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OHNAMKNTS OF TIIK I'liMALIiS. 



cloth c^p worn by one of party, about wliicli 

 there was mneli discussion, tlic result nf wliieli 

 was, that the rajah and his followers came to tlu; 

 important decision^ that it would make a very 

 g0Oi pcKiket ot ease for containing b6td-3ii3t« mi 

 the accompanying articles required to he used 

 with it. Being Iit'artily tii'cd, we were hnpjiy 

 to escape iVoni the royal ])resence ; and tlie boat 

 being ready, we returned on board* 



All Ihe h^d tbe iMek of the ^Hot- 



W^}sfy distended, from wern'inf>% wlu-n very 

 youno:* round pieces of wnnd, ptdislu'd and orna- 

 mented, or rolls of leaves in theui : the richer 

 classes wear large ornaments of gold and silver : 

 the 0ld vmtcieii h^dm hhm hanging 4mm to 

 a great length, l)ut witliout ornament ; that they 

 formerly liad |jhict>d tliem in tln^ lol>es was evi- 

 dent by the distended orifices, whieli, liaviiig 

 lost their elasticity, prevented their retention as 

 before* ^Thft p^or^* cla&Ste ar«. mnWc^ wth 

 neatly polished and ornauienteid le^tvmd. pieces of 

 wood, or a roll of the plantain or some other 

 kind of leaf, as a substitute for those of onld and 

 silver worn by the higher and richer classes. 



Tke ltiw«r class mmlly m%v&d 



eottoa vhth mf^^ii and ttii^ mh&^a^ pussing 

 fjver the head, of a black colour, or r.thcr dark 

 pattei*»»$> M we paiiscd ihcir dwcllitigs.» thcV 



