The Laundresses use this _Faecula_ instead of Starch, to starch their Linnen. Some Inhabitants mix one Third of this with two Thirds of _French_ Meal, and make Bread that is very white, and well tasted. REMARK VII. At first sight, one would take a _Balize_-Tree for a _Banane_, they are so like each other: there is, however, this difference between them, That the Leaves of the _Balize_-Tree are not so tender, and apt to be tore; for this reason, they serve the Natives for Table-Cloths and Napkins, as well as the Negroes, and some of the Planters that live in the Woods. Sometimes they serve as Umbrella's to shade them from the Sun, or Showers of Rain, that surprize them. The Hunters have great assistance from this Plant; for sometimes finding themselves pressed with Thirst, in Places at some distance from Rivers or Fountains, they give the Trunk of a _Balize_ a Slash with a Knife, and immediately hold their Hat, or a Cup, which catches a clear, good, and cool Water, even in the greatest Heat. REMARK VIII. _Pimento_, called also _Jamaica-Pepper_, has been brought into _France_, where it grows, as in _America_, in pyramidal Cods of three or four Inches long: they are at first green, then yellow, afterwards red, and last of all, black. They pickle them in Vinegar, as they do Capers and little Cucumbers. There are in _America_ several other Kinds of _Pimentoes_, and especially one that is round, and as red as a Cherry. This is the hottest of all, it sets the Mouth all on fire; for which reason it is called the mad _Pimento_. The Natives eat nothing without _Pimento_, it is their universal Seasoning, it serves them instead of Salt, and all Oriental Spices. REMARK IX. _Achote_ is best known in _France_, under the Name of _Roucou_, and is a sort of Red which the Dyers and Painters make use of. It is the favourite Colour of the Savages, which they are very careful of planting in their Gardens, that they may paint their Bodies every Morning, which they call _Roucouing_.