a kind of Gruel which they make with Meal of _Maise_, (which
is the same as our _Indian_ Corn, or _Turkey_ Millet.) The _