14 SUMATRA, 
and black ; devours the hearts of the coconut trees. Otter : afighi-ayer* 
Siotb, Stinkard ; iekggo. Porcupine : larJa, Armadillo : tangeeling. 
It perfectly refembles the animal of America, Very rare, and made 
great account of by the natives i the fcales being fuppofed mediclnaL 
Deer: vofo: hcjnng. There are variety of the deer fpecles; of which 
fome are very large. Wild hog : habea eciang. Hog deer i hahee TQ^^fo. 
Small and delicate animjl; one of thofe which produce the bezoar. 
Monkey : mmmai hroo : farmang. Prodigiotis variety of this genus. 
Pole cat : monfang. Tiger cat : ccchm-rumow. Civet cat : The na- 
tives take the clvec from the vagina of thefe, as they require it for ufe. 
Squirrel : toopye. Small, dark fpccics. Bat : vo',rong-t€€caof:. Many 
of confiderable fize, which pafs in large flocks from one country to ano- 
ther; hanging at times, by hundreds, on trees. Some perfectly re fern- 
ble foxes, in fhape and color; but thefe cannot fly far.. 
The buffaloe {carl^'w)y which eonftitutes a principal part of the food 
of the Sumatrans, is the only animal employed in their domeftic labors* 
The inland pcoplCj where the country is tolerably cleatj ai'ail Hiem- 
felvc of their ftren^tb, to draw timber felled in the woods : the Malays, 
and other people on the coaflj train them to the draft, and fometimesto 
the plough. Though apparently of a dull, obftinate, capricious nature, 
the carbow acquires by habit a furprizing dociiicy, and is taught to lift 
the fliafts of the cart with its horns, and place the yoke, which is €xed 
to thofe, acrofs its neck ; needing no further harnefs than a breaft band^ 
and a firing which is made to pafs through the cartilage of the noftrils. 
They are alfo, for the fervice of the Europeans, trained to carry bur- 
thens fufpended from each fide of a pack faddlc, in roads or paths where 
the ufe of carriages is impradli cable. It is extremely flow, but ftcady 
in its work. The labor it performs, falls fhort of what might be expec- 
ted from its lize, and apparent ftrength, the leaft extraordinary fatigue^ 
particularly during the heat of the day, being fufiicient to put a period 
to its life, which is at all times precarious. The owners frequently ex- 
perience the lofs of large herds, in a Ihorr fpace of time, by an epidemic 
diflemper^ called hondocng^ that feizes them fuddenly, fwells their bo- 
dies> 
