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" killers" and induce them to chase the whale towards 

 that part of the shore in order to give the poor old man 

 some food. He occasionally calls out in a loud voice, 

 ga-ai ! ga-ai ! ga-ai ! Dyundya waggarangga yerrimaran- 

 hurdyen, meaning " Heigh-ho ! That fish upon the shore 

 throw ye to me ! 



If the whale becomes helpless from the attack of the 

 " killers " and is washed up on the shore by the waves, 

 some other men, who have been hidden behind scrub or 

 rocks, make their appearance and run down and attack 

 the animal with their weapons. A messenger is also 

 despatched to all their friends and fellow-tribesmen in the 

 neighbourhood, inviting them to come and participate in 

 the feast. 



The natives cut through the blubber and eat the animal's 

 flesh. After the intestines have been removed, any 

 persons suffering from rheumatism or similar pains, go 

 and sit within the whale's body and anoint themselves 

 with the fat, believing that they get relief by doing so. 

 It may be added that the " killers" eat only the tongue 

 and lips of the whale. 



Catching pens or fish-traps, ngullaungcmg, are made 

 across narrow, shallow inlets on the sea coast or along 

 the course of rivers. These are made by tying together 

 bundles of tea-tree, and laying them close together like a 

 wall across a creek or narrow shallow arm of the sea. 

 These walls or barricades are slightly above the surface 

 of the water. A gap or gateway is left in mid stream 

 so that the fish can pass through, and when a sufficient 

 number are enclosed, the gateway is blocked up by other 

 bundles of tea-tree, which have been prepared beforehand 

 for this purpose. If the pool is large, one or more smaller 

 portions of it are partitioned off in a similar manner, 

 into which the fish are driven by splashing the water, 

 arid are thereby more easily caught by their pursuers. 



