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Rh of these had taken root and thickened into trunks almost half the size of the old parent tree, and looked like props or pillars to support the widespreading branches.

A Dutch acquaintance of ours, Mr. B., on being informed of our desire to visit the Tengerr mountains, kindly sent word to the keeper of the Passangrahan at Tosari to prepare for our reception, and engaged the horses and coolies necessary for our journey. He most anxiously sought to press upon us no end of preserved fish, soup, and meats, &c, without which he thought our discomforts would be greatly increased; and his surprise was very great when we declined to encumber ourselves with anything but rice and cold fowl, which had proved our only food on many expeditions, possessing the advantages of being easily carried and generally attainable.

At half-past six next morning we were on our way to Passerpan, where the coolies were to meet Rh