vt'lits it.s being so iiijjiortuiit an articlo of trtitlic 

 as it liiiglit be in the South S^m^ 

 Soaietfeo^ til© TaWtsna, «llier b5I ceases to 



collect ill the vessel, put the kernel into a bag, 

 ain! >ubinit it to the action nl' pressure by a rude 

 lever press ; but the oil thus obtained is con- 

 sidered inferior to that procured by the heat of 



Tin/ ]\T;ilahar iHetluul o£ ^$$<dtillg oil, is, by 

 (li\ idiug the konie! into two erptal parts, which 

 are ranged on shelves mnde oF laths of the Areka 

 palm, or split bamboo, spaces being left between 

 ea^ih hik i^t ^ in -wMtlii tuiief tden^ 

 a chareoal fite is then made, and kept up for 

 alnint two or three days, in order to dry them. 

 Alter this pi'oeo-s they are exposed to the sun on 

 mats, and when thoroughly dried (then called 

 Koppera) ar^ plae^ m W oil pess, *Hr gfecoor. 

 The MzbsMn Imt ^ <l^te of -ml l:af«^^€f^4 m^ed 

 the Waany caste. 



At Colondjo (island of Ceylon) then* is a 

 goverumeiit steam-engine, wliich was erected in 

 18 15, for the purpose 0f «xtiii^iig the Oil &om 

 the mjH in mueli laa^^sr (}uti)(!iLtttie%. mi- with 

 gi-eater facility tliaH before. Ceyloii fomishes 

 an al)nn(lanee oi' cocoa-nut oil, nnich is nsed in 

 the colony, and a large quantity is also exported 

 to Europe* In Ceylou the average price is from 

 thirteen to fiftmi ipi^me. p&t |^lon. 



