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A kind of white sca-werd, culkul A(/ar, ctgfif'i 

 h $^A m th^tftefs about Singapore, l>ttt iJl^ 

 it procured hmn Mala©<^ where liis ob- 



taiiKMl in ij^yvnt abundaiico about the '* "Water 

 islands, in the vicinity of tliat scttlenient ; and 

 after being' collected it i?^ picked and wasljcd. 

 It is also brought to Singapore from Billiton, 

 BdtttOB, &e« J tiic weeS ft^m fee former place 

 sells at three dollars and a-half the pecul, and 

 from the latter at three dollars the peenl. Tin's 

 article is exported in large quantities to Cliina, 

 where it is used for various purposes — as still en ing 



Vamtit S3b^ hr });>pcr, Bcio. At Hallie6& md ^tt- 

 jppiSte tb^ ines kind mkes ^ f^^ufiiil tsmn-^ 

 parent jelly, which is of course perfectly taste- 

 less, nidess nuxed with rose-^vater, suji'ar. and 

 lime-juice J which render it an excellent pre- 



ihictiii«d to consider ^tai mufe eB^amy U tmeA 4id> be 



possessed !)y the Cttsain ahita t!i:in can be justifieil by 

 actual experience, w ith regard ta the ring-worm ; tbr I liave, 

 sititie wd«ing^ the ftboV^^ 1^ inlbiined! that it M ofite» heea 



tried ii]k>i> fascs at Singapore ("or nein-ly a monilr. witlunit 

 any decidecUy ^md eftcct resnlting tVoni its use, allliougji 

 the db^as#l»id ti^efi fivftlentty mitigatfid 1s^ iis:i^mi»mi 

 it mit^ht t ertaiiily be more efficaeious if filO^y .'^rukecli 

 witiwut the luhiiiion of liine-juice aiJll which latter is 

 th* mdtle of a|){)lltutii)n adu[>te^j .Ifiit adiUtion of the 

 latter aiiieles is regarded a» tendlbg to increase Its efficacy 

 jn the disease. 



