lOCOA NUTS. 



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lie wore^ in lieu ii turban, tlir usual ]>aTti- 

 coltmroil ModrniaiTs cnp or wliirli int rt'ly 



covrreil ilio top oi" iil^ head. The person liJ 

 appuurazice <if tfj^ t^iili >gI the 



ti*iibe ot mjamds tltey abto lor und^uiess — ^1 

 ullink" to t1io li(Mj;\ of which he iulbnncd us there 

 w'vrv plenty w'dd^ if we were desirous of hunting 

 tliem. 



Cocoa-nut water waa i&ftroduced, heiug the 

 itstial bevei^^ In the a^m^aty^ vi'oviog both 

 wholesome and refreshing. The coooa palm 



aluiuiMls, and tliey have imirjcrons varieties. 

 The Malay uaiue fur the nut is Kalapas ; iu the 

 Acheeuesc language the tree is called Ba, hu, 

 {ha dgttifyfng tre% mi eocaa-iiu*,)^Hit ttj^ 

 uur, I In, massa,' — and. a green <Hie, IIu, mudar** 



'ill is ])alin forms a beautiful and picturesque 

 olijt rt m the tropieal landscape. In the Appen- 

 dix I purpose giving an account of this valuable, 

 ^l^a}Aie)!lr^4 aM useful palm^ and ^ vaiious 

 uses for which it is employed ia the different 

 countries where it abounds, f 



* The language spoken Uy tlie aboriginal natives of' this 

 country » tlie AcTiSen^^ wliicii i$ a (liate(«t Ihtt Malay. 

 A Javaoi^^ iiowevcr, cuulil not understand tlie Acfieenesc 

 language, Tlie people on the cjossti fM2vertheless, mix th^: 

 Achecncse whti other cMccte of tile Malay, ami also wtUi 



•\ See Aiipemlix, No. :i* in iht *eeouil Tt uluwu.% 



