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raving maniac. She is securely shackled by an iron 

 band around the ankle to a ring-bolt in the deck. 

 One moment she is swaying to and fro, and moaning 

 as if in the greatest mental agony and despaii*, and, 

 the next moment, stamping and screeching in a per 

 feet rage, her long hair streaming in the wind, her 

 eyes bloodshot, and flashing fire like a tigress which 

 has been robbed of her young. It would be difficult 

 to fancy a more frightful picture. They are taking 

 her to the mad-house near Samarang, where all such 

 unfortunates are kindly cared for by the government. 

 Her nation, the Bugis or Buginese, are famous for 

 " running a muck." Amuh^ which was written by 

 the early navigators " a muck," is a common term in 

 all parts of the archipelago for any reckless, bloody 

 onset, whether made by one or more. It is, how- 

 ever, generally used by foreigners for those insane 

 attacks which the Malays sometimes make on any 

 one, generally to satisfy a feeling of revenge. When 

 tliey have decided to commit a murder of this kind, 

 they usually take opium, and, when partially under 

 its influence, rush out into the street A^^.th a large 

 knife and try to butcher the first person they 

 may chance to meet. Many years ago such emeutes 

 were of frequent occuiTence, and even at the present 

 time most of the natives who stand guard in the 

 city of Batavia are each armed with a long staff, on 

 the end of which is a Y-shaped fork, provided on the 

 inner side with l)arbs pointing l)ackward. This is 

 tlirust against the neck of the murderer, and he is 

 thus secured without danger to the policeman. 



