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Diamonds. 



Bees-wax. 



Bezoar. 



Camphor. 



Edible 

 Nests. 



OURAN'G 

 OUTANG. 



MALAYAN ISLES. 



cover of bafe metal. The natives have a very juft notion of the 

 lord of the irritamenta jmilorum, for they fay, that the devil 

 is fole mafter of the gold and diamond mines. 



Diamonds form another article of commerce, but they are 

 far lefs valuable than thofe of Golconda. 



Bees-wax, in cakes of about thirty-four pounds, is common at 

 Sambas, which being the common money of that part of the 

 ifland, was wont to be bartered with the Chinefe for various ne- 

 celTaries. Pearls of confiderable beauty are faid to be another 

 article of exchange in the fame country. 



The bezoar found in the monkies has a mofV fuperftitious 

 value, and is fold for four or five times its weight in filver. 



The imrefined camphor of Borneo, is reckoned fuperior to 

 any in the world. We are not acquainted with the tree which 

 produces that valuable drug. 



The edible (fwallows) nefts are found in vafl abundance; 

 thefe, and the Bambu walking canes, form two other articles of 

 trade. 



In the lift of quadrupeds is the Ourang Outang\ there ap- 

 pears to be two fpecies, one that never exceeds two feet and an 

 half in height ; fee Mr. Vofmaer's, account, p. 12, tab xiv. xv. and 

 Hijl.^md. i. p. 180. tab. 36. which I have taken the liberty of 

 copying from M. Vofmaer, Mr. Beeckman fpeaks of fome fpecies 

 growing to the height of fix feet ; he bought a young one, 

 which was ftronger than any man in his fliip, but it died before 

 it was a year old. Borneo has abundance of thefe animals. It 

 fwarms alfo with variety of baboons and monkies, fo this, 



Celebes^ 



