CONTENTS 



PAGK 



Coco-nut palms — Taruna — Manganitu — Mr, Steller'a house and 

 gardens — Koffo — Curious mode of keeping time — Visit to the coral 

 reefs — Trip to the interior — Eeception of the Besident at Manganitu 

 — Siauw — Tagulandang again — Talisse . . ... 152 



CHAPTEE VIII 



CHARACTEEISTICS OF SANGIE ISLANDS 



Holy islands — The islands between Celebes and the Philippines — 

 Facilities for the distribution of animals — The avi-f auua — Legend of 

 a former land communication with Sangir — History of Sangir — 

 TheSangireserace — Slavery — Food— Diseases — Religions — Marriage 

 customs — Funeral customs — Fishing implements — Weapons — Dress 

 — Physiognomy — Language 1S7 



CHAPTEE IX 



JOURNEY THROUGH MINAHASSA 



Minahassa — The capital Manado — Heerendienst — Manado as a port — 

 Exports — Start for the interior — Tondano — Condition of aiiairs a 

 century ago— Ballottos — The Great Lake — Atya Wyckii — Kakas and 

 Langowan — Arrival at Kelelonde— The coffee garden — Mapalus — 

 The Tompusu pass — The forests of Minahassa .... 205 



CHAPTEE X 



MYTHOLOGY OF THE MINAHASSBRS 



Stone implements — Cosmologies — Legend of the origin of sun, moon, 

 and stars — Story of Wailan-wangko — Eeligion — Story of Warereh — 

 List of the principal Gods — Spirits — Native Prayers — Demons — 

 Priests— Holy Birds — Fossos — Shamans— Giants — Story of Parepej 

 — Story of Utahagi .... 238 



CHAPTEE XI 



CUSTOMS OF THE MINAHASSERS 



Marriage customs — Infant betrothal — Courtship — Use of the betel-nut 

 in courtship — The harta or dowry — Laws of inheritance — Shunning 

 the parents-in-law — Teknonymy — Divorce— Adoption of children — 

 Comparison of the marriage laws of Minahassa with those of other 

 parts of the Archipelago — Birth customs— Makehet— Sickness — 

 Death — Burial customs — Driving away the spirit . . 268 



