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remarked that ail the ornamented bamboo cylinders are carved, but that burnt-in figures, as 

 appearing, according to FlNSCH [1888 — 93, 202], on the cylinders of K. W. Land and 

 according to HaDDON [1894, 143] on bamboo pipes in the Central district of Br. New Guinea, 

 are absolutely wanting. To the east of the Amberno River, tobacco is smoked in the form 

 of cigarettes, by both men and women ; pipes are equally unknown, as in K. W. Land. In 

 Humboldt Bay smoking by the young men in the temple is not allowed, on Lake 

 Sentâni however, the boys smoke as soon as they serve in the watch-houses. Thèse matters 

 appear to be arranged by fixed rules; young children with tobacco or pipes, as noticed from 

 other parts, are never seen hère. In contrast with the expérience of H. M's. Etna in 1858, 

 when, according to Van DER GOES [1858, 89], eut tobacco was declined by the Papuans, 

 the shag of the firm of Van NELLE in Rotterdam is now very much liked and was for 

 our expédition a very practical article of barter, as by the consumption the demand remained 

 always large. In order to roll a cigarette the necessary leaves of tobacco are held by préfé- 

 rence over the fire for a few moments to dry them properly and to enable them 

 to crumble somewhat when rolled up in the Banana leaf wrapper; the cigarette, of clumsy 

 shape, then often requires a pièce of fibre to keep it closed. If this is neglected one is obliged 

 to keep the cigarette constantly firmly squeezed between the lips or fingers to prevent unrol- 

 ling. If it goes out, it is sometimes squeezed, for the time being, into the upper armlet, or 

 in the hole in the lobe of the ear, but often the smoker carries a pièce of smouldering wood 

 to light again. The cutting of tobacco does not occur hère. Extremely curious is the 

 custom, also reported from several other places in New Guinea, to hand the ciga- 

 garette now and then to others, who also hâve a few pulls. In Humboldt Bay as well as 

 on Lake Sentâni it actually belongs to the good manners and BlNK [1897, 192, 193] expe- 

 rienced on arrivai there, when he was offered a freshly rolled cigarette successively by one 

 host and two hostesses, that, each time, they first had a few pulls at it themselves. It is 

 therefore quite natural, that a Humboldt Bay man asks for your cigar, after you hâve been 

 smoking it for some time. This he does now-a-days exactly as at the time of Van DER 

 GûES [1858, 89]; after handing over your cigar, it generally is passed ail round. Meanwhile, 

 it is not at ail part of the customs, what an impertinent Tobâdier once did, who, on taking 

 leave from three of us, very cleverly removed the burning cigars from our mouths, and 

 took them away with him. In Geelvink Bay, according to De CLERCQ (De CLERCQ and 

 SCHMELTZ [1893, 71]), the tobacco is either or not eut or torn, dried above the fire, and 

 rolled in Pandanus leaves, and cigarettes made in this way are then sometimes spirally 

 wound round with a strip of bark. Finally, on Lake Jamur I saw fresh tobacco just eut, 

 lying on big mats, to dry in the sun, for the use of men and women; it had hardly any 

 smell. The basket N°. 112, PL IV, fig. 8, from Angâdi, contains such tobacco. As far as the 

 smoking of pipes by the Papuans is concerned, we know since several years that on the 

 south coast of New Guinea pièces of more or less thick bamboo (the Berlin Muséum pos- 

 sesses a very big spécimen (N°. 4341) from the Central District, surrounded with a broad 

 plaited work of cord) are used as pipes. FlNSCH [1888, 268], CHALMERS [1885, 170], EDGE 

 Partington [1890, PL 318], MACGREGOR [1897, 74] gave illustrations. They represent (JOEST 

 [1888, 176]) the supposed weapons of Cook, the signal tube of MOLLER, MODERA, etc. and 

 also pass round from mouth to mouth. HaDDON [1901, 75] noticed the same custom on Murray 



