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grasping an car or two at a time aod closing the 

 fist, the ears are cut off and transferred to a bas-^ 

 ket, which is generally carried on the left hip. 

 This method is so sure that no ears are h ft be- 

 hind for the gleaner* and, aUhoiigh not so rapid 

 as the wholesiile work of the sickle, is yet by no 

 means so tedious as might be expected, long h?tb- 

 it having imparted considerabk dexterity. 



This mode of reaping appears to be the most 

 ancient one that has ever been practiced, for we 

 find it distinctly menlipned in the book of Job, 

 where that holy man, alluding to the fitire and 

 speedy deHlruction of the ungodly, however nu* 

 merons,saySj ** They are exalted ibr aiittle while» 

 but are gone and brought low, ; they are taken 

 out of the way as all other and cut off as the hp$ 

 of the ears tf conh'* Job. 24. 24. 



Tliestubbleis left standing, and^should the pro- 

 prietor of the field have buffaloes, these are turn- 

 ed into it wiih the double purpose of finding 

 ihem with provender, and causing the refuse to be 

 trodden down into manure. If the owner be too 

 poor to have cattle, the stnbblc is generally fired 

 in order to effect the latter obj'?ct, and to clear 

 the ground for another crop The natural pro- 

 ductions of Oojong Salang are as (oUows ; amongst 

 quadrupeds are to be found ilie Tiger, the Ele- 

 phant, the Rhinoceros, the Elk, the Deer, the 

 Bear, and the wdd Hog, or the Bdbirtisa* of the 

 Malays, and the Babyrousa of Bnffon. The 

 birds are numerous, and will be Ibund uuHer the 

 headoftheOrniihoiogy of the Peninsula, although 



* Babi, ft ptgf Amd ruj«, wild, ar belong i^gto the forc«U. 

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