38 RECORDS OF MALAY MAGIC. 
(21).—Three yams 
(22).—Six lepat 
(23).—Two lepats 
(24).—Five katupat 
(25).—Two yams 
(26),—T wo sweet potatoes 
(27).—One boiled banana 
(28).—Three handfuls of white pulut rice 
(26).—Three handfuls of parched rice. 
On reaching the stakes, the tray was suspended from the 
left ‘‘ tide-brace” at the end of the stakes fronting the sea, and 
the Pawang sat down just below looking towards it. He then 
proceeded to scatter saffron rice and cigarettes all about the left 
and right ‘ tide-braces”’ close to the two central uprights (Kayu 
puchi) in the front of the stakes and then emptied out the remain- 
der of the contents of the vessel containing parched rice just in- 
side the head of the stakes. Henext recited a charm, whilst 
stirring the bowl of magic flour (tepong tawer) with the leaf- 
brush already described, and when this was over daubed the heads 
first of the left and then of the right “ tide-braces” and the 
heads of two uprights next to them (beany puchi,) after which he 
handed the brush to two of his following who completed the 
work in turn by daubing the heads of all the remaining uprights 
in the seaward compartment of the stakes including the heads 
of the gate posts, and then daubing the entire gear of the boat, 
starting from the left side of the bows and working down to the 
stern and then returning and working down again on the right, 
after which they returned to the stakes and washed the rice 
bowl underneath the place where the Pawang sat and finally 
fastened up the brush to the left hand Kayw puchi. 
Kelong Charms. 
Here is a set of Kelong ceremonies, as described by a 
Pawang. Take bras bertih, bras basoh, and bras kuniet 
and scatter them in three handfuls on the water towards evening. 
“Tnilah bras sagengam bunyi : 
Tanda kita bersudara!” 
Then return to the house, and on retiring to rest repeat the 
