abundantly supplied, the Javans seem by no means inclined to reject the
bounties iofy Providence: they are; always :willing to partake öf a heatty
meal, and seldom have occasion to'make1 ’a scanty orie. '. Yet 'among1 theta'
a'glutton is a term of reproach, and to’-be" notoriously fond'of good'living
is sufficient to attach this epithet? £o any ofte*" '
Meals. .The .Javans,ciexeept • where-respect to Europeans dictates a différent'
practice, eat their meals'off the- ground. > A mat kept for the purpose d
laid on.ithe floor, .which, .when the"meal is over, ■ is again carëfully^fM’lpd'Up^
with the same regularity as the. table-cloth tihyEiirope; and a plate :of Vibe'
' being served up to each'person present, the whole 'family bfparty sit 'down
to partake of the meal in a social manner-.MA-prificipal disb;: containing
the sambel, jdng'an, .:of> other more highly seasoned .preparation, is^théè
handed round, .or placed'in tfre^centre ibffuhe company,-froth''which-
person .adds what he thinks proper to the allowance of-rice before'him.
i Water isfthe principal and almost; exclusivé-beverage, and,‘'amöèg pfeople
of cbndition, jt is invariably boiled first, and generally drunk warm. Sófaïü
are in .thé habit of flavouring the water with 'cinnamon -'abd -other spices ;■
but tea, when it can be procured, is drunk ’by all classes at intervals fluting:
the day.'
> iOn occasions of festivals and parties, when many of the’ chiefs are-assembled,
.the dishes are extremely numerous and crowded; aridr hospitality
being a .virtue which the Javans carry almost to an'excess, due care is taken'
that «the dependants and'retainers Are also duly prO#ded for. '-'These; par-J
ticularly in dhe highlands" of the 'Sünda 'districts*--where -the * péö|flè?areT
furthest removed -from' foreign intercourse, and 'the'native 'mariners- are'
consequently better preserved, arecarfahgedT ih ïbws'af intervals’; '‘aédhfding|
to their respective! ranks'; the.first in’order" sitting''at thé - bottom o ffh e ’
half and thé lowest .at isomer distance without, where each-is .’carefully
supplied wi tha bountiful' proportion of the feast: thus exhibiting, in', the
mountainous ..districts, óf. Java; an example’of rude hospitality, and-union'
of r the .".different--;' gradations'.' of. 'Society .in : thé same 1 company,' < similar to 1
that;'which prevailed in -the Highlands of “Scotland-’sotae Centuries ago; •
where,, it is said, “ those of. inferior description were,) nevertheless,-? consi-
‘ * déred as guests, I and had> their share, . both' ofr.the'entertainmérit and of
‘ - theagood cheer of-the day.” .
- If i® *^t these parties that - the • chiefs - sometimes j indulge in; intoxicating
liquors, hut'.the practice' is not general ; and'the 'use 1 bfewine, - which has i
been
been,, iptrodltcgd .among them by rthe;iDu.tchÿ.is ip mo'st iflStàhcfes rather
r5espr,te.d. to«from respect^to Europeans,!than-from abÿdatlachment to'-the
potpld,
•miffihêJiJavaus 4ave üni®eEgaiIyftwo'}tnealsf,in thevday;uénëljt^t>he'fere
JS&4i !Pn^#®ëe,ilitS@v((|nJland : eight, offilock’ in .Iffie- ‘e’v'enifog tlié ' former*
t# i c h i& thef principal meaty,cprréspondiffglwith/the*’Europfeâh^dihn€g; and
fisiSgujahAhy fh^Kerm day* meal; \ih'e>ï'dttéir'
«féflgé, ( ^ ë ÿ ë p i n g ' h h ÿ i h Æ n ’d repl^'%nWB8$
^ JHp^gswith th^urppean- breakfast ; butr.thôsVwhdîgd abïôact'dSrly’ ift
fes^^i^g„!usually partafeiQf afhasin ofeçoffëecanfl sotaeMVe-bkl^^bWd'
t h ^ qui.t^ejr j(hSljUes,<!(pr • purchase’.somefeing^fjÂlïevkind
W W ^ î ^ ^ ^ r <’^îL^fcÆwhiQh^rii^^:;pùMie<i^okrs;%'ndJa^é*fô k m
common^peaple a^|p> many.sepffiee,, or^eatingihouses". would; b’é?‘to%ffi• Eu?
rflP.Wvïfi<?M8«9Nw cakes, boîle^mee,-ispugs,;!ready dre^#di|çp‘4tè| and
being,^Jljtjines .exposédinbthejo. toWhaf; is.^tàitàkên <hyithé’
Javans in the,ÿnorning1;to .break .tpe rfast,!is.i^sld|iedfo,As '-a’ whét/ an®
[ joi-naed samp..,.,
- Î É ^ t ^ p i ^ r ^ ^ ^ e t c o p ^ y ^ ô q d food; and lodgihg aré^ôfdefàfWel
PISKi.#é^rx ^ # ahgp^^^ftïavéller&;arriving’;at' a villhg’èPy'and ïnr‘ rid
\Ç|lïïS^S^^the ^righW-^^Pspitali^l^BÊil^ïriG^yîénjbirfé&Ë^instifüfionsj''
or i religiously. bbserVe'd -byiiéristotni anbp'râ&iêéi
îfdIt.isÿitot ^sufficient',.’ j say the,JavkhrinstitulroîSs;aA?'that a- maff
Vi go^ffoMAeforeffiis guest; Sie i&Sboiind td abbmôtei’aihéosh^ùa^rehaér'
^h-^fffieal palatable by kind words and, treatment; to^sbothe Viffitû'éftër his.
‘â?î^ïhey, -and;,to:makeffiis>heart!glad,. wh,ilé hevpart-àkès- of the ffefteâh'mèn t. ’ ’ '
This isKealled-)%'o Jcrcmfi; or.real hospitality; o,
Î^Çhp^chéwfefg^of JseteUeafilfiéâlji-iand thémréka-'nut- (jptomgÿ, é^Wëll'as
o£,fobacco (tambâko^&tn'àigâmbiri. iycommbn- to all cla‘ssfes>'> The-'izri'àndj
ÿînangi -ar^ ^ed much, in’ tbe^sàme-mànffp^ilby the-nàtivé^é#fncÊa#fhH
gençral. laPose. stimulants are q’ohsidered;;neaTlyffas’és|ênti'ar^d<thëi^ôm^
fprt, • as -saltxis among Europeans, aj^fecommçmêst labourer' Goritfives-'to^l
pi'oc'use; at least-tohaceo^and .generally w%;,and if hefcannot afford a 'i/r/
box, a .small supply will ^usually found in thelborner
Cardamums and çloves,compose part'offithe! articles ' inrfh'tÿ'B^' -hhx<d)f' a
perso,nj^;çon,dition.
The Inhabitants of Java, as a natipnjiimust be ^cçiunted.’kèbër. \ -althotighy
Europeans, in order to serve', their own purposes* by abducing some of tlfel
chiefs
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