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C I IA P T E R ; ;Y I .w
Character. o f the Inhabitants of * Jam.—Différence between the-Mndaslandthe
JamnsJ-^The "Lowet 'Orders.—The Chiefs ■^-■Nature <ofthe NativeiGofrern-
' ■- merit:—Different Officers- o f the State.—JuditiaVEstabUsKnientsi and Institutions.—
Laws, and how administered.—'Police Institutions and, Regulations.
—•MilitaryEstabtishments.—Revenue.
H AY &,in* the foregoing pages, attempted to introduce the inhabitants
' of Java to the reader, by an account of their person,, their manners, and
employment in the principal departments of agriculture^magufgmires,
and commerce, I shall now ^endeavour to make^ram, in sqme^idêgyee,
acquainted with their intellectual and moral character, their institutions,
government, and such other particulars as may cpntribhté'to enable him to
_ form some estimate of their relative rank in the scale of civilizadisprae^i
intellectual From whathas been stated of1 tRei'r progress in the manufacturing and
caraeea- agricultural arts, their general advancement in knowledge maÿ bê^elsily
estimated. .There are no establishments for teaching thë.sq^ncés, 'ffid. there
is little spirit of scientific research among them* Tfre comfnon people feve
- little leisure or mcfinâiioiTfnr improving their minds of acquiring' information,
but they are far from being deficient in natural .sagacity pi^pimty.
Their organs are acute and delicate, their observation is ready, and their
judgment of character is generally correct.' Like, most êasterh nations, § p |f
are enthusiastic admirers of poetry, and possess a delicate, ear for miisic.
Though deficrenfrin energy, and excited to action with difficulty,- t^^effect
probably of an ’ enervating climate and a still more enefvatmg government,
they are capable of gfëàt occasional exertion, and sometimes display a
remarkable , perseverance in surmounting obstacles or enduring, labours.
Though ignorant and unimproved, they are far from wanting intelligence in
the general- objects of their pursuit, and frequently astonish Europeans by
the ingenuity of their expedients,' and the facility with which they accomplish.
difficult operations by apparently inadequate means.
People
People in a rude- state of.sohie^ are.rmdt .«always prepared to admit there
inferiority! or ..inclined- to-adOpf mamfe^dmproyements :|what, is much.
rmJnal-pride, or religious; prejudiee-ïtand in thelway ; and the contemptB
Unbelievers, lts votaries,-deads
them ^usually t^uhdefvalu*^fe^acts;fin *wh^©hi
fion wlnçhiitbeyÆcmmunièat^'hr'Ï^Shv^isV ïtkbugh .-fan*'. roffi)} -
n a t i o n a l f r o m Ithis,-senseless, and
nirnifci'ôus'ipréjudicei. and B M M B ,th e -,sn p e n o ^ o f the
Europeans, as well k disposed to imitate-their* arts and,to*obey, their^direc-
t io ^ No people can be more tractableI -and although ^ „ e x t e r n a l
lanhehi-ancë^dieatesi'listles'snessTvand, sometimes stupidity, anope^ssefis a
M .apprehension H H B g clearly stated,g | attain a Wor&srapid(pro, M M M WÈÈÊÈÊÈBÈ ibbnveÊfroâiàbôur^by the necessity of using H U S H
sing,differentmrderhdf society, as'weU .as the. respect
■rank,« p&Venttf WBÊÊÈÊÈ a-frequent* inteW ïSet of thopgh^and
opinion as might otherwise .be«< expected,'-iand .often ..renders the, » .
app'eârance, reser.ved.and taciturn, although in social, ul,
people are often credulous, and
•ofr anv8 religious Ifanatib, and-credit,, without scruple or .examination, his
of. any re g Their profession pf .Mahometanism has^not.
ù t t f o r worship: they are thus openjJw.the aecumuhted d e ta o u ^O jo
WÉÈÊmÜH ISi|SMB HBSBl
u„a undertake no utducky to go anywhere » the day tha, y hear of the dtath of ;