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cut remains unchanged. Among names in vogue here 

 for men are Bugis (black), Spear, Axe, Duhong (ancient 

 knife), etc., Tingang and other names of birds, or names 

 taken from animals, fish, trees, and fruit; many are 

 called Peti, the Malay name for a steel trunk sold by 

 traders. A person must not give his own name nor call 

 by the name of his father, mother, father-in-law, mother- 

 in-law, grandfather or grandmother, whether they are 

 alive or dead. If one of these names is given there will 

 be no luck, for instance, in fishing or hunting. 



There are many sorts of pali (sins) but all may be 

 paid for in kind or by sacrifice. One of the most serious 

 is that of a widow who marries before the second funeral 

 of her husband has been solemnised. Although the 

 rule does not apply to husband and wife, a man is for- 

 bidden to touch a woman's dress and vice versa, and 

 transgression must be made good by sacrifice of a fowl or 

 even a pig. In case a chavat or other article of clothing 

 belonging to a man has been hung to dry after washing, 

 and a woman other than his wife wishes to take the 

 garment from the rattan line, she must use a stick for 

 the purpose. 



Every big tree is believed to have an antoh in posses- 

 sion of it, some being well disposed, others of evil disposi- 

 tion. When a man is killed by falling from a tree, mem- 

 bers of his family come and proceed to hit it with darts 

 blown from the sumpitan, cut it with parangs, spear it, and 

 as final punishment it is felled. Many people gather, angry 

 with the tree antoh, and a feast is made for the purpose 

 of calling a good spirit to drive away or kill the bad one. 



