corn.— Harvest— Food, 161 



squandered in extravagance, chiefly go to raise up 

 a family, while those of the Chinese are remitted in 

 whole or in part to China to support parents or near 

 relatives, in doing which they rather comply wOk 

 imperative custom, and are actuated by the dread 

 of supernatural punishment denounced against those 

 who neglect tlte practice, than by any strong feeling 

 of uflecliou. 



Although the Malay is, on the whole, frugal in his 

 diet, set Hie grain* <>r farinaceous portiun of it, is, of the 

 best description, indigenous to the country he inhabit. 

 Were he to lie as easily satisfied as the African or na- 

 tive of 8 jtith America, he might subsist on maize and 

 pUmtai-i-s here h »ih abundant, and discard luxuries. 

 Whamvr niiLihl hi' the ahnndanee of other grain, 

 j »ts, an I fruits, a search} of rice would be by him 

 c n idercd in the liyhf of a famine. 



In tli? SLMt'city which happened several years agr», 

 a 'a" -at p >r'i la of the p ipulation subsisted on a mix- 

 ture of vegetable substances; namely, maize 4 elm- 

 pahs, rice 1, arr > v-ro»t or sago 2; which afforded 

 f » > I fir one day to 7 persons, bring & cents of a dol- 

 lar fir eaeft. A higher rate of wages would not 

 greatly alter the f aod of the people, and a larger 

 surplus for obtaining articles of convenience and com- 

 nii-ree, would remain, A European journeyman la. 

 bnunr mi- lit here \<r MiUi.-h>i a.> lolluws: — 



Bread, 1 ^ tt> 10, or Rice 3 



Beef, 1 tb 8 t Fish 5 



1-ish, l£ lb 2, Flour 2 



Milk.... 3, Milk 3 



Tea, Sugar, Sab &c. 8. Tea, Sugar, Salt 6 



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So that were be to receive 40 cents a day, the high- 

 flSt ivages given to joufne} meu Chinese carpenters, 



