. Java and her neighbours; a traveller's notes in Java Celebes, the Moluccas and Sumatra . t bewilderingin its variety and intensity. There is almost toomuch to be admired, and one carries away arealization that he has seen a number of the mostbeautiful spots on earth, but lacks distinct remem-brance of the details of any one of them. At Tomohon, 2500 feet above sea-level, we drewup by the roadside to rest our undeserving poniesunder the sheltering branches of a wide-spreadingshade-tree. The village is a marvel of cleanliness,and prides itself on a stone church, a hospital,and several other su
. Java and her neighbours; a traveller's notes in Java Celebes, the Moluccas and Sumatra . t bewilderingin its variety and intensity. There is almost toomuch to be admired, and one carries away arealization that he has seen a number of the mostbeautiful spots on earth, but lacks distinct remem-brance of the details of any one of them. At Tomohon, 2500 feet above sea-level, we drewup by the roadside to rest our undeserving poniesunder the sheltering branches of a wide-spreadingshade-tree. The village is a marvel of cleanliness,and prides itself on a stone church, a hospital,and several other substantial buildings. Passingon, we noticed acres of swamp land coveredwith sagueir palms, the trees from the sap ofwhich the natives make a sort of wine; later wecame again into a region of coffee plantations, andfinally dashed in a mad whirl into the town orvillage of Tondano, our destination. Tondano is a settlement of about 10,000, nearthe north end of a mountain lake some eight mileslong. Its altitude of 2300 feet and its consequentfreedom from fevers have made it a favourite holi-. MENADO, NORTH CELEBES 133 day resort for the European residents of Menado,of whom there are some six hundred. It is aclean, prosperous-looking place, set in a lovelycountry, but the accommodations for visitors arelimited to a few rooms in a hotel or rest-housenin by a service-expired Dutch soldier. Mos-quitoes are few here, and there is a life in the airwhich, with the cool nights, gives one an unac-customed energy and appetite and an ability tosleep soundly. I had a rather peculiar experience on going tobed the night of our arrival. When I put myhead on the pillow, there followed a sensation ofsound and movement which caused me to get up ina hurry and shake out the pillow-case. To myutter surprise and our mutual discomfiture, outdropped an extremely nervous lizard, a foot long,grey in colour, with large pinkish spots, and giftedwith a very large head. These animals are abso-lutely harmless, but
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