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CHAPTER XIV NATIVE REMEDIES AND DYAK CHARMS Native remedies — Cupping — Charms — A Dyak medicine-chest — Smallpox and cholera— My experience at Temudok. A S has already been shown in the preceding chapter, A\ the Dyak looks to the manang, or witch-doctor, to help him in all cases of illness. All sickness is caused by some evil spirit, and the manang alone has power over these unseen enemies, and he uses incantations to appease or frighten these demons away. But though in all cases of serious illness the manang is called in, yet the treatment of every disease is not left in his hands. Dj 7 aks use some things as outward applications, and certain herbal remedies are given internally in the case of illness. I have seen Dyaks boil some bitter bark in water and drink this liquid when they have fever. Certain oils are also used as liniments. The betel-nut and pepper-leaf (sireh) mixture is used as an outward application for many complaints. Some man— generally one who is successful in what he undertakes— is asked to chew some of this hot mixture in his mouth. Having done this, he leans over and squirts the red saliva over the affected part, and rubs it in with his fingers. Dj^aks with a headache will be seen with their foreheads smeared over with it. Newly- 182
NATIVE REMEDIES AND CHARMS 183 born babes have their stomachs and chests covered with daih- applications of the same thing by their mothers. Ground ginger is also used as a poultice, especially in the case of women who have given birth to a child ; and the water in which pieces of ginger have been boiled is drunk by people suffering from ague, as well as by lying-in women . The Dyaks are very fond of blood-letting whenever there is pain in any part of the body or limb, and they have a method of " cupping " which is rather ingenious. The part from which the blood is to be drawn has incisions made in it with a small knife. The " cuppingglass " is a young wet bamboo which has a knot at one end, but is open at the other. This is heated at the fire, and then placed firmly over the incisions made in the flesh. Cold water is then poured on the bamboo, and it draws out the blood. The heat fills the bamboo with steam from its dampness. The cold water condenses this steam, and makes the bamboo an excellent " cuppingglass." As the Dyak believes that all sickness is caused by the spirits, it is not surprising that his faith in medicines is small, and that he knows of few remedies, and depends for his cures either on the mysterious ceremonies of the witch-doctors or on charms which have been made known by the spirits to the fortunate owners by means of dreams. These charms are generally pebbles, roots, leaves, feathers, or bits of wood. The pebbles and roots are rubbed on the body, or else put in water and the water applied. The leaves, bits of wood, feathers, etc., are burnt, and the ashes rubbed on the affected part. Though the manang depends upon his power over
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SEVENTEEN YEARS MONG THE SEA DYAKS
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NEW AND RECENT BOOKS Cliff Castles
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seventeen years among The sea dyaks
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INTRODUCTION WITH the establishment
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INTRODUCTION ix known, may easily r
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INTRODUCTION xi into contact with h
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CONTENTS CHAPTER I SARAWAK—SIR JA
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CONTENTS xv PAGES Bathing the child
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CONTENTS xvii CHAPTER XVI DYAK FEAS
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAOB A Dyak G
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SEVENTEEN YEARS AMONG THE SEA DYAKS
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A Sea Dyak with Shield He is dresse
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24 SARAWAK—SIR JAMES BROOKE sista
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28 SARAWAK— SIR JAMES BROOKE Afte
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30 SARAWAK—SIR JAMES BROOKE Saraw
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SARAWAK—SIR JAMES BROOKE 31 but n
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CHAPTER II THE DYAKS Tiie word " Dy
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THE DYAKS 35 used to be a little vi
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Three Typical Dyaks The man on the
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38 THE DYAKS drawn tightly round th
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40 THE DYAKS to the eyes from dust
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CHAPTER III MANNER OF LIFE Dyak vil
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44 MANNER OF LIFE number of familie
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MANNER OF LIFE 45 for cooking. The
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Dyak Girls Pounding Rick After the
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48 MANNER OF LIFE lads turn out imm
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50 MANNER OF LIFE adze to take the
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MANNER OF LIFE 51 dug-out boats dra
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MANNER OF LIFE 53 bark of reeds. Th
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MANNER OF LIFE 55 the outer edge to
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02 THE DYAK CHARACTER brilliant col
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THE DYAK CHARACTER 63 work, husk an
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THE DYAK CHARACTER 65 Then she sole
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THE DYAK CHARACTER 67 The Dyaks con
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THE DYAK CHARACTER 69 the first sig
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THE DVAK CHARACTER 71 one family is
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HEAD-HUNTING 73 and they are conseq
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HEAD-HUNTING 75 Again, it was custo
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HEAD-HINTING 77 the enemy who saw t
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A Dyak in War Dress Holding up his
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80 HEAD-HUNTING fixed paddles, whic
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82 HEAD-HUNTING This fence is about
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HEAD-HUNTING 83 bend of the river,
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HEAD-HUNTING 85 that none of his fo
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SOCIAL LIFE 87 much time on the war
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90 SOCIAL LIFE But this is seldom d
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92 SOCIAL LIFE is always made to it
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94 SOCIAL LIFE plates. As a gamecoc
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CHAPTER VII CHILD-BIRTH AND CHILDRE
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98 CHILD-BIRTH AND CHILDREN vented,
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100 CHILD-BIRTH AND CHILDREN which
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102 CHILD-BIRTH AND CHILDREN friend
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CHILD-BIRTH AND CHILDREN 103 Even w
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CHAPTER VIII MY SCHOOL IN THE JUNGL
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MY SCHOOL IN THE JUNGLE 107 cooking
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MY SCHOOL IN THE JUNGLE 109 On Satu
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MY SCHOOL IN THE JUNGLE 111 I took
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MY SCHOOL IN THE JUNGLE US saw Sara
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118 MY SCHOOL IN THE JUNGLE to sit
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CHAPTER IX MARRIAGE Courtship —Di
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122 MAURIAGE the proceedings is for
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124 MARRIAGE The master of the cere
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MARRIAGE 125 her to perform that of
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wedding the bridegroom MARRIAGE 127
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130 MARRIAGE your mother-in-law's p
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MARRIAGE 131 chief, and was often c
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CHAPTER X BURIAL RITES Life beyond
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BURIAL RITES 135 of the corpse and
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224 SPOUTS AND AMUSEMENTS The Dyaks
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226 SONG AND MUSIC with the strokes
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228 SONG AND MUSIC round the sick m
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230 SONG AND MUSIC order of importa
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234 THE DYAK ABROAD themselves. One
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236 THE DYAK ABROAD The Leaves are
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CHAPTER XX SOME PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
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CHAPTER XXI DYAK FOLKLORE Sea Dyak
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CHAPTER XXII THREE DYAK LEGENDS Dj'
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268 THREE DYAK LEGENDS parts of the
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THREE DYAK LEGENDS 260 started and
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THREE DYAK LEGENDS 278 mat in your
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THREE DYAK LEGENDS 275 made the sam
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THREE DYAK LEGENDS 277 never to eat
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THREE DYAK LEGENDS 279 the many cha
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282 THREE HYAK LEGENDS the while wh
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284 THREE DYAK LEGENDS My father di
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288 THREE DYAK LEGENDS Some of the
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290 THREE DYAK LEGENDS but she woul
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THREE DYAK LEGENDS 291 In the meant
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THREE DYAK LEGENDS 293 it took the
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298 THREE DYAK LEGENDS Burong, " an
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300 THREE DYAK LEGENDS and harvest,
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302 THREE DVAK LEGENDS " Now I have
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306 THREE DYAK LEGENDS forest, all
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.308 THREE DYAK LEGENDS " You have
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CHAPTER XXIII SOME CURIOUS CUSTOMS
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CHAPTER XXIV THE FUTURE OF THE SEA
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320 THE FUTURE OF THE ready of farm
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SEA DYAK IN SARAWAK 327 trifling pa
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SEA DYAK IN SARAWAK 329 among the l
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SEA DYAK IN SARAWAK 331 for plantin
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GLOSSARY 333 Berua, " swinging." Na
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GLOSSARY ;335 Lesong, a wooden mort
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GLOSSARY 337 Siren, a vine of the p
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Captives, 94 Caves, edible birds'-n
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ilanang, or witch-doctor, the, 163
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War boat, 79, 266 War costume, 78 c
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