The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-10


Il Malays;i Il " found only ID tho southern poF.
II ti0nH Of SuInatfA IN perfection Imperfect
ONES have been grown on smaller islands Of tie
sieinitys Although the aiijatcIit Islands have
the same soil and ciimats. they cannot gTuu
this delightful ftuit 10 perfection IL Is the
sire NJ 40 grunge perfeetly globuIar in shape
and has Tind II u rich purple color, which Is
/ about q quarter of an inch thick When
broken open yOu discOxer within d fiuh white
pulp, which when ptt into the mouth dis
soIyeslikea delightful and cxhilarating cor.
/ dial Il has no noticeable seeds, nor fibre I'd
the pulp; nor any thing 70 mar IN tho least the
Z gTatifcation you liArc in quafilng It's flowing
n Iiice Il Il theschicf luxury 81 these islands,
Il The Governor General Of The Dntca posses
n siorss who has an immeraa, revenue and who
II wishes to enjoy al the IuSnries he osn com
Il mind, of course wishes 10 enjoy this delightful
q ffsiit Butt docs not grow on the island of
lJaya, npon which lie resisles; therefore he has
rstablished an especial eAIfess 70 procure Ii
Il The fruit Is pulEe in Sanfatfst curly In the
Enofning; II Il then conveyed BY swift runners
4. e The Soast; y transported la fnst sailing
II canoes 70 the island Of Java; and then ID car.
Il Tied oYera hundred miles and reaches the
Il palace Of the Governor. General to BE placed
Ion his table BIZ three o'clock Id the afternoon,
In time for dinner costing him about one dol,
4 lar eneh, when have procured thent where
h they grow, dozen or more, for The value Of
i.and requires % be eaten Within twenty hours
II after being plueked item the trees.
( The next fruit that deserves mention Is tic
II durian H. rs Is large as an ordinary sized
musk melon, and his d very rough knotty.
iTiHd. The pAlpn}nch Iesen bios Ii al ppafance.
Il the meat Of the squash but Il has exceeding
fstfDng and offensive tgler, which ID the Eute-
peatl il ~ iirst as disagreeable as asafo,t isa.
n He, however. being persuaded by LIS Malay
srienls 10 make trial. begl.fs to taste Ii, and
finds il isnot 50 disagrecablc as he had sup6
Eposetlf ind finally he likes III a II PRODUCES d
Eslitsht feeling ef exhilGfation, and. a slight
glow upon the skin that Is quite agreeable. IL
4 il always eaten ~ the natives previous 10
taking a plunge iii The Good and agreeable
wa5efs III their isfailds. Ell L.
Il. The next is the dndkoo, d small fruit about
! rs large Us ths largest plum Its rina Is Is
I'm ind line as paper, and as Tough as larch-
EmeHt. tits difficult 10 burst II opens Wien
) yali do succeed, after some stfaifiing Of the
teeth, II you are not acquainted With the
proper manner Of managing; the fruit; you are
Z sire 10 be bespatterQd all over with rs JUICE
llliRis said 10 lie powerful solvent Of food ID
the stomach i Heard Dutch ph ysician, who
s Ehatt resided at the Butch station on the island
e ef Banea say that he considered iii an inYaluablS
u cnie Tor dyspepsia; and tbAtn small quaatit,
g them eiten af.er partaking Of an excessively
q hearty meal. an Individual would be Instant,
u relieved Ihis proved In many cases among
"a my sailors lhefeare hundredsOf other fruit
u that are entirely unknown % The people d
IL other tfisa and that are all rxecvSfigl
VS. pIeasug IN faYor; atu very wif0IcsuuIc 10 CT
u 0fthe pineapple there are MANY varieties; an,
they are far more delicious I'M these island
le than those found. in tue West Indies or j
u South America "a.
9 There are about faFty varieties of the banana
is which are entirely peculiar to- the island /
II Java alone. There nre bananas on that islam
70 not larger than my finger, and there are othei
~ q foot or more in length; all of which arc d.
=; llcious and healthful: and which ] ate daily
> the place Of -four bread .s,., 81:
s There Is great variety Of fruit found !
2 lrrotusion upon every island. did not visit
" single island where Ibid not find In abundant
q the oa-nnt. That yon find everywhere
g Oceanica, but in these islands more abundant,
q There you find the ketapannGt, which has
Z wonderful effect upon the human hGir. m
q from which is extracted the calculated M
:. caesar oil; two or three applications OF ID MI
d improve the growth Of the hair, 1arken il
g hue, and imparts 70 Il q disposition to curl.
D i ought not dismiss the esIeeialilias Of th
n vegetable Kingdom, without niakinga Kefnar
u about the:clOre, 1t WAS once tlie most inter
~ esting of the products oil thee islands, a1on
9 with the NUTMEG aud other spices. ltnsed q
~ sell in Europe for onahundretIan thirty time
Is more than il costs in these seas This excited
y. The spirit Of enterprise in tho aueient pheui
ID clans and Arabs; the latter him stynogld q
le gra,g those Ff,if,s IN Their pyf, land :wbi.f,
Id however W.tss n ln;stal,c This trade excite,
n. the sniyIt cf enierr,ri5, III the IIalians an
Isl, SraniIrIls It yxas tI,a Init tkat RtiInuiate
" TIE mind nf rsSi1ip.I,tfs anil I'D "a tJe iis
le coyety Of tits continent, :: 4 4. <s&:s:
The Glove 10 moi the flGit, nor the flower, no
a. HE seed, hui II ii siBlply lie uaexpanded bud
81 d beautiful tree Of lie myrtle family, whic
3 resembles the box bnsh, and grows 10 iae heiel
Oh of twenty ard thirty feet fits covered Wit
beautiful Rilite flowers, which are cred Vef
ny exns.itousiys al i eeTtain po!nt 81 lis proyts
hei and then dried in lie Sd b: :$5,
I'd Is The natives make no use Cl tie Glove i ma
q say The same OF the nutmeg, OF coffee, and {
ed nrtInsr yyhick are mover made nae of III food b
tie he people who grow iasin. The au,u,fa tfe
by uSe lresn, and IL iaaEeg q teIialfftil t,feseryt
ID; Tne natises Of Java, who c,i;iigaie 50 iDucl
ot coffee for trade; arr sstoiiehe. thRt tis Euro