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A NATUBALIST IN CELEBES 



situated on tlie ground. It was furnished with two large 

 tables, upon which the tuan bohki had placed some vases 

 containing beautiful bouquets of wild flowers, and a number 

 of chairs of Em-opean design. 



In a corner of the verandah stood a sentry, or djaga, 



Fia. 26.— Notched sticks for keeping time in Manganitu. 



The numbers read from right to left. The time indicated in the illustration is between 

 twelve and one, 



whose business it was to keep the time for the vUlage. The 

 way in which the time is kept is as follows: Two beer 

 bottles are firmly lashed together, mouth to mouth, and 

 fixed in a wooden frame, which is made to stand upright in 

 two positions. A quantity of black volcanic sand runs 

 from one bottle into the other in just half an hour, and 

 when the upper bottle is empty the frame is reversed. 



