1892 Drinks of the world

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— caa meaning leaf.

made from

guaza

Caa-cuys is

the half expanded buds ; but, although fine in flavour, it has the misfortune of not keeping, and, consequently, Caa-miriis prepared in the same way as the Jesuit padres made it, the leaves being carefully picked, and the nerves stripped before roasting them ; and the Caa-guaza, which is the commonest, is prepared as follows : A Mate yerbal, or plantation, having been found, is all consumed in Paraguay.

and a sum paid to Government for the collection of its leaves, a party of from twenty-five to thirty Indians settle down there with the intention of passing some five or six months. They make themselves as com- fortable as circumstances will permit, by building wigwams covered with palm or banana leaves. Their next care is to beat, with mallets, a good hard and I smooth earthen floor, about six feet square, which is

Over this is built an arch of poles, s

called a tatacua.

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