74 HILL TRIBES OF NORTH FORMOSA. 
aborigines of the northern and central mountains are immense- 
ly fond of all sorts of trinkets. Round the necks of old men » 
and young warriors are seen necklaces of wild boars’ tusks and 
teeth of animals. They are worn often as heirlooms, but prin- 
cipally as symbols of individual prowess. They often load their 
necks with metal trinkets, cuttle-fish beads, &c., to which they 
attach numerous little appliances connected with the priming and 
loading of their matchlocks,a motley sort of collection, which ex- 
cites the curiosity of the beholder. Every man who possesses 
a gun (pdhtis) wears round his neck curious-looking priming- 
flasks full of powder, and over his shoulder, or round his waist, 
an oblong-shaped case, made of skin, often contaiming several 
cylindrical-shaped wooden receptacles full of powder. He has 
generally about him a small bag containing shot and long 
iron projectiles almost the size of the little finger, which are 
slipped down the muzzle of the long-barrelled matchlock on 
top of the powder without any wad between. Matchlocks, 
however, are not very common in the interior, and even the 
border tribes are only scantily furnished with them. ‘The ma- 
jority of the men are armed with bows and arrows, with which 
they make good practice at stationary objects. Bowmen wear 
round their waists a deer skinstrap, orarrow-belt, and not a man 
is without a long kniie called /a/éo. Another common append- 
age is a bag made either of hempen cloth or skin, about four 
or five inches broad and nine or ten inches long, in which they 
place dried tobacco leaves. ‘Tobacco grows wild in many parts 
of the country inhabited by the savages, and in Chinese terri- 
tory itis cultivated to a large extent in certain districts. The 
savages simply sun-dry it, then rub it in their hands and place 
it in their pipes. In this form it is very mild. Foreigners 
make it into blocks by placing the leaves one above the other ; 
a little water is then sprinkled over them, sometimes a dash of 
rum, the leaves are then pressed into a compact block, or are 
compressed into a circular shape about the size of the wrist 
and tapering to a point at both ends. Tobacco made in this 
form is tied round tightly together with rope, and is a very 
good substitute for what is called ship’s tobacco. Native-grown 
tobacco, has been often prepared in this wav by sailors on board 
