vinegar.
Considerable quantities of inferior sago and several other
products of minor importance are derived from this palm.

376. SAGUS RUMPHII.--This palm produces the sago of commerce, which is
prepared from the soft inner portion of the trunk. It is obtained
by cutting the trunk into small pieces, which are split and the
soft substance scooped out and pounded in water till the starchy
substance separates and settles. This is sago meal; but before
being exported it is made into what is termed pearl sago. This is
a Chinese process, principally carried on at Singapore. The meal
is washed, strained, and spread out to dry; it is then broken up,
pounded, and sifted until it is of a regular size. Small
quantities being then placed in bags, these are shaken about until
it becomes granulated or pearled.

377. SALVADORA PERSICA.--This is supposed to be the plant that produced
the mustard seed spoken of in the Scriptures.

378. SANDORICUM INDICUM.--A tropical tree, sometimes called the Indian
sandal tree, which produces a fruit like an apple, of agreeable
acid flavor. The root of the tree has some medicinal value.

379. SANSEVIERA GUINEENSIS.--Called the African bowstring hemp, from
the fibers of the leaves being used for bowstrings.

380. SANTALUM ALBUM.--This tree yields the true sandalwood of India.
This fragrant wood is in two colors, procured from the same tree;
the yellow-colored wood is from the heart and the white-colored
from the exterior, the latter not so fragrant. The Chinese
manufacture it into musical instruments, small cabinets, boxes,
and similar articles, which are insect proof. From shavings of the
wood an essential oil is distilled, which is used in perfumery.

381. SAPINDUS SAPONARIA.--The soapberry tree. The fruit of this plant
is about the size of a large gooseberry, the outer covering or
shell of which contains a saponaceous principle in sufficient
abundance to produce a lather with water and is used as a
substitute for soap. The seeds are hard, black, and round, and are
used for making rosaries and necklaces, and at one time were
covered for buttons. Oil is also extracted from the seeds and is
known as soap oil.

382. SAPIUM INDICUM.--A widely distributed Asiatic tree which yields an
acrid, milky juice, which, as