212 LIFE IN JAVA.
but completely hidden from view until you are close upon it, is the Tologo Cliabong, the lake of Tadpoles, situated somewhat similarly to the one we had last seen, the Gunong Pkaoewodjo in this instance being the name of the hill which towers above it.
Sulphur, from this hill and the Mendjer, oc- casionally impregnates the water, its inliuence lasting sometimes more than a week, during which time abundance of fish, called palong, float in a lifeless state on the surface, affording both amuse- ment and profit to the natives of the surrounding districts in collecting them.
Quitting this curious spot, we rode on for some miles, through extensive tea plantations and wind- ing mountain passes ; the rain, which began to fall soon after we left the lake, descending in tor- rents on our unprotected heads. After a long ride we arrived at a little hamlet, and took shelter in the liouse of the Pakal Desar (the head of the fields).
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