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in all); then five portions made up from the remainder of the 
fowl ‘already mentioned (raw however, this time,) and then 
(after a further washing of the hands) five more portions of 
cakes, 
Finally (after a last washing) he tied to each of the four 
cords which are attached to the four corners of the tray a series 
of small ornamental rice receptacles manufactured from woven 
strips of cocoanut fronds, these receptacles depending from the 
strings to which they were tied in much the same manner as the 
presents from our own Christmas Tree. There were twenty- 
eight of these receptacles fourteen of a square shape, which are 
called Katupat and fourteen of a long shape called lepat, each set 
of fourteen comprising seven sorts of cooked and seven sorts 
of uncooked food. But food is by no means the only sort of 
creature comforts provided for the spirits; four small buckets 
inanufactured from strips of banana leaves and skewered at the 
ends with bamboo pins, were filled and deposited in each corner, 
with sugar cane-juice, whilst a similar receptacle in the centre 
was filled with the blood of the fowl. 
The necessity of lighting the spirits to their food is not 
overlooked, and five waxen tapers were charmed and lighted 
and planted one in each corner and one in the centre of the 
tray. 
Finally five ‘‘chews” of betel-leaf, and five cigarettes 
(these latter rolled in short strips of banana leaf, charmed and 
lighted at a lamp) and five stones (these should have heen 
dollar-pieces but the Pawang accepted 50 cent- -pieces on account 
of the comparative poverty of the patient) were added to the 
contents of the tray, which was thus at last complete. Every 
thing being ready, the Pawang walked thrice round the tray 
(the patient remaining seated underneath it) bearing the censer 
and having thrice more handed the censer round it from his 
right to his left hand, and standing with his face to the East, 
(looking in the same direction as the ‘patient) grasped with both 
hands the cords of the tray at the point where they converged, 
and thrice muttering to himself gave a violent tug downwards 
at the end of each repetition. 
When this was over, he took off the yellow cloth which as 
formerly. observed, was. bound round his head, and fastened it 
rourid the point already mentioned whére the strings con- 
