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beaten; after which its rmd is ftrlpped off, and twifted as we do hcnip* 
Twine is alio niade of the bark of a llirub called EiideelcQ^ The cmt- 
mins or l^mp, called ga'^jo by the Malays, is cultivated ia quantitiesj 
not for the piirpofe of making rope, which they never think of applying 
it to, but for fmoking, and in that flate k is called bang^ and has an in* 
toxvcating quality, Faiafs is a fhrub, with a biolTom much rcrembling 
our hawthorn in appearance and fmell. Its leaf has an extraordinary 
roughnel^, on which account it is employed to give the lail fine polilh 
to thdf carvings in wood and ivory, particularly the beads and ilieaths 
of their ertefts or daggers, which they arc remarkably curi^ous in. The 
leaf of the Seepset alfo having tlie fame qualit}^, is put to the fame uft. 
A twine is made in the Lampoon country of the bark of the Bago& (ree^ 
beat out like hemp, for the con£lru6tion of large fiibing nets. The 
yoimgcr leaves of this tree arc «ftccmed delicate in curries. On the 
ifland of Neas they make a twine of the Barco tree, which they after- 
wards weave into coarfe cloth for bags, A kind of thread for fcwing is 
procured by {tripping filaments from the midribs of the leaves^ and the 
trunk of the Pcfang or plantain, and I underhand that it is in fome parts 
worked in the loom. Marvmg&ye: the root of this ihurb, which grows 
high, With pinnated leaves, has perfectly the appearance, flavor and 
pungency of horferadilh, and is ufed in the fame manner. Eeni: this 
is a fhrub with a fmall, light green leaf, which yields an expreffed juice 
of a red color, with which the natives tinge the nails of their hands and 
feet. Cachani goving ; thefe are the granulofe roots of an herb, which re- 
fembles the clover, but that the leaves are double only inftcad of 
treble, and affording, like that, the richeft paflure for cattle. The 
bloflbm is papilionaceous and yellow. The cbachang (which is like- 
wife the general name for pulle) are always eaten fried, from 
whence the epithet of geriag^ and prove an agreeable carminative. The 
natives plant yams of dtfierent kinds and remarkably fine; fweet 
potatoes, which thofe who are .ufed to grow are very fond of; pulfe 
of various forts, particularly a fpecies of French bean, that grows high, 
and hits for fcveral years : the Irinjafs (of which the egg plant is one 
fpecies) were probably introduced from China, but are much eaten by 
xhe natives, fplit and fried. Their attention to their gardens, however, is 
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