EFFFXTS OF THE BETEL. 



429 



\];\nn\ Un, sig nifying plant, is prefixed to tlxe 

 Htmic of n plant. 



The vipe An'kti-iuit is called also Pdiu^ viassaf 

 and the gree© Finu, imsBeh^^ l3ie Gatnibir, vmd 

 with the B^, GtmU ; the Betel-leaf, Rkm ; 

 the Clmnani. Gapif ; the tobacco, Bahai. 



The rajah of Pedir claims ten ])er cent, as a 

 duty levied iu kind upon all the Areka-nnt dis- 

 posed of to ships amviiig m hi* t^tory ; and, 

 besides this^ Ms 8Vil:§e«^ db%ed ifyAi^pmnt 

 the nnt< to the ship, at the price he or liis mx- 

 niisttas have agreed upon with the super- 

 cargo.* 



The colddiify pj^ddwsd hf ehaewlog %m 



Hme, &C.J is not produced hy them when used 

 separately. The mastication of the " BtteV is 

 considered very wholesome by those who are in 

 the hMt of wmx^ii : tt may b@ bul^ fte .bla^lt 

 £tpp<^raiice It ^lims to the teethj though itt^ 

 said to be an excellent preserver of them, to- 

 gether witli the brick-red lips and moutli, give 



* I understand thai «i ^utentity of tii6 Arelc^ut % 



grown upon tlic Pclew Islands, and could be [jrocurcd in 

 barter for tobacco, rum, and otiier articles ; tliis was ascer. 

 tdlned by a vessel whtdi vUi(;fed thosti Is^i k Ifm^ 

 The nfttiveB of thfs gr^ap of idotid$ also ti$€ It a« n iniisti- 

 cm«ry- 



