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that he has another child, the name of the second child being, 
of course, substituted for that of the first: if, however, he 
has no other, he is known as Mantai. If his wife and all his 
children die, he is called Balu, and, on marrying again, this 
style is still used until he has a child, when he again becomes 
‘‘ Father of So-and-so.”’ Similarly a woman who is, or has 
been, married, is known as Mak Anu (mother of So-and- SO), 
M antai, or Balu. My informant was called Pak Dedup, ?.e. 
Father of Dedup. 
For seven days after a death nobody must beat drums, 
trade, or try to collect debts. If a creditor tries to collect a 
debt during this time, the debt is considered cancelled, and 
‘if he asks for his money arrogantly he is fined, now-a-days, 
I was told, twenty-five dollars, but formerly—one hundred 
and eight plates.' 
Cireumeision is, I was informed, not practised by the 
Endau Jakun.? 
During bad storms rubbish i is collected and burnt. 
Ujan panas (‘‘ hot rain,” ¢.e, rain while the sun is shin- 
ing) is much feared by the Endau Jakun. 
Strangers must not visit a man who is being treated for 
sickness by a Poyang and nothing made of iron may be 
brought into his house, or, if it should be, it must not be taken 
out again for three days ‘after the Poyang has removed the 
tabu. The length of the tabu period is such as the Poyang 
may decide, and, while it is in force, nobody must break a 
gourd ora plate in the sick man’s house, tap or beat its thres- 
hold. or ve ap in quarrelling. 
n who are five months gone in pregnancy may not 
kill aes oe any kind, and a husband, whose wife is in this 
condition, may not kill anything from the time when his wife 
gives birth until the child is seven days old. When a child 
is born husband and wife are forbidden to eat the flesh of the 
Rusa-deer and of two species of mouse-deer (f&%landok and 
kanchil)—the husband till the child is seven days old, and 
his wife as long as the child is “‘ small.” I was told that if me 
woman were to eat deer’ s eek she would go mad, and r 
wild like a deer. 
The marriage ceremony among the Endau Jakun appears 
to be slight and is said to be ratified by the man and woman 
eating together from the same plate. 
1 Judging from what I have seen of the Endau Jakun, such fines, if 
inflicted, could not be paid. Possibly these amounts might be m entioned 
as marks of displeasure, but I doubt if 1 es Ate have 
The custom of fining so many ye? is pontsthe (Journ. Ind. 
Arch., vol. I, p. 274) who states ong the Binut **Binuas”’ the fine 
a murderer to b ape boee plates. 
s that the ‘‘ Orang Benua”’ amon: havea he includes the 
pe aa f the Endau a not practise circumcision, make ‘‘a single 
— or Sit” Not knowing of iad statement at the ‘tie of my visit, I 
not enquire into the matter further 
