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Oleng consulted the Tolus ka Balekat in regard to his own ex- 

 treme feebleness and lack of appetite. "Why have I no hunger 

 for my food?" asked the old man. "It is the Jearokung 3M sickness," 

 replied the god, "and it comes to you from that old woman who 

 lives at the mouth of the river." Then Oleng begged the anito 

 to take away his sickness and carry it to the Malaki t'Olu k'Waig, 

 who would surely kill it. 



On the sixteenth, about the middle of the night, the anito came 

 again, on which occasion there were some chants and recitations of 

 which I have no record. 



On the Third Night of the Ginum, August 17, early in the 

 evening, while we were all chatting and playing games, there came 

 a call for the torches to be extinguished. The occurrence of the 

 earthquake that afternoon witli the consequent breaking off of the 

 ceremonies was one of those happenings which made the summoning 

 of anito very necessary. I am able to give only the substance of 

 the interview. 



There was discussion about the earthquake and its relation to 

 the time of the ceremonies, the Malaki t'Olu k'Waig being the 

 god consulted. 



The .Malaki said that Kaba ought to find a wife for his son, 

 Tungkaling. 



The Malaki stated, further, that a disease called gimusu 32 * was 

 in the mountains and would undoubtedly reach Tallin. 



A female deity, the Tolus ka Balekayo (All-knowing One of the 

 small bamboo), made known her wishes concerning the presence of 

 foreigners at the Ginum. She remarked that she objected to having 

 Americans come to the Bagobo festival; but several people in the 

 room exclaimed, with one voice, that if they did not let the Seflora 

 come to the ( i in inn it would be bad for the Bagobo. "Well then."' 

 amended the anito, "the Senora must give ;i white chicken to Singan, 

 and J will give one to the Seflora because she underwent pama- 

 lugu in the river this morning." 



< )n the following night, August 18, there was a manganito 

 meeting which had a particular interest for Saliman, a nephew of 



128 Attacks, probably of a malarial nature, characterized bj fever, chills, cough and 

 other accompanying symptoms, arc usually called by the Bagobo katokvng: but the white 

 woman with long black bair who lives in the river, and is held responsible for the 

 sickness, is not ordinarily called an "old" person. See p. 220. 



3,1 A serious skin disease. Sec p. 227. 



