de Zieke Reiziger; Or, Rambles in Java and the Straits. in 1852

by William Edwards

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. ...to the the height of seven thousand five hundred, and six thousand eight hundred feet. During the present and two succeeding months, which are considered the driest of the year, rain falls every second or third day, but it seldom lasts beyond an hour or two, and the soil quickly dries, so that the roads are never dirty, and are always free from dust. In such a climate as Bandong, the Indian invalid could not fail to gain health and strength, were it possible for him to meet with wholesome food; but the diet and the cookery are quite unsuited to an English taste; and to an invalid, they are perfect poison. Fine air, picturesque scenery, and healthful exercise, may do something; but they will not do much, if bread, meat, butter, and fish, are left out of the scale; and none of these common necessaries of life are procurable within eighty miles of Bandong. June 28.--Passed a most agreeable morning at Tjembooliyut in inspecting the tea plantations of Mr. Brumsteede. This gentleman, like our friend Mr. L, holds a contract from the Government for the supply of tea. He has three hundred acres of land under cultivation, which last year yielded one hundred and fifty two thousand pounds of tea. There are one thousand labourers employed upon this establishment, and the actual cost to the contractor for every pound of tea before it is delivered to the Government officer at Bandong, is estimated at only forty five cents; whilst the price paid to the contractor by F the Government is seventy five cents; the contractor, therefore, makes a clear profit of thirty cents, or five pence, upon every pound of tea that leaves his establishment. The Java tea is not held in high estimation in Java, and those who can afford it prefer the tea from China. We...

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First published August 1, 2012