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FRAGOSO AT WORK.
"BRAZA" (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.

It has been used to make the word "brazil," as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.

From this has come the name "Brazil," given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.

In very early days these woods were the object of considerable trade.