522 MISCELLANEOUS WONDERS OF NATUR®' 
in a stately column, from thirty to fifty feet 
crowned by a verdant capital of waving brancheS’_^„|,f ^ 
witli long spiral leaves ; under this foliage, A 
blossoms, clusters of green fruit, and othet® ‘ 
maturity, appear in mingled beauty. The tm® ’ . S'. 
porous, 
furnishes beams and rafters for the habits 
the leaves, when platted together, make an excell^'^^^jj, 
as well as common umbrellas, coarse mats for tl'® ' 
I)’.- 
brooms; while their finest fibres are woven 
beautiful mats for the rich. The covering of 
is extremely curious, resembling a piece of tlnc® . 
conical foi'm, close and firm as if it came from 
it expands after the fruit has burst through its in® 
then appears of a coarser texture. The '‘'j. 
delicious milk, and a kernel sweet as the 
when dried, affords abundance of oil ; and v® , ,,j3L 
expressed, the remains feed cattle and poultry, ® ^ iT j 
good manure. The shell of the nut furnishes J .,)d ■ 
t 
and other domestic utensils, while the husk 
Uiaici. UUIUCOLU,, ULCiiau^, vviiii<^ aavao. . ,/1 j] 
it is of the utmost importance : it is manufacture^ vin®.'»n''^ 
and cordage of every kind, from the smallest 
largest cables, which are far more durable than (,l.s, '' 
Tn lVJiPr»V»ar Icltinr^c Tinfii’Pe Knilfl thtlT ^ •. ,1. 
In the Nicobar islands, the natives build tlieir 
the sails and cordage, supply them with 
necessaries, and provide a cargo of arrack, ''’ii 
• ^ irr 
laggree or coarse sugar, cocoa-nuts, con, v<- 
- ■■ ■ • articles, for foreiS” 
•ail i 
Many of the trees are not permitted tobenr v*' ,r 
embryo buJ, from which the blossoms 
spring, is tied up to prevent its expansion ; ‘'‘Li-an' 
cision being then made at the end, a coo! 1' ytlv 
called Tarce, or Toddy, the palm-winfe ot tn® i 
paint, and several inferior 
entirely from this tree. 
out in gentle drops. 
THE Ul’AS, OR POISON 
Although a serious refutation of the 
practised on the 
Foersch on the subject 
ijni 
ro"l' 
people of Europe, by 
bjecc of the Ufas, orcelcbra^^ 
of Java, may at this time be in a great inensin I'n.njr''' 
as the world has long ceased to be the tlnP®, i>’* 
and as regular senes of experimcnt.s have n 
