tie , distilling apparatus ae articl Mas 
cajuput trees) is very simple. Tt consists of a large, 
which there stands a barrel, Open at the bottom, for rr 
ae bark. A Syopdeics ring on the fop of the papel carries a tin hes 
helmet. The vapours are conducted through | a zinc or copper ae 
f and the. condensate passed Hitann a funnel into gin bottles. | 
Benoded before, SO that they form a. ny mass. “Then water. is eee i 
_an adulteration is intended, petroleum. The whole. ‘arrangement stands | hey t 
fire- “proof clay. ea ih . ape 
only a little higher than the hole in the botite: Doane. the distillation, the $ Ww 
slowly inside and outside the bottle. It is then allowed to flow over until 
is almost filled with oil. If there is enough water for. refrigeration, 2 to « 
of oil can be distilled in a “Ketel” within 24 bouts, if water is scarce, only 1 to 1/eb 
A bottle contains about 1%, 2 litre. : oe 
The oil is then taken to the tecatation, who fill it into tenon deg 
ware jars). The green colour is often intensified by throwing copper coins into” 
oil. A certain firm has also supplied the dealers with a substance - ae Berens te 
author perhaps a copper salt — for the same purpuse. | “ eee 
From the “Tempajans’”, the oil is filled in bottles, sso Beer bottles, which. 
corked and covered with sealing wax. Then the product is ready for transport. 
petroleum is very likely often added to the oil in the “Tempajans”. a 
It has been reported that urine was’ added sometimes, in order ae raise the spec 
Sravity, which is lessened by the petroleum. But as urine does. not mix: with ‘the o 
the author thinks — as we do — that this is a fable. | LAAs 1S ae ah 
The boxes used for packing are made of gaba-gaba (dried leaf-stalks of. 1e Sago- 
palm), joined together with bamboo nails*). Such a box contains. 6 bottles. ; 
in between are filled up with dried oe teluee) of ele leaves. Anothe 
without doing it any harm. often ae Ra 
Camphor Oil. shee bralfai te toa noticd i in The Board of. Frade Tube BE a vi {‘ 
the weather was very unfavourable in Formosa in de AS the oe OF 
ead © ’ 
a -}) Depicted in tsctacch, Indische aoe und Nuteplancen indian 
4 _ Berlin 1892, epieton? 75. — 
ee ay Se agen J s% | 
