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an account of the poisoning of tigers by putting S. 

 Spanoghei into the bait (Ref. 11, Vol. XXV., p. 138). 

 He extracted a toxic substance from the bark, but did 

 not ascertain its chemical nature. Analyses of speci- 

 mens of B. globoBus sent to England have not been 

 completed at the time of writing. Fresh coco-nut 

 water is the antidote used by Malays to counteract this 

 poison. 



Akar hatu pelir kamhing must be distinguished from 

 a small village shrub, pokok batu pHir kamUng^ 

 Rauwolfia perakensis (which see, p. 207). Like the 

 poisonous yam gadotig, the fruit can be used as food. 

 The rind is often cooked and eaten as a vegetable ; but, 

 like gadong, it is always carefully washed, generally in 

 salt and water, before it is consumed. It is used to 

 make a conserve in Malacca ; after being cut into pieces, 

 soaked in salt and water for three days, and washed mth 

 fresh water for thi-ee days it is put into boiling syrup. 

 The Kelantan recipe is to remove and slice the rind; 

 the sUces are hardened by soaking in hme water (aqua 

 calcis ; ayer kajpur) for two or tliree hours, washed in 

 clean water and boiled for some time, and finally 

 dropped into boiling syrup. 



AKAR KLAPAYANG 



The seeds of akar klaj)ayang, or fa'pa^ong, iruah, in 

 Pahang (Hodgsonia heterocUta, Hook. hi. — Cucurbi- 

 tacese), are reputed to be poisonous. It is a wild jungle 

 creeper found along river banks and in dmian gardens. 

 The fruits are about 7 inches through and 3 inches in 

 length, with a greenish skin ; they generally contain 

 about eight seeds. The seeds. have been examined by 

 J. B. Eaton, Agricultural Chemist, F.M.S, They 

 consist of a hard flat outer shell of a dull drab colour, 

 somewhat resembling a mango fruit in shape, about 



