Their principal dish, however, is rice, which is not only employed by them in the composition of their various dishes, but supplies the place of bread.

It is exceedingly cheap; the pekul, which is equal to 124 lbs.

English avoirdupois, costing from one dollar and three-quarters to two dollars and a half.
The costume of both sexes, among the lower orders, consists of broad trousers and long upper garments, and is remarkable for its excessive filth.

The Chinaman is an enemy of baths and washing; he wears no shirt, and does not discard his trousers until they actually fall off his body.

The men's upper garments reach a little below the knee, and the women's somewhat lower.