346 TRAVELS IN THE EAST INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. 



quiry, the doctor was not able to learn that he had 

 ever been near a leper, or that he might have taken 

 the disease from any one ; for all afflicted with this 

 loathsome malady in Amboina and the neighboring 

 islands are banished to Molano, a small island south- 

 west of Saparua. This is the only case that I heard 

 of, during my travels among these islands, where a 

 foreigner had suffered from this disease. It may be 

 remarked that this is not the leprosy spoken of in 

 the sacred Scriptures, where the sufferers are described 

 as being " white as snow." 



From the shore near Temumpa we had a delight- 

 ful view over the bay of Menado. The sea was 

 as smooth as glass, and scarcely a ripple broke on 

 the sandy beach, which was shaded by graceful, over- 

 hanging palms. Before me to the south rose the 

 high mountains which form the great buttresses to 

 the plateau they enclose, and on my right was the 

 sharp volcanic peak called Old Menado because 

 foreigners iii'st established themselves on that island, 

 and then moved over to Celebes. 



In the evening the Resident showed me the 

 large wooden store-houses where the coffee is received 

 from the interior, and kept for exportation. As we 

 entered the building, I was surprised at the rich 

 aromatic fr'as-rance that filled the air. It differed 

 much more fi-om the fragrance given out by the coffee 

 seen in our land than any one will readily believe. 

 Here it is stored in bags, just as it comes in from the 

 plantations. In order that I might see what supe- 

 rior coffee the Minahassa produces, the Resident had 

 several bags opened. I found the kernels, instead 



