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graves were rifled under the supposition that the Europeans 
buried treasure with their dead, though it is strange that their 
experiences of failure never seemed to teach them that such 
was not the case. 
The Muhammadan natives are buried in the customary 
Muhammadan manner in regular graveyards kept for the pur- 
pose. 
The aborigines generally bury their dead near their houses, 
erecting over the graves little sheds adorned, in the case of 
chiefs, with bright colcured clothes, umbrellas, etc. I once 
went to see the lying in state of a deceased Datoh, who had 
been dead nine days. On entering the house I looked about 
for the corpse in vain, till my attention was drawn to an old 
earthen jar, tilted slightly forward, on the top of the old 
Chief's goods—his sword, spear, gun and clothing. 
In this jar were the Datoh’s remains, the poor old fellow 
having been doubled up, head and heels together, and 
forced through the mouth of the vessel, which was about 
two, tcet in) diameter. Whe -jar itself was about -four 
feet high. Over the corpse was thickly sprinkled the 
native camphor, and the jar was closed with a piece of buffa- 
lo hide, well sealed over with gum dammar. They told us 
the Datoh was dressed in his best clothes and had his pipe 
with him, but nothing else. He was to be buried that day in 
a small grave excavated near the house, just large enough to 
contain the jar, and a buffalo was being killed and intoxicat- 
ing drink prepared for the numerous friends and followers 
who were flocking in for the wake. Over his grave cannon 
would be fired to arouse the spirits who were to lead him to 
Kinabalu, the people shouting out ‘Turn neither to the right 
nor to the left, but proceed straight to Kinabalu’’—the sacred 
mountain where are collected the spirits of all good Dusuns 
under, I believe, the presidency of a great spirit known as 
Kinaringan. 
CHAPTER XI. 
The population of North Borneo, as has been shewn, is very 
scanty, and the great object of the new Government should be 
