. Cocoa and chocolate : their history from plantation to consumer. Chocolate; Cocoa. 102 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE. Carrying Cacao to the Railway Station, Xsawam, Gold Coast. shrubs, above which rise the grey stems of such forest trees as have been left to afford shade. Here, not only have the cultivation, fermentation and drying of cacao been brought to the highest state of perfection, but the details of organisation—planters' homes, hospitals, cottages, drying sheds and the Decau- ville railways—are often models of their kind. Intelligent and courteous, the planters make delight- ful hosts. At the
. Cocoa and chocolate : their history from plantation to consumer. Chocolate; Cocoa. 102 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE. Carrying Cacao to the Railway Station, Xsawam, Gold Coast. shrubs, above which rise the grey stems of such forest trees as have been left to afford shade. Here, not only have the cultivation, fermentation and drying of cacao been brought to the highest state of perfection, but the details of organisation—planters' homes, hospitals, cottages, drying sheds and the Decau- ville railways—are often models of their kind. Intelligent and courteous, the planters make delight- ful hosts. At their homes, five thousand miles away from Europe, the visitor, who knows what it means to struggle with steaming, virgin forests, rank encroach- ing vegetation, deadly fevers, and the physical and mental inertia engendered by the tropics, will marvel. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Knapp, Arthur William. London : Chapman
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