Java, Facts and Fancies

by Augusta de Wit

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Transcriber's Notes:

Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

The usage of hyphenated words in this text is inconsistent. This was retained.

The following is a list of changes made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.

• [Page VI]:
  breathed its odour-laden air for to long a time;
  breathed its odour-laden air for too long a time;
• [Page VI]:
  he is content to live on dreamely by some
  he is content to live on dreamily by some
• [Page 18]:
  immates of the hotel are all
  inmates of the hotel are all
• [Page 18]:
  Pine-apples and mangosteen, velvetry rambootan
  Pine-apples and mangosteen, velvety rambootan
• [Page 26]:
  a spacious hall supported on pillars, was brillantly lit.
  a spacious hall supported on pillars, was brilliantly lit.
• [Page 38]:
  such as Shakspeare loved as a setting
  such as Shakespeare loved as a setting
• [Page 54]:
  Funeral Procession on its way to the Chinese Cimetery.
  Funeral Procession on its way to the Chinese Cemetery.
• [Page 57]:
  the attitude of mind and the habits of though identical
  the attitude of mind and the habits of thought identical
• [Page 57]:
  He could as soon leave off breathing as leave of buying and selling
  He could as soon leave off breathing as leave off buying and selling
• [Page 61]:
  the Northerner's mind when the looks upon a house
  the Northerner's mind when he looks upon a house
• [Page 65]:
  and supported on colums
  and supported on columns
• [Page 76]:
  a sufficient domiestic staff
  a sufficient domestic staff
• [Page 81]:
  and the deepbreathed fragance of flowers
  and the deepbreathed fragrance of flowers
• [Page 84]:
  almost in the house, nothwithstanding;
  almost in the house, notwithstanding;
• [Page 91]:
  nests on the capitals of the columms,
  nests on the capitals of the columns,
• [Page 92]:
  analogous contasts meet one at every step
  analogous contrasts meet one at every step
• [Page 92]:
  Thy have more leisure,
  They have more leisure,
• [Page 92]:
  a friend, a mere acquintance, an utter stranger,
  a friend, a mere acquaintance, an utter stranger,
• [Page 106]:
  invader has suceeded in ousting from
  invader has succeeded in ousting from
• [Page 109]:
  wax-white Gardenias, violet Seabiosa, and leaves
  wax-white Gardenias, violet Scabiosa, and leaves
• [Page 109]:
  the soft, fragant heap in his basket
  the soft, fragrant heap in his basket
• [Page 109]:
  figures in their brigh-hued garments
  figures in their bright-hued garments
• [Page 112]:
  the fragant blossom of the asana.
  the fragrant blossom of the asana.
• [Page 121]:
  the guidance of its own insticts
  the guidance of its own instincts
• [Page 129]:
  a Englismen about a prize-fighter.
  as Englishmen about a prize-fighter.
• [Page 131]:
  and the tail protude.
  and the tail protrude.
• [Page 138]:
  figures are fixed in a piece of bananastem
  figures are fixed in a piece of banana stem
• [Page 142]:
  and posess some knowledge of Kawi
  and possess some knowledge of Kawi
• [Page 147]:
  that some well-know "dalang" will hold
  that some well-known "dalang" will hold
• [Page 150]:
  the pride of wordly rank and station
  the pride of worldly rank and station
• [Page 155]:
  that we many know surely.
  that we may know surely.
• [Page 156]:
  thus shamefaced and sad, rejoice exeedingly.
  thus shamefaced and sad, rejoice exceedingly.
• [Page 159]:
  as Ardjuna, goes to seek Niwâtakawata
  as Ardjuna, goes to seek Niwàtakawaka
• [Page 160]:
  called Ardjuna's marrage feast
  called Ardjuna's marriage feast
• [Page 165]:
  In one place were the narrow beach broadens
  In one place where the narrow beach broadens
• [Page 166]:
  of the broad-branched nyamploeng trees
  of the broad-branched njamploeng trees
• [Page 167]:
  cool a well water
  cool as well water
• [Page 167]:
  one old fellow, white-haired and decrepid
  one old fellow, white-haired and decrepit
• [Page 168]:
  a group of island, ethereal as cloudlets
  a group of islands, ethereal as cloudlets
• [Page 169]:
  whitened the shell-strewd beach
  whitened the shell-strewed beach
• [Page 169]:
  Then jamploengs were in flower.
  Then njamploengs were in flower.
• [Page 169]:
  its blossoms, fragant, white, and of
  its blossoms, fragrant, white, and of
• [Page 171]:
  erected his "tero," the piable bamboo palisade
  erected his "tero," the pliable bamboo palisade
• [Page 173]:
  weaving and batikking sarongs
  weaving and batiking sarongs
• [Page 176]:
  For my childern are dutiful
  For my children are dutiful
• [Page 186]:
  The gardens on each side the road
  The gardens on each side of the road
• [Page 220]:
  the Gedeh-crater surrouds, as an impregnable bulwark
  the Gedeh-crater surrounds, as an impregnable bulwark
• [Page 226]:
  a tender-pettalled flower to a rock
  a tender-petalled flower to a rock
• [Page 236]:
  The gardens are fragant with mignonette
  The gardens are fragrant with mignonette
• [Page 239]:
  where four wounderful lakes of green
  where four wonderful lakes of green
• [Page 243]:
  with the rhytmic click-clack of the wooden pestles
  with the rhythmic click-clack of the wooden pestles
• [Page 254]:
  "They way of the land, the honour of the land,"
  "The way of the land, the honour of the land,"
• [Page 267]:
  Our bungalaw on the Tjerimai hillside
  Our bungalow on the Tjerimai hillside
• [Page 267]:
  in the near neighbourhood af a native dessa
  in the near neighbourhood of a native dessa
• [Page 267]:
  a prosprect of brown huts
  a prospect of brown huts
• [Page 268]:
  Raised shad from which the ripening fields are watched.
  Raised shed from which the ripening fields are watched.
• [Page 277]:
  Around stretch meadows, ricefields, and plantions of nipahpalm
  Around stretch meadows, ricefields, and plantations of nipahpalm
• [Page 277]:
  in return to pay certain taxas
  in return to pay certain taxes
• [Page 289]:
  detail about Javanese sacrifical rites
  detail about Javanese sacrificial rites
• [Page 292]:
  European children seem insiped by comparison
  European children seem insipid by comparison
• [Page 293]:
  Pelgrims returned from Mecca
  Pilgrims returned from Mecca
• [Page 294]:
  takes the prayer for fine childeren
  takes the prayer for fine children
• [Page 300]:
  under so eleborate a system of agriculture
  under so elaborate a system of agriculture
• [Page 307]:
  for the Rice-Bride and Bridegoom to repair
  for the Rice-Bride and Bridegroom to repair
• [Page 307]:
  and all thing ready for their reception
  and all things ready for their reception
• [Page 315]:
  And I fancied a saw a gleam of satisfaction
  And I fancied I saw a gleam of satisfaction
• [Page 315]:
  The symbolical ceromonies were then concluded
  The symbolical ceremonies were then concluded
• [Page 322]:
  of a system of political admistration
  of a system of political administration
• [Page 324]:
  if a sacriligious hand were laid on his chosen abode
  if a sacrilegious hand were laid on his chosen abode
• [Page 327]:
  *Copper Dish, decorated with Wayang-figures
  Wayang dancers.
• [Page 328]:
  Raised shad from which the ripening fields are watched.
  Raised shed from which the ripening fields are watched.
• [Page 329]:
  Bride and bridegoom sitting in state
  Bride and bridegroom sitting in state