INHABlTINti THE MALAYAN PENJNSULA. 91 



lered upon : it appears very probable that 

 uiicoinnion natural aljility, vviiicli is found 

 IVoni time to time in a Tew of tlie Binuas, 

 jjives a suflicient riglit to exercise tlie func- 

 tions of sucli ministry. The right of iniierit- 

 ance seems also to be looked for as contri- 

 buting much to the claim of being Pawang. 

 In the absence of more positive information 

 on the subject, I will here quote a passage 

 from Lieut. Newbold. 



ff The soul of a Pawang after death is 

 supposed to enter into the body of a tiger. 

 This metempsychosis is presumed to take 

 place after the following fashion. The corpse 

 of the Pawang is placed erect against the 

 projection uearthe rootof a largo tree in the 

 depth of tfie forest, and carefully watched 

 and snpj)lied with rice and water for seven 

 days andniglitsby the friends and relations. 

 During this period the transmigration (be- 

 heved to be tlie j'esnh of an anciotit com- 

 pact made in olden times by tiie Pa\^ang'^^ 



