iiiternaliy, are iuforiiied that to the water 

 pi efm^-rn^ % liscribed that in* 



fece of all wniikles and imperfectioris what- 

 ever, and impartiag tp it tlie rosy tiats of youth- 

 ful days ! 



In Ceylon, liouse-plasterers use the water of 

 thegi'e^ cocoa-iitit, wWdt tlmy att^ibotfr an 



adhesive quality in their white and other wa^lios, 

 in which Chunam* forms a chief ino'redient for 

 the walls of houses, ixc. &c. ; and the shells of 

 the green, cocoa-nut,'!' fixed on stakes, are used 

 as iUTOiitta^tt lamps §ot JKmds, ti^ees* The 

 pulp in the inteiior of the young- nnt is very eh'- 

 licate, easily removed from the shell with a 

 si)oon, and may very well be named a vcootjihle 

 blanc mange ; in this state it is called niaa by 

 the TaHtaiki, %^bd ti^ it aa^dil m l4ie J&^-tim 

 of other of the Polynesian Islands, in Sfet^^ 

 made dishes. After the frnit is snflered to re- 

 main a short time longer, and the i)ul]i heennies 

 firmer, tin- Tahitaus change the name to OmatOt 

 «Otd tli« fidly ripe Wsk is <sdkd Opaa ; itt this 



staite h mxt^mii^ but sddosi m/m^ being 

 used pTindp^ly foy making oil, and cotitalns a 



* Lime prepared from bilV&t jM^^a^d CQral. 

 f The shell at" tlie Oua, or young COCOS^llOtf is *EUd to be 

 used medicinally by the Tahitans. 



