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by a slight movement of her hand she could effuse five heads 

 almost at the same moment. 



During this ninefold purification, the young men were facing the 

 bamboo shrine; after the ninth pouring, there came a slight pause, 

 whereupon they all oriented, simultaneously, so that they imw 

 faced the east. Singan applied the water in the same manner as 

 before, nine times again, but she used the other bunch of sagmo 

 while the candidates held the eastward position. 



When Oleng's sous had retired, his nephews went down into the 

 stream by fives. Oleng himself stepped into the stream and assisted 

 his wife in the pamalugu of the nephews, he and Singan each 

 holding one of the bunches of sagmo. Over each group of five the 

 water was poured nine times while they faced the prayer-stand. 

 and, similarly, nine times when they turned toward the east. 

 Dining the ceremony, the men washed their faces, arms and bodies 

 with the water trickling over them. There was more or less con- 

 versation and some laughter. Under this apparent lack of formality, 

 however, lay an exact ritual that a careful observer could not fail 

 to note. 



Following the nephews of Oleng. his grandchildren (boys and 

 girls together) came by fives, and presumably some children of 

 nephews and nieces. A certain order in which candidates were to 

 present themselves was apparently adhered to, for when Oleng's 

 daughter and her cousin stepped into the water and took their places 

 they were sent back to await their turn. 



When any group of five had received pamalugu, the individuals 

 would go off behind the larger boulders, slap the water off from 

 trousers or skirts, shake out their hair, and perchance seize the 

 occasion to take off some garment and wash it in the stream. 



After Oleng and Singan had worked jointly for some time. 

 Singan withdrew to the bank, and Oleng continued the purification 

 alone. Presently, to my surprise, [do motioned to me that my 

 own turn had come, and that I was to let down my hair. Oleng 

 sat down on the bank, and [do gave me pamalugu like the rest, 

 thus perhaps recognizing me as a sharer in the benefits of the 

 (iinnin. and as one of themselves, rather than a mere spectator.-" 1 



,01 The two times nine number of effusions was broken in a few cases. Ido had eleven 

 illusions while facing the tarnbara, with Maps on hi- bark administered with the Bagmo 

 after the third, the fourth, and the Beventli counts. Water was poured over myself the. 



