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`` After this we went back to Woodlands , got some turpentine and a bag of rice -- and set off for home . '' Fritz 's interesting story being ended , and supper ready , we made trial of the new roots , and found them very palatable , either boiled or stewed ; the monkey plant , however , if it really proved to be the ginseng of the Chinese , would require to be used with caution , being of an aromatic and heating nature . We resolved to transplant a supply of both roots to our kitchen garden . Birdlime -- A midnight raid -- The massacre at Woodlands -- Capture of Molucca pigeons -- A pigeon-house -- Fritz and I prepare a conjuring trick -- Great success of our experiment -- Lichen and nutmegs discovered -- Jack 's adventure -- The loom manufactured -- Winter stores prepared -- The rainy season sets in -- Interior of our house arranged -- We study languages -- The return of spring -- A stranded whale -- An account of coral -- We go to work on the whale 's carcass -- Remarks on the habits of the whale . On the following morning we were early astir ; and as soon as breakfast was over , we went regularly to work with the birdlime . The tough , adhesive mixture of caoutchouc , oil , and turpentine turned out well . The boys brought rods , which I smeared over , and made them place among the upper branches , where the fruit was plentiful , and the birds most congregated .