18 AN ESSAY' on tHÉ ÖOrAS, OR 



the preceding evening in the usual manner, and 

 preserved in the joint of a bamboo^ wa^ 

 carefully strained into a bowl. The sap of the 

 following substances, whicb had been finely 

 grated and bruised, waa carefully expressed and 

 |)oured into iij, viz. Arum^ Nampoo. ( Javanese) 

 Kaemferia. Galanga, Kontshur, Amomuni: 

 Bengley, (a variety of Zenimbed ) common 

 onion and garlic, of each about half a dram ; 

 the savne qtiantitjof frnelj powdered black pep- 

 per was then added, and the mixture stirrod. 



The preparer now (ook an entire fruit of the, 

 Capsicmn firuticosujïi or Guinea Pepper^ and 

 liaving opened it, he carefally separated a sin- 

 gle secd^ and placed it on the flüid ia the raid^ 

 die of the bowL 



Theseed imirediateljbeganto reel round rap-* 

 idly^ now forming a regular circle. then darting 

 towards the margin of the cnp^ with a perceptible 

 commotion on the surface of the liquor^ which 

 continued about one minute. Being complete- 

 ]y at rest, the same quantity of peppcr was a- 

 gain added, and another seed of the Capsicnm 

 laid on as before : a simiiar commotion took 

 |)laGe in the fluidj but in a less degrce^ and ihe 

 fiQed was carried round with dimiuished rapidi- 



