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357.
Some account of Savu

Eat enormous quantities of it  it hurt nobody only gently opning the body & not as we feard bringing on fluxes
[Margin note] firewood
Fire wood is very scarce here  to remedy therefore that inconvenience as much as possible they make use of a contrivance which is not unknown in Europe tho seldom practisd but in camps which it is a burrow or pipe dug in the ground & open at each end as long as convenient  generaly about 2 yards & open at each end  The one opening of this into which they put the fire is large  the other which serves only to cause a draught is much smaller  immediately over this pipe circular holes are dug which reach quite down into it  in these the earthen pots are set  about 3 to such a fire  which are large in the middle & taper towards the bottom by which means the fire acts upon a large part of their surface  it is realy marvelous to see with how small a quantity of fire they will keep these pots boiling  each of which Contains 8 or 10 gallons  a palm leaf or a dry stalk now & then is sufficient  indeed it seemd in the part of the Island at least where we were that the palms alone supplyd sufficient fuel not only

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