INDEX. 551 ties of ricej 359-*-culture of these, 360 — fecundity, 365 — an ar- ticle of exportation, iii, 345 — where procured, ib. — price and quantity, 346 Ricinus — See Palma Christi. Sacrifice of widows on the funeral piles of their husbands, ii. 241 — of slaves and domestics with deceased princes, ib. — examples of these sacrifices, 244 Sago-palm — the principal food of the people of the eastern portion of the Archipelago, i. 383 — its cultivation, 384 — its native coun- try, 385 — harvest, 388 — preparation for storing, 3S9 — its fecun- dity, 393 — an article of exportation, iii. 348 — where procured, and price, ib. Safflower — its culture, i. 461 SagAvire — See Gomuti Salt — manufactured chiefly in Java, i. 199 — process by which it is obtained, ib. — cost of production, iii. 495 — ^history of the salt trade, 496 Saltpetre — mode of obtaining it in the Archipelago, i. 200— cost of it dearer there than in Hindustan, 201 Sandal- wood — ^liistory of the tree yielding, i. 519 — price as an ar- ticle of commerce, iii. 421 Sappan-wood — its culture, i. 46^— price at which exported, iii. 422 Sassafras— rjast nf prepflring it fnr tho marle-pt,, iii. -tSS Scrofula — a rare disorder in the Archipelago, i. 34 Sculpture — Indian islanders ignorant of this art, i. 327 Seas of the Archipelago, i. 5 Separaga — a kind of foot-ball played by the Indian islanders, i. 117 Settlers — See Colonists Sharks'-fins — price as an article of commerce, iii. 440 Ship-building — skill of the Indian islanders in, i. 193 Silks — manufacture of, 181 — imports of, iii. 517 Silver — ores of it in the Archipelago only suspected, i. 182 — the use of it taught the natives by the Hindus, ib. — images and coins formed of it by the ancient Javanese, 185 Sling — an universal weapon of rude tribes, i. 222 Small-pox — the most fatal disorder among the Indian islanders, i. 33 — time of its introduction unknown, ib. — mortality in Yugya- karta in Java by, ib. Soap-tree — its culture, i. 467 Social relations of the Indian islanders, respecting — friendship not known, h4 — attachment between chiefs and retainers, ib. Sono — its culture and uses, i. 454 Spear — one of the favourite weapons of the Indian islanders, i. 223 — varieties of this weapon, ib. — in action used alternately with the kris, 225
