Note 70 — CONTENTS. (continued 3)
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6. Concerning the oil. Coconut is valuable for its oil. Here is how it is prepared. When the coconut is young, that is the proper time for extracting oil from it. When desirous of making some, a man must carry a tub and leave it by the tree, right under where the fruits are hanging then go for the young fruit, cut open the bud and let the water drip into the tub; when that is finished, repeat the operation at the next tree, and continue this until the tub is full, then pack it to the house and convert70 it into oil. When it is lighted it burns brightly like the whale oil. It is also used for dressing the hair.