U AN ACCOUOT OF THE WILD TIIIBES 



riuni of the iiilusion ofNiet-Niet leaves for 

 four days; for diarrlNea, the decoction of 

 the root oCkayu-yet and kayu-panamas; for 

 sciatica, powdered sahtal-vvood in water, 

 riihhed on tlie loins; for sorc^i, the wood 

 kuml)in[>. 11 I he head he afTected, it must 

 he wnshed with a decoction of Lawan{(- 

 wood; if the chest, the patient should drink 

 a decoction of kayu-ticar leaves. Some of 

 the Jakuns, hut few, and only those who 

 are styled Pawangs, pretend to some know- 

 ledge in pljysic, as well as in the secrets 

 of nature; but their pretensions on tliat 

 point arc not so great as it is ordinarily 

 reported; and in fact they are very little 

 more clever tlian the otliers. The Jakuns 

 have some knowledge of music; they Iiave 

 several songs which they received from 

 their ancestors, or which they make them- 

 selves, only according to the agreement of 

 the ear, for they have not the slightest idea 

 of the musical notation; tlioir songs are 



