THE TIGER-BREED FAMILIES. 39 
They say that all the tigers springing from these graves are 
saints (Harwmau Kéramat) under the more saintly lordship of the 
great Dato Parot whose abode is Gunong Angsi, as opposed to 
Gunong Ledang which has its own army of tiger-warriors and 
settlers. Fancy and superstition have associated endless tales and 
legends with these two leading personalities—the Dato Paroi and 
Dato Gunong Ledang. Of them as of a few other tiger-tales I 
propose to speak in some future article. 
Belief in were-tigers whose transformation takes place during 
life, is general all over the Peninsula. But, as a rule, the power 
is ascribed to people of the Korinchi tribe from Sumatra. The 
possession of the power by a person is said to be indicated ‘oy the 
absence of the furrow (alor) which ordinary men have on their 
upper lip immediately below the nose. Tigers of this sort are 
called harwmau chénaku, or harvmau jadi-jadian. ‘They change 
back into man just as the man changes into tiger. Sir Hugh 
Clifford in his book “ The Further Side of Silence” relates a case 
of a Malay were-tiger. 
CY 
R. A. Soc., No. 85, 1922. 
