New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-27

rains, and 10 harvested ia OctoDot' osuav T" 10
simply dried in the sun, without the process OF
cooking and sweating. Tho people are NOT so
fastidious as to reject the lower or coarser leaves
and those tainted by the earth. In some places "
ia kpeaded into little circular cakes, which are
neatly packed in plaintain leaves for expectation.
The other articles exported from the coast OIL
Zanzibar are beeswax ard honey, tortoise shells
ambergris, gbee the sugar care, the wild arrow
root. gums. and fbrous substances. Much IL 70
be hoped from the extension OF commerce WIFE
these fruitful regions. The merchant will greatly
help the regeneration Of the county by the inn
proyement of her resources. In this way civiliza-
ton will gradually be introduced; lew wants ana
new interests will be created; domestic Slavery
will be abolished, and Area raised to her sppro-
pr ate place among the nations of the world
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