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the pith and roots of the chek&r, jeranyau, hnjacuiy merah and 

 kunyit trus ; adding a little white pepper, we chew this with 

 betel leaf and betel nut and squirt the mixture from our mouths 

 over the part of the elephant's body that is affected. 



If the elephant's body is hot, we take satawar h titan, 

 balongan, satatvar benar, any or, tebubetong, lenjuang p-uteh, tebe- 

 rav, chapa and rotan tawar ; we shred all these very line or 

 pound them to pulp, and cook them with betel leaf and betel 

 nut. We then squirt the mixture from our mouths, or 

 sprinkle it over the elephant's body for two or three conse- 

 cutive days. 



The elephant must not be exposed to the sun during this 

 treatment. 



74. This is the remedy for a swollen foot, leg or 

 shoulder : we take the inner part of some ginger, kunyit trus, 

 turmeric, and lampuyang ; we grind or pound them to pulp 

 and adding a little salt, warm it on the fire ; we then apply 

 to the mixture the affected part for three or four days. 



If a:i elephant's ear or leg is swollen we" repeat this charm 

 over it. 



OM CHIKAN CHI OHAU SIMAN PALAI AITtJ RATI 

 DUCHANGU BAYI DUCUANG SAN BISAYI TAB. 



75. This is the medicine for a sprain in an elephant : we 

 take leaves of the galenggang ramanggi which people use as a 

 vegetable, nasi-nan, the juice of the tebu salah, the stem of 

 the kladi hitam and a prawn of the variety known as udany 

 galah : we bake all these until they are burnt and then put 

 them in some flour which we warm and apply as a poultice to 

 the affected part for three or four days. 



76. This is a medicine to cure an elephant of eating 

 earth : we take some earthworms and some black valley 

 earth ; we bake the worms until they are burnt and then mix 

 them with the earth which we give to the elephant to eat for 



' three or four days. 



77. This is a medicine for an elephant that will not eat 

 heartily : we take some lengkuas padang and lengkuas benar 



R. A. Soe„ No. 45, 1905, 



