. The Cuba review and bulletin. old-ing the leaf in place until the time comes to wither and drop to the ground. Thisstem is called the zagua, and is oftenfound as large as a good sized board. Itis thin and pliable, and is made to servea variety of purposes, the principal use,however, being that of a tarpaulin to coverbales of goods, tobacco, etc., and duringthe rainy season as a waterproof coveringfor the load of the pack mules. Zagua isalso extensively used in place of a ridgeboard on the palm-:hatched roofs of theCuban shacks. By soaking in water zaguabecomes pliable and is then fashioned i
. The Cuba review and bulletin. old-ing the leaf in place until the time comes to wither and drop to the ground. Thisstem is called the zagua, and is oftenfound as large as a good sized board. Itis thin and pliable, and is made to servea variety of purposes, the principal use,however, being that of a tarpaulin to coverbales of goods, tobacco, etc., and duringthe rainy season as a waterproof coveringfor the load of the pack mules. Zagua isalso extensively used in place of a ridgeboard on the palm-:hatched roofs of theCuban shacks. By soaking in water zaguabecomes pliable and is then fashioned intoa number of articles for domestic use bythe rural Cuban. By folding and fasten-ing with a wooden pin, a catarro is made,which serves as a water bucket, a washbasin, a receptacle for milk, and even asa kettle in which beef and yams are cooked,for the water keeps the fibrous wood fromburning, and no salt is required in thefood thus cooked other than that ex-tracted from the zagua in the process of THE CUBA REVIEW And Tvpe of a Ctiban Villiifrc. The stem of the royalof a rldgetoard and Is seen on every hnt. See articTipo de nna aldea cnliana. Kl tallo ile la heja deinente en lujiar de una tal)la del eaballete y se ve cooking. The long leaves of the royal palmare much used for decoration on all festaloccasions, and the writer attended a socialfunction in the American town of Ceballos,in the heart of Cuba, when the long leavesreached from one end to the other of thedancing pavilion. This palm produces no lialni leaf called ■zajina is used extensively in placele The Lses of the Koyal Ialin. on preceding page.• la palma real, ipie se llama zagua, se usa extensa-en las chozas en la vista. article of food except the bud. or heart ofthe center spire. This consists of a tendersubstance which forms a very palatable foodeither raw or cooked, or made into a pre-serve with sugar. The palm reproducesitself by its berries, which are borne ina great cluster from the center of t
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