98 MANANGISM IN BORNEO. 
is a piece of wood very roughly carved into the figure of a man, 
a sort of rude doll, which is stuck into the ground at the foot 
of the ladder of the house with the object of divining the fate 
of the sick man. It is inserted into the ground in the even- 
ing ; and if it remains till the morning in a straight position, 
well and good, recovery is certain ; but if it be inclined either 
to the right or left, it is an omen of death. 
5. ‘Bepancha,” “ Making a Pancha.” <A “ Pancha” is a 
swing erected on the ‘‘tanju,” or platform in front of the 
house, and the Manang swings in it, as in ‘“ Berua,” to ex- 
press the action of “kicking away’ the malady. An offering 
to the spirits is laid on the platform. 
6. ‘ “‘ Ngelembayan,” ‘“ Taking a long. sight.” Aymumles 
of planks are laid about the verandah, and the Manangs walk 
upon them chanting their incantations; and when in the 
pretended swoon, one is supposed to sail away over rivers and 
seas to find the soul and recover it. 
7. ‘‘Bebayak,”’ ‘Making a Bayak,’. 2.¢., an iewanmar 
Some cooked rice is moulded into the shape of an iguana which 
is covered over with cloths. The iguana, or perhaps his con- 
gener the alligator, is supposed to eat up the evil spirits 
which cause the disease. 
8. ‘ Memuai ka Sabayan,” ‘‘ Making a journey to Hades.” 
The Manangs with hats on their heads march in procession 
up and down the house, during which their spirits are sup- 
posed to speed away to Hades, and bring back all kinds of 
medicinal charms, and talismans of health, as well as the 
wandering and diseased soul. At daylight they go into the 
jungle to ‘catch the soul.” 
g. ‘‘Betiang Garong,” “Making a post of or for the 
Manes.’ A swing is constructed on the roof-ridge of the 
house, and the Manang performs his swinging there. An 
offering is also made on the ridge. 
ro. ‘fMunoh Antu,” “ Killing the Demon.” Occasionally 
the Manangs will declare, of some unusual and obstinate 
disease, that an evil spirit called ‘ Buyu” is the cause of it, 
and must be killed. A goodly number of them is called to- 
gether, and the feat is performed in this way. The patient is 
taken out of the room, and Jaid on the verandah, and covered 
