A NATUBALIST IN CELEBES 



CHAPTER XII 



SONGS AND ROMANCE IN OLD MINAHASSA 



FAGF. 



Love songs — Stories— Story of Maengkom — Story of Matindas — Story 

 of Kawalusan — Stories [^about apes — Hair stories — Biddies — 

 Proverbs 301 



CHAPTEE XIII 



HISTORY OF AND USEFUL PLANTS IN MINAHASSA 



Early history of European settlements in Minahassa — Account of the 

 Dutch settlement — The Sagoweer palm — Coco-nut pearls — The 

 Betel-nut palm — The Corypha palm — Woods — Kapok— The Musa 

 mindanensis — Edible fruits — Eice — Legend of the rice — Art of the 

 Alfurs 323 



CHAPTEE XIV 



MANADO 



Every-day life in Manado— Chinese New Year's Day— The King's birth- 

 day— A grand ball— An oath— The story of Makalew— Last visit to 

 Talisse — Farewell to Celebes 339 



