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Bathing the child— Ceremony for insuring happiness to the
child— Naming the child— Change of name— Children— Toys
— Smallness of families— Reason - - - 96-104
CHAPTER VIII
MY SCHOOL IN THE JUNGLE
Up-country mission schools— Education—The Saribas Dyaks
eager to learn— School programme —What the boys were
taught —Some schoolboy reminiscences—A youthful Dyak
manang —The story of Buda—The opening of the Krian
Mission and the Saribas Mission - - - 105-119
CHAPTER IX
MARRIAGE
Courtship —Discussion where the married couple are to live—The
fetching of the bride—The wedding ceremony
—Mlah Pinang
— Visit of the bride to her mother-in-law— Bride's dress—
Bridegroom —Old bachelors among the Dyaks — Age of
marriage — Monogamy — Prohibitive degrees — Dyak view of
marriage — Conjugal affection— Mischief-making mothers-inlaw—
Separation and reconciliation—Divorce— Adultery 120-132
CHAPTER X
BURIAL RITES
Life beyond the grave — Wailings —Rice strewn on the dead man's
chest—The professional wailer— Feeding the dead— Carrying
the dead—The grave — Articles buried with the dead— Baiya—
Fire lit at sunset—The ulit, or mourning — Pana, or offering to
the dead—The wailer's song — Sum-ping — Periodical Sabak—
Feast in honour of the dead—Qawai Aniu—The dead not
forgotten — Other methods of disposing of the dead besides
burial— Dyak ideas of a future life - - - 133-144
CHAPTER XI
TRAVELLING IN SARAWAK
Travelling by boat— Paddles v. oars— — Dangers Tidal bores—
Sand-banks—
Langan — — — Up-river travelling Poling Camping
out at — night Travelling on foot—
Jungle — paths Scenery —
Wild animals—The -
Orang-utan—Vegetation
145-151