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lie wore, in lieu of a turban, the usual parti- 

 coloured Moorman's cap or cupia, which merely 

 covered the top of his head. The personal 

 appearance of the rajah reminded me of the 

 tribe of animals they abhor for uncleanness — I 

 allude to the hog, of which he informed us there 

 were plenty wild, if we were desirous of hunting 

 them. 



Cocoa-nut water was introduced, being the 

 usual beverage in the country, and proving both 

 wholesome and refreshing. The cocoa palm 

 abounds, and they have numerous varieties. 

 The Malay name for the nut is Kalapas ; in the 

 Acheenese language the tree is called Ba, hu, 

 (ha signifying tree, and hu cocoa-nut,) — a ripe 

 nut, Hu, massa, — and a green one, Hu, mudar.* 

 This palm forms a beautiful and picturesque 

 object in the tropical landscape. In the Appen- 

 dix 1 purpose giving an account of this valuable, 

 ornamental, and useful palm, and the various 

 uses for which it is employed in the different 

 countries where it abounds, f 



* The language spoken by the aboriginal natives of this 

 country is the Acheenese, which is a dialect of the Malay. 

 A Javanese, however, could not understand the Acheenese 

 language. The people on the coast, nevertheless, mix the 

 Acheenese with other dialects of the Malay, and also with 

 some Hindoostanee words. 



f See Appendix, No. '2. in the second volume. 



