New-York tribune., 1885-07-26
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their fellows and are often kept in an excited sts'e
A resamblance win be perceived In this affection
70 that known in some parts OF Chnaas 20 s"o
aJumpers" and there can be no doupt tha' INC, ".o
of the Same general type Ihe Jumpers .ms
compelled to initiate whatever tney BOO uo.o -
.,,., IRA nder the mysterious influence, and advan-
ia often taken of this to make them do the most
ohsura th;nos We believe that the affection mas
oso bsen found in some parts of the United states
Int We do not know that any scientific diagnosis VI
it has over been made.
The following account of the Upas tree shows tna'
the superstition regarding it has certain iounda-
t;on in fact and that it is noxious growth, wi'nn
limits
Beneath the shady canopy of this tall ig no na',ve
will if he knows it, dare to rest nor VIII no P"
tween its stem and the wind, SO strohe 10 "'s ''
In the centre of tea estate not far of from my
encampment stood. because no one couiu DC ; i3unu
daring enough to cut II down. an shs nppnrietor
on account Of the lightning every now anu inr inv
striking OH, to the damage of the shrubs DGiom, ".
large branches which none OF ms bsen pitch
forked together and burned, they were I nf his
disposed Of but next morning the whoie o. - tbnir
laborers in the adjacent th yh'SI panfmi eruption
wherever their bodies were usually uncovere" ,be
was then remembered that the sii%xe OK The @ wind
hnrnine branches had been blown py tne WI tad
Though the village; this undoubtedly .ho;r fears
for the epidemic; but it did not alay tne'f ths
that they were all as good as deau mt INV" TOO we'll
potency of the sap as q poison Is pu' ""
ATE" To prevent general fight of The worsmehh II
became necessary to get rd OF ,ne Wiling to lay
t%e aye To ITS root At last couple OF Chinahen' s
after much persuasion and the oner o, f cmttng mn
aareed n perform the hazardous task OF AZ
gT cart;n@ 4 away 10 the surprise Of every body
thew accomplished their task without eipefiehc,mS
the least harm They pecSe,ee Sever saving that
tbev had Mt intervals during their work aruuiiy
smcared their bodies with cocoa-nut OIL.
The Of the bark alone is hTau cut toT WERE rI made
into furniture for the owners dining-room, without
i'll effects to the carpenters.
Another curious discovery was living ants nest;
a plant the stem of which bulgea out into gioo-
ular spongy mass the interior OF which was divided
into numerous tunnels, cells and ramihcatlons,
resembling the galleries of an ant-hill; and these
natural nests small species of ant takes possession
of and dwells in. apparently to the beneht ana
certainly not to the injury, OF the plant.
The orchids of Java are many and beautiful and
strange and Mr.. Forbes has given much space TO
detailed accounts of them. we'll illustrated
From Java he went to Sumatra, where he had
very narrow escape from a tiger and where he
observed the national passion for cock-hghtng.
examined and wrote capital descriptions OF several
volcanoes and discovered a real Sumatran coat-of-
arms, which seems to have as good right to
place in the Herads College as most OF the coat
armors which emanate thence. From Sumatra he
went back to Java and thence to Ambcina and
Tlmor.laut, touching at the Moluccas, and having
good look at the beautiful little island OF Banda
which is great nutmeg garden. AS he observes:
None but trade de lure would befit an island 80
ornate and so wonderfully situated as Banda. l's
in beaufiful bowers is gathered up
round Its outrageous bayletcd shores In long
gaudily painted prans. which are constantiy aMaI.- M
ing about propelled by 1.-THE rowers, who as is their
cnstom, spontaneously plunge and Hash out Their
paddles in the sun to buoyant merry tune ana IN
whose preparation or Shipment net one hand -solllng
operation is required; its atmosphere is charged
with aromatic exhaatiOns: its wharves and streets
are the picture of td0ess and the very water that
laps its coral shores is brighter and purer than
almost anywhere else in the world
Many of these islands were not long ago the
refugees of the most fcrocious pirtos that ever
swept the seas. Now they are peaceful and busy
marts. attended by people of score of races. and
where the dealer in pearls Bird-ofParadise SKINS.
tortoise she'll nutmegs beeswax. tripang and other
Eastern produce exchange for them the cottons and
calicos OF the Dutch and English looms. the linens,
beads. glass-balls ETC.. which precious to the
savages.
Mr. Forbes and his wife resided alone for some
time IN Timor- -laut under anything but pleasant
conditions They found the people OF the village
where they disembarked at war with neighboring
village, and IN state of siege. Every night the
whole area about the place was thickly strewn
with sharp bamboo spikes to mpale any attacking
party, and even in the daytime only narrow path
TO the fields was left open. The natives were. how
ever. agreeable to look upon. "All the natives OF
the islands we saw were handsome featured
fellows 1.-the, TALL erect. and with spendldly
formed bodies. They dyed their hair OF rich
golden color by a preparation made Of cocoanut
oil ash and lime" The color OF the people IS rich
chocolate. They treat their women better than
most savages and are to some extent hospitable.
though they will not give away anything, and will
not even sell it unless they can get precisely what
they want in return. Mr.. Forbes tried his hand at
peace-making with the people of the hostile village.
but as they fell to consulting as 20 whether they
should lot him go again he very glad to escape
without cifecting anything.
OF bis further adventures in Timor, where a
practice closely analogous to the 7abu of the New
Zealand Maoris obtains. and the government OF
which in some respects reminds one Of the old
customs of the Scottish Highlanders, we have no
space to take note. The scientific portion Of the
work is for the most part thrown into appendices
very judicousy so as not to interfere with the
more popular narrative part Though Mr. Forbes
has not Wallaces descriptive ability, he has very
pleasant and lively style, and he is never in the
least prosy. He underwent many hardshps, of
which he speaks with modest reticence. He kept
his eyes open and discovered many new and inter-
esting things. His book is well furnished with
maps, and the illustrations. while not particularly
GOOD, are we'll enough in their way as interpreters
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