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separately, always beginning with the first wife, then the second 
and so on to the last one. The children born of this kind of mar- 
riage have equal rights in the inheritance. Should the first wife 
remain childless she has the right to adopt any son or daughter of 
the other wives and whose rights in consequence are legitimate. 
CONCERNING THE MoDE oF GIvING NAMES 
When the children of the Tagbanuas are two or three years of age 
their names are given to them in the following manner: 
The child is made to sleep during the day. When thus asleep it 
is suddenly awakened, being called by the name by which it is to be 
known. Usually this is the name of some tree, river, or place 
where the child was born. It may be the name of some animal or 
insect and there are not wanting those who bear Christian names. 
In spite of the strict observances of the marriage ceremony, these 
prove no obstacles to a woman who may imagine herself in love 
with another man and desires to live with him, he only being re- 
quired to pay the necessary amount of bandi. 
The bandi varies according to the age of the woman. If she is 
young then the man will pay to the father-in-law the sum of 500 or 
600 bandi, its equivalent being 50 or 60 pesos. Should, however, 
the groom be a poor man then only half of this amount is demanded. 
This same amount is also paid for the woman who is somewhat old. 
CONCERNING THE WEALTH OF THE TRIBE 
The riches of this tribe consist of much palay and a great number 
of vessels of metal and vases, such as agongs, babandiles, sabarangs, 
salapas, langnay, plates, etc., including money, furniture, and prop- 
erty. He likewise is considered rich who has numerous servants, 
who, although they do not live with him in the same house, are 
obliged to follow him whenever he calls them to certain work of his 
and who are obliged to pay him a certain amount of money or bandi. 
Slavery exists among the Tagbanuas. A noble or rich man be- 
cause of some misfortune on the part of a poor man will pay for 
him some debt or pressing obligation such as a fine or bandi imposed 
by the tribunal of the tribe. For this reason, the unfortunate man 
and his posterity become slaves of the rich man unless by some 
extraordinary good luck the said slave or one of his descendants is 
able to pay the ransom of the slave with half the bandi. This is 
done with mutual accord. Although the word slavery has a terrible 
signification, it need not cause the reader to interpret it in its actual 
