M.

Macassar, harbor of, 100; praus of, 100, 101; city of, 103-105; tombs of princes near, 105.

Madura, a low island, 55; Strait of, 56; cattle of, 60; south coast of, 71; whence its name, _ib._; coffee-trees on, 72; manufacture of salt on, 72.

Magellan, Ferdinand, his discovery of the Spice Islands, 305-307.

Maize, history of, 265-267.

Makian, island of, described, 299; eruptions of, 299, 300.

_Malabrathrum_, a gum, 62.

Malay, first sight of, 18; language of, 20; physical characteristics of, 33, 34; passion for gambling, _ib._; are mostly Mohammedans, _ib._; language affected by the Portuguese, 122; speak many dialects, 162, 163; migrations of, from Gilolo, 313.

Mango, tree and fruit described, 89, 90, 148.

Mangostin, described, 88, 89.

Manindyu, lake of, 397; crater of, 399, 401; village of, _ib._

Marco Polo, his account of Java, 21.

Marriage, feast at Kayéli, 274; Mohammedan laws in regard to, 275; at Amboina, 275-278; Malay ideas of, 279.

Matabella, situation of group, 243; Wallace’s description of, _ib._

Menado, village of, 342; bay of, 346, 351; Tua, an island, 346.

Menangkabau, kingdom of, 394; former capitals of, 468; history of, 469-474; arts in, 472, 473.

Minahassa; the most beautiful spot on the globe, 316; mode of travelling in, 335; population of, and area, 339; cataract in, 356; mud-wells and hot springs in, 358-364; Alfura of, 365; most charming view in, 369; products of, 370, 375; graves of the aborigines of, 373; Christianity and education in, 375; geology of, 376.

Mitarra; small island near Ternate, 317.

Mohammedan religion, first converts to, 51; at Gresik, 56; jealousy, 159; requires the shaving of the head, 273; filing the teeth, 274.

Moluccas, history of the, 146; population and how divided, 195; Catholicism in, 307, 308; Christianity introduced, 308; of what islands composed, 309.

Monkeys, of Sumatra and Java, 408, 409; large troops of, 410; sagacity of, 478; a flock of, 509.

Monsoons, calms during the changing of, 16; name whence derived, 44; east and west, _ib._; rainy, 45; sky thick in the eastern, 120; eastern at Amboina, Ceram, Buru, and New Guinea, 128, 129; western boundary of, 486.

Mosque, Mohammedan, in Samarang, 50.

Mount, Ungarung, 45; Slamat, _ib._; Sumbing, 46; Prau, residence of the gods, 46-48; Japura, 48; Tenger, 73; Bromo, 74; Tomboro, eruption of, 108-110; Tompasso, 357; Singalang, 393; Mérapi, _ib._; Ophir, 404; Seret Mérapi, 420, 422; Lubu Rajah, 423; Sago, 461-468; Talang, 480; Ulu Musi, 499; Dempo, 516.

Mud-wells, in the Minahassa, 359-364.

Müller, Dr. S., ascended Gunong Api of Banda in 1828, 236.

_Musa paradisiaca_, the banana-tree, 85; _textilis_, 340.

N.

Natal, port of, 453.

Nautilus, shells of, purchased at Kupang, 119; said to be common on Rotti, _ib._; those secured at Amboina, 134, 135.

Navigating mud-flats, 57.

Nusalaut, name whence derived, 178; author visits, 187; surrounded by a platform of coral, 187; natives of, in ancient costume, _ib._; description and population of, 188.

Nutmeg-tree, when found, 215; gathered by the natives, 216; description of tree and fruit, 222; mode of curing the fruit, 222, 223.

O.

_Orangbai_, an, described, 136.

Orang-utan, habits of, 408, 409.

Ophir, whence the gold of, 405.

Opium, mode of selling and smoking, 279-282; history of, 280.

P.

Padang, city of, 385; Panjang, 392; Sidempuan, 423.

Padangsche Bovenlanden, or Padang plateau, 390; native houses in, 393; dress of the natives of, 394; author travels in, Chap. XV.; geology of, 477.

_Paddy_, described, 66.

Pagi Islands; natives of, and their habits, 482, 483.

Palembang, author arrives at, 529; description and history of, 530, 531; mosque of, 531; Lama, 532.

_Pandanus_, a screw-pine, 84.

Papandayang, Mount, eruption of, 74, 75.

Papaw, tree and fruit described, 85.

Papua, natives of, 311, 312; taxes levied on, 314; author thinks of going to, 315.

Pasuma, plateau and people of, 516-519.

_Pedatis_, described, 68.

Pepper, an article of trade, 446-448; distribution of and native names for, 447, 448.

Periplus of the Erythræan Sea, 62.

Pigafetta, his account of birds of paradise, 244; account of the Philippines, 308.

Pinã-cloth, how made, 143.

Pine-apples, introduction and history of, 142.

_Piper betel_, leaves of, chewed by the Malays, 181.

Pirates, in the Moluccas, 318; from China, _ib._; from Mindanao, 319; Malays escape from, 320; a surprise of, _ib._; praus of, 321; a challenge from, _ib._; Dutch cruise for, 322.

Plough, kind used by Malays, 36; mode of using, 36, 37.

Pompelmus, a gigantic orange, 19.

Ponies, Javanese, 65.

Post-coaches of Java, 64.

Pumice-stone, great quantities of, 110.

Python, one seen near Kema, 333; stories concerning, 333-336; author presented with one, 537; it escapes, 539; author has a deadly struggle with, 541.

R.

Raffles, Sir Stamford, history of, 488.

Railroads in Java, 49.

_Rambutan_, described, 89.

_Ranjaus_, 86.

Rattan, kinds of, 511; how gathered, 511, 512.

Reef, first coral, visited, 123; author’s boat strikes on one, 183; waves breaking on a, 199.

Reinwardt, Professor, cited, 53; ascended Gunong Api of Banda, in 1821, 236; predicts an eruption, 312.

Rejangs, customs and laws, 496-498.

Reynst, Gerard, arrival at Banda, 236.

Rhinoceros, native pits for, 495; distribution of, 509.

Rice, manner of gathering in Java, 66.

Rivers; Musi and its valley, 499; Inem, 521, 522.

Roads, post, in Java, 64.

Roma, described, 126.

Roses, abundance of, in the Minahassa, 352, 366.

Rotti, island of, 116; people of, _ib._

_Ruma négri_, a public house, 355; beautiful one, 366.

_Ruma, Satan_, or Devil’s Dwelling, author visits, 437-442.

Rumphius; his “Rariteit Kamer” referred to by Linnæus, 13; grave of, 260; sketch of life of, 251.

S.

_Saccharum, sinensis_, 69; _officinarum_, _ib._; _violaceum_, _ib._

Sacrifice, human, 117.

Saleh, Rahden, palace of, 37, 38; manners and acquirements of, 38; described by Eugene Sue, _ib._

Salt, manufacture in Madura, 72; Java, 72, 73; Borneo and Philippines, 73; quantity of, _ib._; prices of, 73, _note_.

Samarang, arrive at, 45; described, 48.

_Sambal_, described, 32.

Sandal-wood Island, description of, 113; horses of, _ib._

Sandy Sea, the, 74.

Saparua, name whence derived, 178; island described, 184; history, _ib._; town of, 184, 185; bay of, 186.

_Sapi_, described, 60.

Sarong, description of the, 18, 34.

Sawai bay, people of, 205.

_Sawas_, described, 66; fertility of, 67.

Schneider, Dr., cited, 120, 247.

Schools, in the Spice Islands, 193; how supported, _ib._; welcome to the Resident, 194; classes of, 195.

Sclater, Mr., cited, 94.

Semao, island of, 113.

Sequiera, first brings Portuguese into Eastern Archipelago, 23.

Shells, collecting, at Kupang, 117-119; _Trochus marmoratus_, 175; _Strombus latissimus_, 176; _Scalaria preciosa_, 185; _Cypræa moneta_, 186; best place in the Spice Islands to gather, 198; harp, _ib._; _Mitra episcopalis_ and _papalis_, 199; _Tridacna gigas_, found on hills, 248; _Auricula_ in Ceram, 255; _Rostellaria rectirostris_, _ib._

Siboga, author comes to the village of, 434; country about, 435 _et seq._; coal near, 436.

Singapore, history and description of, 536.

Sinkara, lake of, 476; kampong, _ib._

Siri, Malay name for the _Piper betel_, 181.

Snakes, swimming, 14.

Springs, Damma, 126; in Java, 127; hot, in the Minahassa, 360-364.

Strait, Sunda, 13-19; Sapi, passed through, 106-108.

_Styrax benzoin_, described, 63.

Sugar-cane, kinds of, 69; history of, 69, 70.

Sugar-Loaf Island, passed, 121.

Sulphur, from volcanoes, 53.

Sumatra, grand mountains of, 43; author travels in, 384-532; Dutch army in, 456; Hinduism in, 471; Mohammedanism in, 471; unimproved areas in, 502; true source of the wealth of, 505.

Sumbawa, seen, 107; Mount Tomboro in, 108.

Sundanese, a language of Java, 25.

Surabaya; business of, 56; shipping at, _ib._; harbor of, 57; situation of, _ib._; population of, _ib._; dock-yard, 58; machine-shops, _ib._; artillery works, 59; streets of, 60.

Surakarta, residence of Javanese princes, 26.

Surf, on south coast of Ceram, 208; revolt in, 257.

T.

_Tandu_, a, described, 49.

Tanjong O, feared by the natives, 200; Flasco, beautiful sunset seen at, 377.

Tapanuli, bay of, 434, 436; geology of a cliff near, 441; natives that come to the bay of, 448.

Teak, durability of, and different purposes used for, 59; abundant in Java, 79; distribution of, 267.

Telegraph-lines in Java and Sumatra, 65.

Tenger Mountains, seen, 73; Sandy Sea in, 74; Bromo in, _ib._; compared with the Bandas, 241.

Ternate, island and village of, described, 300, 303, 304; history and account of the eruptions of, 300-309; the prince of, and his territory, 309, 310; trade of, 315; author experiences four earthquakes at, in four days, 316; houses of foreigners at, 317.

Tidore, peak and village of, 312, 313; prince of, 313.

_Tifa_; a kind of drum, 137; discordant sounds of, 179; mode of beating, 180.

Tigers, ravages of, 413; native traps for, 491; natives destroyed, 503, 504; fight with a bear, 510; abundance of, 513-517.

Timur, different races on, 115; southeast monsoon in, _ib._; northwestern coast of, 121.

Timur-laut, described, 127; natives of, at Banda, 218.

Tin, distribution of, 535.

Tobacco, history of, 265, 266.

Tondano, lake of, 367, 368; village of, 368; Klabat, mantled with clouds, 369; tragedy occurred near, 372.

Trees.— Upas, 54; _Antiaris toxicaria_, 54, 55; anchar, 55; _Artocarpus incisa_, and _integrifolia_, 92, 93; _Carophyllus aromaticus_, the clove, 153; Palmyra palm, 222; _Borassus flabelliformis_, _ib._; _Myristica moschata_, the nutmeg, _ib._; _Tectona grandis_, the teak, 267.

_Tripang_, described, 101-103.

U.

Uliassers described, 178.