Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-02-25

remnant : pt t1'if tdIllt'N HItN bt N'tu
above the hotl site. Along the
shore between this place and the cap
ital city are many comfortable bum
galovs. surrounded by tropical trees
and vegetation Evidently they
were the homes of European resi-
dents.
At Colombo We got our first ride in
RicksuawS. and although the weather
was very warm the men would start
afI on a jog and if necessary keep it
up for some time. They seemed to
be very active but are short lived.
The charge for this mode OF travel is
very moderate. Only fifty cents for
the first hour and ten cents for each
half hour therca .cr. Don t forget
this is Ccylon cents, not American.
.and so when we say fifty cents we
mean seventeen in the good old Unit
ed States money. This kind of a
horse is excellent, for some can speak
English and can point out the places
of interest. 1t was my first expert
encc with an educated horse, and |
did not dislike it.
The day following our arrival we
took the train for Handy, -! miles
away, and 1902 feet above sea level.
Soon after we were started, we passed
through many rice fields, but it was
not until we commenced to climb the
hills that we saw them in their
beauty. Never before had seen cul-
tivatcd ground that looked so nice to
me rs those terraccd ricc-tieldS, com
mencing at the top and step by step
lower and lower until the valley be-
low was reached. 1t was surprising
how they managed to cultivate all
the available ground. Even though
it was a strip only few feet wide. a
stone wall had been built and a ter
race made. The manner IN which
the land was laid out was not only IN
tcrestinr. but in many instances
beautiful. Away up on the slde-hlll,
wafer would be directed on to the
land and from then until 1t finally
reached the bottom from one terrace
TO another it would flow by gravity
not aimlessly but at each step giving
to the ground the desired moisture,
then passing on to the next plot o'
thirsty ground. Almost without eX'
ception, the plats were irregularly
laid out and when green presented
most pleasing sight. The rice pro
lduced is dark and is practically al
used at home.
Four miles before reaching Handy
we stopped to visit the Perldeniy'
Botanical Gardens. They are sait
to be the best tropical gardens in th'
world. but have learned, from hear
; ing others talk, that the one yo'
have not seen is the most beautiful
However, the gardens here are beau
l tiful and if the one at Java (said t.
be still better) beats this one, then
will take off my hat to it. Some eX
cellent specimens of the Banyan tire
: are TO be seen out the most pleasing
and interesting to me were IN
i spice trees, such as the nutmeg
0 Glove and cinnamon. They are
t treat to the sense of smell as well a
> to the eye. stopped the carriag
! and gathered some of the cinnamo
II bark so that l could say. Il know
e for did it myself" | should like
e to have fingered longer by the splc
> trees bat we were running by schet
e Ile SO had to reluctantly leave tn
: pleasing surroundings.
y At the present time. tea is til
. principal article of production, bu
u there is every Indication that rubbe
o plantations will equal if not eXcee
in value that of tea. Many yodn
le trees have been planted and Other
&c are bearing. The net returns so Il
a have been very satisfactory and q
IL of the early investors have bee
t realizing enormous profits. The r
Il port of the company as it appear'
s. in a paper published in Colomf
N while we were there, showed 674 p
II cent. profit last year. Coffee us'
10 to be grown in large quantities but
he blight struck the place and rubb
y trees have been planted in the
it place. Along the railway line we
ID numerous rubber plantations. and
"a we had an opportunity of seeing 4
OF method of gathering the product.
ST spiral cut is made in the bark OF t
tree and this extends from near I
We ground for considerable distan
We up on the trunk. A milky viii
I'd substance exudes from this spin
m cash, runs down it and is caught
I'D a can placed at the base OF the tire
Nit As fast as these are filled, they a
ch taken away to be emptied and othe
o. replace them. This part OF the pl
G. cess resembles the gathering
Ne maple sap in our country. Eve
i'll day these gashes are opened up
do the milky substance will freely flo
!. After being gathered it is boiled a
We further treated until it reaches MS
ut the various finished forms.
q CocOanutS are freely grown n