VENTURELLO] MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF TAGBANUAS B23 
gods named Angogro and Jaliaqued. The former dwells with Man- 
gindusa the latter occupies ‘‘ Basadcatyba’”’ the lower heaven. An- 
gogro receives the souls of those who in life did works of charity 
and meritorious deeds and who had abstained from committing enor- 
mous sins and detestable vices. These are placed in a magnificent 
abode where there are beautiful houses for them and where they hear 
naught but happy and melodious music. On the contrary Jaliaqued 
receives the souls of those who having led on this earth a life full of 
vices and evil deeds too numerous to mention die in mortal sin. 
Among the Tagbanuas exists the belief that their god has re- 
served in Basadcatdibuat picturesque houses surrounded by beauti- 
ful gardens and fields prepared for the saints, who have the privilege 
of ascending and descending to the earth in order to cure the 
infirmities of their people and to remedy their adversities. For 
this reason whenever the babailan, the minister or representative 
on earth of Diwata, is called upon to cure some sickness or to im- 
plore the aid of Mangindusa to remedy the afflictions of the tribe 
such as epidemics, contagious diseases, famine, etc., he never fails 
to invoke the spirits of the dead who in life had been relatives of 
the sick. In his supplication he calls upon them by the names by 
which they had been known while on earth. Usually the babailan is 
the minister of Diwata Mangindusa and the practitioner of the tribe. 
The god Diwata is represented by a small bird known as saguay- 
saguay and which sings a very melodious song known as darait. 
For this reason, before commencing any work, be it a journey, a 
healing, a wedding, etc., they invoke the protection of Diwata by 
means of the small bird saguay-saguay ; if, in the act of the invoca- 
tion, the bird sings it is a sign that Diwata does not approve; in such 
case the undertaking will be discontinued until another day. If, on- 
the contrary, the bird will not sing, the god then signifies his assent 
and approbation, thus permitting the undertaking to be carried into 
effect. When they depart from their houses they observe the same 
ceremony. If, while putting their feet on the earth the. saguay- 
saguay sings or some one within the houses sneezes, they will return 
to the house and there remain a few minutes; after a little while, not 
without imploring Diwata Mangindusa that he liberate them from 
any danger, they resume their journey. They consider the song of 
the bird or the sneeze of one of the companions of the house as an 
omen foretelling perils which await them on the way or at the end of 
their journey. 
The singing of a small lizard called by the Tagbanuas tarectec, in 
