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such notes as I made upon it, though very imperfect, may be 

 ■ worth recording-. I find they are as follows. — 



July 28th, 1890.— The two Maias which I boug'ht of some 

 Dyaks about a week ag-o are doing- well, the baby has only cut 

 : the two middle incisors. of .the lowerjaw, and lives entirely on 

 milk. Its instinct to g-rasp hold of something- to prevent acci* 

 dental falling- is so strong- as to lead it in the absence of any- 

 thing else, to grasp the hair of its own head, to which it holds 

 on vigorously sometimes with both hands. 



August 12th, 1890. — The elder Maias left five days ago for 

 England and the baby is alone, it is very good and cries only 

 when it feels hungry or lonely, its blanket is sufiicient companion- 

 ship for it, wrapped in this it will lie quite quiet, or let me throw 

 it high in the air and catch it again without any sign of fear, but 

 without its blanket, or unless I hug it close to my body it is 

 terribly afraid of falling, catching, tight hold of the hair of its 

 own head with both its hands, and clutching with its feet for 

 something else 



August 15th. — The elder Maias has returned again, not 

 having been further than Singapore. 



August 30th. — Both Maias are getting on well ; the baby 

 has now besides the two lower median incisors cut also the left 

 median upper incisor, and is about to cut right one. It is beghi- 

 ning to climb and gets a little way, it weighs 4tb lloz. The 

 elder one is becoming destructive. 



September 29th. — The baby Maias has now cut all four 

 median incisors. 



January 15th, 1891.— Weight of the baby Maias is now 

 51b 12oz. 



April ISth.^The baby Maias has been very ill with 

 diarrhoea and is still ill. The lateral incisors above and below 

 are now through, the first bicuspids have been some time. 



April 21st.— The elder Maias died to-day of acute tuber- 

 culosis, its liver and lungs were found crammed with tubercle. 

 It had been apparently well till five days ago except for an 

 attack of diarrhoea a week or two before. It had not given up 

 a filthy habit of eating its own dung. The baby is still ill with 

 frequently recurring diarrhoea. 



April 23rd. — The baby Maias eats its own dung unless an 

 unlimited supply of such indigestible food as raw Krebong is given 



