CONTENT 
i. 
The Present Cond^ion of the Indian Archipelago, by J. R. Lo¬ 
gan, Member of the Asiatic Society , Corresponding Member of the Bata- 
vian Society of Arts and Sciences. .. .. .. .. 1-21. 
Physical relation of the Archipelago to the Continent of Asia, 2. — Hypo¬ 
thesis of their formerconnection, 3.—Influence of its geological develope- 
ment on the distribution and form of the islands, on climate, and vege¬ 
tation, 4.—Luxuriance of the latter, character thereby given to the small 
islands, 5.—to the mountains, 5.—Change caused by volcanieeruptions, 
6.—Forests of the Archipelago, 7, their character, 7.—Wild animals, 8. 
—The life of the sea marshes, beaches, and banks, 8-9.—Testimony of 
naturalists to the exuberance and beauty of animal and vegetable life, 9. 
—Influence of the physical, on the human, history of the region; popula- 
• tion an extension of that of the continent, 9-10.—Two great eras in its 
civil history.—Wild nomades of the forests and the sea, id.— Hindu ci¬ 
vilization, 11.—Mahomcdan, id. —Rise of dominant nations id. —Euro¬ 
pean influence, id.—Great diversity of tribes, languages, customs, and 
forms of government, 12.—Human life and industry in the Archipelago 
at the present day, 12-14.—Great piratical communities, 14-15.—Slave 
trade, id.—Social and personal condition of the inhabitants, 15-16. — 
Present degeneracy of the governments from the influence of the Europe¬ 
an dominations—foreign elements of change—means of amelioration — 
duty of England, 17-21, 
II. 
Ggtta Percha, by T. OXLEY, Esq., A. B., Senior Surgeon of the Set¬ 
tlement af Prince of Wales’ Island, Singapore and Malacca. .. 22-29. 
Discovery of the Gulta by Europeans, 22.—Botanical description, 22-23. 
—Range, habitat, mode of procuring, 24.—Properties, uses, application 
to surgery, 26.—Great superiority to bandages and splints in cases of 
fracture, A'c., 26-28.—Capsules for vaccine virus, 28-29—Patents in 
England for cleaning the gulia and removing its acidity—means of pro¬ 
curing it pure where it is produced, 29. 
hi. 
Some Remarks on the I) yaks of Banjarmassing . 30-3 1 . 
Character ; dress ; tatooing, 30.—Ornaments ; feasts, drinking'; Death 
—feast, B/ians, Ola maga lian, 31.—Omens from flight of Birds — 
Sacrifices from dreams, 32.—Misfortunes 33.—Human sacrifices, 33, 
—Industry, kotlas, population of Pulopetak, 34. 
