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[[underlined]] in the fruit [[/underlined]] and the exsuding sweet liquor is collected in long cups made by cutting between notches some thick bamboo poles. The [[underlined]] liquid is collected [[/underlined]] twice a day, mornings and evenings and a bunch of of these [[underlined]] cups are [[/underlined]] attached on both extremities of a bamboo pole carried over the shoulder as usually. By [[underlined]] concentrating [[/underlined]] this [[underlined]] sap over an open fire [[/underlined]] in a kettle a [[underlined]] brown cake [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] sugar [[/underlined]] is obtained which looks like our [[underlined]] maple sugar [[/underlined]]. These [[underlined]] sugar palms [[/underlined]] are very [[underlined]] abundant [[/underlined]]. The liquid if left to itself starts into alcoholic [[underlined]] fermentation [[/underlined] [[strikethrough]] then turns [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] (palm wine) [[/underlined]] then sour [[underlined]] palm vinegar [[/underlined]]. 
The Chinese and Annamites drink rice-wine and
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rice-spirits obtained [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] from Rice and which if distilled gives rice-spirit or "Chum-Chum" a white distilled alcoholic drink, slightly rendered sweet.
[[underlined]] Cambodgians seem a cheerful quiet [[/underlined]] people of dignified manners. No [[underlined]] bachseesh here [[/underlined]] as in Egypt and [[underlined]] no begging [[/underlined]] and nobody has They are religious and their [[underlined]] Budhism [[/underlined]] is of [[underlined]] the same kind as in Ceylon, Burmah and Siam; [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] much [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] less absurd [[/underlined]]and [[underlined]] more generous [[/underlined]] than than of Chinese or Hindus. Their wants are few and easily satisfied. [[underlined]] Fertile country, generous nature. [[/underlined]]
The less clothes they have the less bother. 
Moderate work insures