which are chewed in connection with the betel nut (Areca jolun) to form a red juice: These leaves are seen on sale in all native markets together with the brown betel nut. It is said to betel chewing produces an astringent taste only it is not a stimulant except to the flow of saliva. It appears to be a corresponding habit to tobacco chewing. 22 A lady was largely riding & chanced through numerous villages lined the shore & extensive patches of Buzara cultivation were in evidence At sunset we anchored for the night at Karebyew- a village famous for its good Burmese cheroots, The Burmese women me bare as deck passengers use a face powder of a clay yellow.