Note 268 — APPENDIX.
Reading edition
At Pillar, upon the island of Itamaraca, the persons who are in the habit of preparing the cairo, dig holes in the sands below high water mark, and bury the rind of the coco for several days before they beat it. I suppose this method is resorted to, owing to the want of a running stream in which to steep the rind.—Transl.