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102 OMENS AND DREAMS
To conclude, dreams are looked upon by the Dyaks as
the means the gods and spirits use to convey their commands
or to warn men of coming danger. Houses are
often deserted, and farming land on which much labour
has been spent abandoned, on account of dreams. Newly-
married couples often separate from the same cause. It
is no unusual thing for a man or a woman to dream that
the spirits are hungry and need food. In that case the
inmates of the Dyak house organize a feast, and offerings
are made to the hungry spirits.
Sometimes dreams are made an excuse for evil deeds.
A woman who had been guilty of adultery said she was
only carrjnng out the command of the gods conveyed to
her in a dream, and that if she disobeyed she would
probably become mad !