fice of elegance, has been aimed at throughout; and
first impressions are presented as modified by subsequent
observation.
My sincerest thanks are herein expressed to the
liberal gentlemen to whom this volume is dedicated;
to Baron Sloet van de Beele, formerly Governor-
General of the Netherlands India; to Mr. N. A. T.
Arriens, formerly Governor of the Moluccas; to Mr.
J. F. R. S. van den Bosche, formerly Governor of the
West Coast of Sumatra; to the many officers of
the Netherlands Government, and to the Dutch and
American merchants who entertained me with the
most cordial hospitality, and aided me in every possible
way throughout the East Indian Archipelago.
C a m b r i d g e , M a s s ., U . S . A., )
Sept. 1, 1868. |
C O N T E N T S .
CHAPTER f.
THE STKAIT OF SUNDA AND BATAVIA.
Object of the Travels described in this volume—Nearing the coast of Java—
Balmy breezes of the Eastern Isles—King b o lu s ’s favorite seat—A veil of
rain—First view of Malays—Entering the Jav a Sea—The Malay language—
Early history of Java—Marco Polo—Hinduism in Java—History of Batavia—
The roadstead of Batavia—The city of Batavia—Houses of Europeans
—Mode of cooking—Characteristics of the Malays—Collecting butterflies—
Visit Rahden Saleh—Attacked with a fever—receive a letter from the Governor
General ............................................................................... • • 13-41
CHAPTER n.
SAMARANG AND SURABAYA.
Sail from Batavia for ,the Moluccas—My companions—Mount Slamat—The
north coast of Java—Mount Prahu—Temples a t Boro Bodo and Bramba-
nan—Samarang—Mohammedan mosque—History of Mohammedanism—
Mount Japara—The Guevo Upas, or Valley of Poison—Gresik—Novel
mode of navigating mud-flats—Surabaya—Government dock-yard and machine
shops—Zoological gardens—History of Hinduism—The Klings—Excursion
to a sugar plantation—Roads and telegraphic routes in Java—
Malay mode of gathering rice—The kinds of sugar-cane . . 42-70
CHAPTER in.
THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE TROPICAL EAST.
Leave Surabaya for Macassar—Madura—The Sapi—Manufacture of salt—The
Tenger Mountains—The Sandy Sea—Eruptions of Mount Papandayang and
Mount Galunggong—Java and Cuba compared—The forests of Java—Fauna
of Java—The cocoa-nut palm—The Pandanus—The banana—Tropical fruits
—The mangostin—The rambutan—mango—duku—durian—bread - fi ult