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only one spirit at a time, the penggaiva spirit has left him 

 for the moment. Nemk Jin Hitam is critically cross- 

 examined by the To* Mindoh, and is asked why he has 

 black followers as well as those of lesser devils to cause 

 all this trouble, and who told him to do so, Nmeh Jin 

 Hitam repHes (through the medium, i.e., the pMeri) that 

 he has joined forces with the other devils because an 

 insufficient sacrifice has been offered. At this stage the 

 To' Mindok has to use a great deal of coaxing aud may 

 promise anything with intent to deceive the ** grand- 

 father of the black devils,** until at last, to everybody's 

 relief, Nenek Jin Hitam agrees to withdraw. On these 

 occasions the To' Mittdok may sing the following song. 



The Fabbwell Sokg of the To' Mijtdok to Nenek Jm Hitam. 



Go ! and wait at the end of the Earth, 



With all thy hungry foUowera, 



From the four corners of the Earth, 



Receive tax and tribute. 



Gather together all the jin, 



Evil spirits, devils, goblins and ghosts, 



From Land and Sea, from Jungle and Valley, 



From Hill, Mountain and Village, 



Go 1 eat the feast offered. 



The cost of a special performance for the cure of a sick 

 man or woman is about sixty or seventy Straits dollars ; 

 but the ordinary village performance in Kelantan 

 generally comes to only about twenty-five dollars. The 

 village performance is popular because the occasion is 

 taken to show hospitality to friends from near and far. 

 When Main Feiiri is performed with the idea of wimiing 

 the affection of a girl, the penggawa spirit acts as 

 " love*s messenger " and a bunch of jessamine ia given 

 to the lover to keep in his bedroom. In the case of 

 stolen or lost propeily, a *sub?itantia] reward must be 

 offered to the pitirif and even then his information ia 

 often both vague and ambiguous. 



