4 g6 



and about \ or f inch thick, then wrapped in cloth and put each 

 in a little rattan tray or dish, they are put over a low fire, till 

 they are firm enough. Some are coloured yellow by a decoction 

 of the seeds of a capsular plant brought from China, the seeds 

 being steeped in water and the liquid brushed over the top of the 

 cheese. A little alum and a quantity of powdered gypsum 

 is sometimes at least added to the bean cake during its manu- 

 facture. The former probably to make it whiter, the latter pro- 

 bably to increase the weight. The Chinese seem to be very 

 fond of adding gypsum to such manufactured articles. It has 

 been mentioned in an earlier Bulletin that it is mixed with 

 Jelutong rubber. 



Bean cheese is a very popular article of food with all kinds 

 of natives, and costs about one cent a cake, and about 6 or 8 

 cents a pound. — Ed. 



