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CHAPTER VIII.

TO BATOE, OR BATU—STUBBORN HORSES—LEGEND OF ARUMAN — JAVANESE DISLIKE TO A BROKEN TALE—ARRIVAL AT THE PASSANGRAHAN—BATH-HOUSE—RUINS OF SINGORITE—HOT SPRINGS—PETRIFACTIONS—JAVANESE PILGRIMAGES—THEIR REVERENCE FOR THE RELIGION OF THEIR ANCESTORS—EXCURSION TO NGANTANG—WATERFALL OF TRETES—COFFEE FACTORY—THE JODANG—FANCY BALL AT MALANG JAVA SPARROWS—SUGAR FACTORY—EFFECTS OF FREE LABOUR TORCHES AND LAMPS FOR EVENING WALKS—NATIVE GAME OF FOOT-BALL.