186 THE MANOBOS OF MINDANAO— GARVAN 



solitary places while working in the clearings or traveling to the granar}\ This sexual morality 

 is due to the fact that intercourse with a female slave is looked down upon with unmitigated 

 contempt. 



The slave fares no worse in the matter of food than the inmates of the house; possibly he 

 fares even better, for he gets more secret tastes of sugarcane and roasted camotes between 

 meal hours ; during meals he does not forget himself, as he often has the handling of the pots. 



