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tell. The Chinefe make ufe of this wood in- 

 ilead of incenfe. They take the faw-duft of 

 it, and glew it to a ftick, light it, and put it 

 before their idols, or in any place where they 

 would have an agreeable fcent. 



Kobt, or the Chinefe ell, is about fifteen 

 Swedijh inches long, ft is divided into tea 

 pann, and each of them into ten kanderin. 

 The taylors ells are commonly longer, and their 

 length is fixteen inches two-thirds. Thefe ells 

 are commonly made of bamboo. 



Every thing either received or given out 

 is weighed. However, Spanijh money has a 

 fixed price; and a piaflre is valued at feven mes, 

 and four kanderins. At St. Helena it is taken 

 for five (hillings. The Chinefe puts his ftamp 

 upon the piaflre, the more eafily to avoid tak- 

 ing falfe ones, which are fometimes made of 

 tin or copper, plated over with filver. For 

 want of fmall coin, a Chinefe has, befides the 

 weight, a pair of fciffars about him, witli 

 which he cuts the filver money in pieces, and 

 cither gives or receives fuch pieces en buying 

 of goods. Thefe fciffars, which are very thick, 

 they call Kiapp-chin. When a Chinefe wants 

 %o cut a piece of filver, he puts it between the 

 S 3 JafTars 



