Productions of Boutan and Thibet. 8 7 
There are two plants which I have to regret the not having 
had as yet an opportunity of feeing ; one is the tree from the 
bark of which their paper is made ; and the other is employed 
by them in poifoning their arrows. This laft is faid to come 
from a very remote part of the country. They defcribe it as 
growing to the height of three or four feet, with a hollow 
ftalk. The juice is infpiflated, and laid as a pafte on their 
arrows. Fortunately for them, it has not all the bad effects 
they dread from it. I had an opportunity of feeing feveral 
who were wounded with thefe arrows, and they all did well, 
though under the greateft apprehenfion. The cleaning and 
enlarging fome of the wounds was the moft that I found' 
neceflary to be done. The pafte is pungent and acrid, will 
increafe inflammation, and may make a bad or liegledted 
wound mortal ; but it certainly does not poflefs any fpecific 
quality as a poifon. 
The fir, fo common in this country, is perhaps the 
only tree they could convert to a ufeful and profitable pur- 
pofe. What I have feen would not, from their fituation, 
be employed as timber. The largeft I have yet met with 
were near Wan depore ; they meafured from eight to ten feet 
in circumference, were tall and ftraight. Such near the Bur- 
rampooter, or any navigable river, might certainly be trail- 
fported to an advantageous market. I am convinced that any 
quantity of tar, pitch, turpentine, and refin, might be made 
in this country, much to the emolument of the natives. Firs, 
which from their fize and fituation are unfit for timber, would, 
anfwer the purpofe equally well. The procefs for procuring tar 
and turpentine is Ample, and does not require the conftruftion of 
expenfive works. This great objedl has been fo little attended 
to, that they are fupplied from Bengal with what they want of 
thefe articles. ' * The 
