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The Kapor batu yields says Mr. Craddock the following pro- 
ducts. 
“ Minyak an oil which is obtained in the same way as other wood 
oils, ” i.e. by cutting with achizel a hole in the trunk sloping down- 
wards and flat or excavate at the base and lighting a fire inside. 
“ This oil is mixed with Getah Sampang (a product I have not 
yet come across) the mixture boiled and used for varnishing Kris- 
scabbards. ” 
Getah obtained from wounds and incisions in the inner bark 
and sap-wood. This dries hard and can be crushed with the fin- 
gers into a white powder something after the fashion of rosin. 
This powder is used as an application for wounds. 
Isi Kapor, this is the true Camphor and is obtained as a crys- 
talline deposit in longitudinal crevices in the heart of the tree. All 
trees do not have it and there is great waste occasioned by felling 
large trees on the chance of their containing it. I saw two large 
trees felled outright and several badly hacked to the centre to see 
if they had the Isi. The headman of Sungei Karang buys up all 
the Isi at 25 dollars a catty. In Tringanu the Camphor collectors 
get 40 dollars for the same product.” 
The Camphor oil, {'Minyak) is valued by the Malays as a rheu- 
matism Medicine. Specimens of it were sent home from the Cam- 
phor forests in Selangor fn 1898 and Mr. J , C. Umney reported 
on it, he said “ the oil consists in all probability of the more vola- 
tile portions only almost solely of Ter penes so far as I know it 
would have no medicinal virtue nor any commercial value over or- 
dinary turpentine oil. It differs very largely from Camphor oil 
(from Cinnamomum Camphora) imported into this country contain 
ing large quantities of Saffrd. 
Specific gravity at ... T5°c. = .856 
Optical rotation in a tube of 1 00 mm + 29 0 
It completely distils between 156° and i6o°c. 
This sample was a distilled one from the wood, probably the 
heavier and less volatile oils were left behind in the still. It might 
be as well to have the oil reinvestigated, the minyak being taken 
in the usual Malay way. 
“ Papan Kapor, at Cherating a certain amount of timber is sawn 
into planks which are brought by men from Kelantan and Tring- 
ganu for coffins, its price being less than that of Chengie." 
The Getah Kapor seems to represent the Damar of other Dip- 
terccarpeae. The specimen sent is in pipe form, very light yellow 
powdering white,- and of a very strong Camphor odour, but some- 
what turpentiney. 
The Isi Kapor, is crystalline and white and the sample sent 
“ number Dua” has a somewhat foxy smell. 
H. N. RIDLEY. 
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