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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 
A BORNEO DYAK CHIEF, HIS WIFE, AND SEVERAL SLAVE GIRLS, THE CHILDREN OF 
MEN WHOM HE HAS SLAIN 
The chief wears a cast-off military suit given him by the Rajah. Photo from B. F. West 
power over the animals, which enables 
them to land them and handle them with- 
out trouble. I have seen a man land a 
large crocodile on the bank by simply 
pulling gently at the line. But this is 
not surprising, as from the crocodile’s 
point of view there is nothing else to do 
but follow, when every pull, however 
gentle, causes considerable pain. 
The rest of the proceeding is more re- 
markable. The animal is addressed in 
eulogistic language and beguiled, so the 
natives say, into offering no resistance. 
He is called a “rajah amongst animals,” 
and he is told that he has come on a 
friendly visit, and must behave accord- 
ingly. First the trapper “Hes smpeeiss 
jaws—not a very difficult thing to do. 
The next thing he does appears to me 
not very safe. Still speaking as before, 
in high-flown language, he tells the croc- 
odile that he has brought rings for his 
