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They Draw their Wne in Moulds of leveral Sizes, graduaUy as Kre dö.The Cbineje Gild Paper with Leaf-Gold and Silver, laid on with a verygood fort of Verruß) they have, which is the sime wherewith they Varnijhtheir LackeVd Wäret ; all which, aster it is throughly Dry, they put in aScrew- preß, and with an Instrument like our Plain, Shave it as Fine as theyplease; and so they Cut their Tobacco, which is as Fine as a Hair.

Amber-Grease is found more or less in most Parts; great Quantities arefound at Japan, and to the Eastward of Java, and at Maldtva Islands ;which, they lay, they find generally fasten’d to the Roott of Trees that growin the Sea near theShore; and that while it is kept Under Water 'tis Softand Pliable like Wax, and sometimes like Gelly: There is now a Piece iaIndia, which Ihaveseen, that Weighs above 'LoaoOunces.

The Pecple of Java, Marry, and have Cbildren at 9 or t o Tears of Age;and generally leave Cbild-Bearing at or before 30. At Tunquin there »reWomen Common 10 any that will Hire them, at 8 or 9 Tears of Age.

The Japan and Cbina-Varnißt is made of Turptntine and a Curious fortof Oyl they have, which they Mix and Boii to a convenient Consistence;which never caules any Sweüinsr in the Hands or Face, &c. of thofe thatMakeor Work it. The Swelhng that osten happens to thole that Workthe Lackend Ware , and sometimes to thole that Paß only by the Shops andlook on them at Work, is from the Lack, and not the Varnißi ; whichLack is the Sap or Juice of a Tret which runs out flowly by Cutting theTree, and is catch’d by Pots fasten’d to the Tree ; 'tis of the Colour andSubstance of Cream ; the Top, that is Expos’d to the Air, immediatelytums Black, and the way that they make it Black and fit for Ille, is to puta finali Quantity into a Bowl, and stir it continually with a piece of SmoothIron for 24 or 30 Hours, which will both Thicken it and make it Black ; towhich they put a quantity of very fine Powder of any fort of Burnt Boughs,and Mix it very well together, and then with a Brulh lay it Smooth onany thing they design to Lack, then let it Dry very well in the Sun, whichwill then be Harder than the Board it is laid on; when it is throughly Dryyou must Rub it with a Smooth Stone and Water till it is as Smooth as Glaß,and on that lay your Varnißi made of Turpentine and Oyl, Boil’d to a dueConsistence, for Black-Lack : but if you would have Red, or any otber Co-lour’d Lack, you must Mix your Colour in Fine Powder with your Varnijh,and take care to lay your Varntßi on as Smooth as poffibly you can, fortherein lies the Art of Lacking well. If you would Paint in Gold or Silver,&c. you must with a Fine Peneii dip’d in the siid Varntßi, draw what Flow-ers, Birds, äse. you please, and let it lie till it begins to be Dry; then layonyour Leaf-Gold or Silver, or Bin-Dust, &c.

It is well known that there is amongst the Braminet a Language call’d theSanfireet, writ in a different CharaBer from what is now in Ufe; in which^Language are written the For ane, or Sacred History ; the Shaßram, beingto them what the Bible is to Christians ^ and the Four Beads, (whereof oneis lost) containing their Divinity, Laus, Pbyfick, &c. and lome otherBooks. This Language is not understood by all Braminet, but only by

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