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quiiy, the {loetor was not able to learn that he had 

 ever been near a leper^ or that he might have taken 

 the disease from any one ; for all afflicted with this 

 loathsome malady in Amboina and the neighboring 

 islands are banished to Molano, a small island south- 

 west of Sapania This is the only case that I heard 

 of, dnnng my travels among these islands, where a 

 foreigner had suffered from this disease. It may be 

 remai'ked that this is not the leprosy spoken of in 

 the sacred Scriptm^es, where the sufferers are described 

 as being " white as gnow." 



From the shore near Temnmpa we had a delight- 

 ful view over the bay of Menado. The sea was 

 as anooth as glass, and scarcely a ripple broke on 

 the sandy beach, which was shaded by graceful, over- 

 hanging palms. Before rae to the south rose the 

 high mountains which form the great buttresses to 

 the plateau they enclose, and on my right was the 

 sharp volcanic peak called Old Menado because 

 foreigners fii-st estal>lished themselves on that island, 

 and then moved over to Celebes. 



In the evening the Resident showed me the 

 large wooden store-houses where the coffee is received 

 fronf the interior, and kept for exportation. As we 

 entered the building, I was surprised at the rich 

 ai'omatic fragrance that filled the air. It differwl 

 much more from the fragrance given out by the coffee 

 seen in our land than any one will readily believe. 

 Hei'e it is stored in l)ags, just as it comes in from the 

 plantations. In order that I might see what supe- 

 rior coffee the Minahassa produces, the Resident had 

 several bags opened. I found the keniels, iujstead 



