llio iiTiiiiial had been seen was fonr tocr tln rc oi' 

 four iiH'lns ; at first it was stated in lu? I'l^lit 

 feet, liiit. (Ill furthor oxplanation, it was found tin; 

 animal liad hecii measured with the arms idevuted 



above ti^e h^i, wtilahof e0iii^ m$A^ a imdtoial 

 ctifference. Its most usual h ftom. tm 



and a half to three feet, wlien erect. Tlicse. 

 animals can be proenred witli facilitv, at Boroen, 

 lor one or two doUars ; but, it' not procured 

 young, little dependence caii be placed ^ A^r 

 mrviving, m tliey beeonie so steoiftgly aJlitacked 

 to their masters, that a separation will cause 

 them to pine and die. The animal at Mr. 

 Davis's improved iu health iu a few days, but 

 nev^ erincei any iiwiiimto 1^ latdtivete ihe 

 aequa!i4tai|Ge#$tr^a^ &e ^ipp^ tttaclted 

 to a Malay female, and a little Malay boy, who 

 resided in the same house with Mm, and tlie 

 latter was his principal playmate. 



Society iu Batavia Is a dead letter ,* bachelors 

 smoking^ ftnd drinkkig f fpiti^ ate, iti mmy iiir 

 stanci's. mm mou ruining the health, and occa- 

 sioning the death of many, ])artieu]arly stran- 

 gers. The cause nf fretpient mortality is, iu 

 many instances, attributed to climate, that should 

 be laid to fhe ebajrg« of iitipifivj^ii^ Vtom the 

 little I saw of the Bataviait ladies, when return- 

 ing from church in tljeir gay equipages, they 



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