foil immediiitcly upoii the lower ; (the process is 

 very Hiiii)le ;) the upper stone is then taken off, 

 md ike ^ lead remoyed. Their meHhoi 

 of glass-blowing, cotton-cleaning, and spangle- 

 niaimfaetorv, were also seen ; aitd we were readily 

 permitted to view the various processes employed 

 withoi^ «jiy fjiterxuption. A walk about the 



as throwiiig much light upoil tli^t |p«iES^ 



toms and maimftictures of these^tfaordinajfy and 



indi^strioiis peojile. 



It is well known that sandal-wood is esteemed 

 by Europeans, aeooimt of its being a valuable 

 lOrtiele of merchandize to China : the Chinese 

 ate particular, however, iu their choice of the 

 ■wood ; they prefer it when the pieee^ are about 

 the diameter of the arm,* straight, smooth, of a 

 d^lt eoi^ar, im£k a lltiil and agreeal>Ie 

 mtike^ imjak lo^m th^ mM^ of the imod pssr 

 sesses. The yellow wood is inferior in the 

 market ; ami the very liglit yellow aud white 

 woods are too young, and almost, if not 

 totaOj, unsaleable. Th^ Chinese ht 

 i% is Tm4mng 'f {Tmh ^ T«Ja> beli^ the 



* If larger, but not rotten, in the heact, and s^o of good 

 (|u;trUy. it w ill be cut ulto pleGfis <>f tike abovfi-meiifcioned 



sizL', and ruuiulcd. 



