5fi AN ACCOUNT 0¥ THE WILD TRIBES 



put lire, and burn all these trees liial are 

 faUeii pell'inell; when the brandies are 

 burnt the lire ceases, and some time alter 

 the rice is planted, it grows up amongst all 

 the trunks of the Fallen trees, and other 

 larger branches which were not destroyed 

 by fire : after the liarvest the place is aban- 

 doned, and another is selected for the next 

 year. 



In several places in the interior of the 

 forest are found durian trees, aivvays in a 

 body together to the nmnber of about ten 

 or twelve trees : sucii places are lor the 

 .lakuns an object of great attention, and a 

 matter of work, Tiiey cut with great care 

 nil the otiier trees which surround the du- 

 rians» that tliesc by receiving more air may 

 grow up more easily, and give finer and 

 grealei' qiniotity of fruit; they build tlierea 

 small liouse of wliicli 1 will hereafter speak, 

 and they tlien return to their ordinary ha^ 

 bitation, which is sometimes distant from 



