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and a half long, at certain diflances. The method of extracting the oil is 

 merely by making a deep incifion with a billiong or Malay axe, in the tree, 

 about fourteen or eighteen feet from the ground till near the heart-, 

 where a deeper incifion is made with a fmall aperture; and the oil, if 

 any in the tree, immediately gufhes out, and is received in bamboos, 

 or any other utenfil better approved of ; in this manner, a party pro- 

 ceeds through the woods wounding the camphor trees till they attain 

 their objecl:. The Camphor u procured in pretty nearly the fame way. 

 The trees are cut to the heart about the fame height from the ground 

 as in the former inftance, till the Camphor is feeo ; hundreds may be 

 thus mutilated before the fought for tree is difcovered ; when attained, 

 it is felled, and cut in junks, of a fathom long which are again fplit, 

 and the Camphor is found in the heart, occupying a fpace in circum- 

 ference, of the thicknefs of a man's arm. The produce of a middling 

 fized tree is about eight China catties, or nearly eleven lbs. and of a large 

 one, double the quantity. The camphor thus found is called Se Tantong. 

 It is often the cafe that the trees which have been cut, and left (landing 

 in that date, will produce camphor in feven or eight years after, which 

 is dillinguilhed by the name of Oogar, but is inferior in appearance, 

 though of the fame quality. The forts of camphor callecl Idly and joot t 

 are the fcraping of the wood which furrounded it." 



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