CONTENTS. 



— Titles aud dignities — Ornaments — Festivities and amiisemeuts— "^ 

 Marriage customs — Move to Penanggimgan — Petroleum and paraflin 

 matches — Penanggungan — Great trees — Interesting plants and 

 animals — ^The Siamang — Move to Tenatas — Ascent of the Ten- 

 gamus Mountain — Its Hora and fauna— Return to Penanggungan and 

 toBatavia 139 



CHAPTER III. 



SOJOUKN IN THE PALEMBANG RESIDENCY. 



From Bataviato Anjer — Return to Telok-Betong— Proceed toBencawang 

 — Leave this for the Blalail region — Camp at Sanghar — Camp in the 

 forest — Phosphorescent display — Camp again in forest — Reach Bumi- 

 padang — Pass on to Batu-brah — Desciiption of the village — Move on 

 to Kenali — Description of the village — Proceed to Hoodjoong — De- 

 scription of the village — Its tobacco industry — Its rice-fields — Plant- 

 ing and reaping — -Superstitions — Goitre — Fauna and flora of the 

 Besagi volcano — Birds and insects of the neighbourhood .. .. 161 



CHAPTER IV. 



, SOJOURN IN THE PALEMBAKG RESIDENCY (continued). 



Leave Hoodjong — Denudation — Great arums-^Sukan — Chiefs of the 

 Ranau region — Tandjon-djati on the Ranau Lake — The tjigh tempera- 

 ture of the water — Birds, fishes, interestiiig insects — Banding Agong 

 — To Muara Dua — Through Kisam — Geological notes — Kisam 

 villages — Coat of arms — Writing, dressy religion of Kisam people .. 174 



CHAPTER V. 



SOJOtTRN IN THE PALEMBAKG RESIDENCY (continued'). 



From Ganung Megang — Luntar — A surprise — River Ogan— Curious 

 hills — Ornamental carving— A village fair — A cock-figlit — Into the 

 Inim Valley — Muara Inim — Lahat — Passumah Lands — Ceremonial 

 formulas — The people— Marriage ceremonies — Illegitimate births — 

 Religion — D^atli superstitions and rites — Sculptured stones — Inter- 

 esting visit from Bencoolen men 183 



CHAPTER VI. 



SOJOURN IN THE PALEMBAKG RESIDEKCY (continued). 



Passumah Lands (contd.) — The Volcano of the Dempo— Its flora and 

 fauna— The crater— Spectre of the Brocken— The view from the 

 summit— Leave lor the Kaba Volcano — Gumiug Meraksa — River 

 journey on a raft— Lanipar — Find again the spider Ornithoscatoides 

 (fecjpiems- Batupantjeli— A marriage scene---Gamcs of the boys- 

 Houses — Tebbing-T'inggi—Tandjons;-nii]g— Great trees— My party 

 att-acked by a tiger— Its .wiliness— Its .capture — Graveyard . . . . 206 



