THE TORTOISE SHELL OF CELEBES. 
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it off, there would be danger of tearing the shells, they usually 
wait three days, during which time the softfparts become de¬ 
composed and the shells are loosened with little trouble. 
When they wish to remove the shell immediately after the 
capture, they separate it by means of boiling water. They 
also often accomplish this object by the heat of a fire, in the 
application of which, however, a danger is run of injuring 
the shell by burning it, for which reason this mode is only 
adopted by those who do not know its value. 
MALAY PANTUNS. 
Pata putri naga naganya, 
Sintdkan layer ka Indragiri. 
Hinda mati rasd rds&nya, 
Aydr ditilam sarasa duri. 
Sintakan layer kd Indragiri, 
Ikan todak dal am prdu. 
Ayer ditilan sarasa duri, 
Tidorta* hinda’ makan ta mhu. 
Ikan todah dalam prau. 
And sabandar memanku puan. 
Tidor ta’ hinda makan ta* mau, 
Badan tersira phdamu tudn. 
Brapajau tdna Plembang, 
Burong tirbdng pulang hark 
Deri jau sdya datang, 
Dingarkan tuan bai budi. 
Jekalau add ldngudi pdit, 
Blanga bharu saya jirangkan. 
Jekalau ada budi iang bdf, 
Menjadi abu sayk kinangkau. 
Jekdlau tiada kirna bintang, 
Masakan bulan tirbit pagi, 
Jekalau tiada kirna tuan, 
Mdsakan datdng sayk kamari 
Buldn trang trang tamarang, 
Hantu berjaldn Idki Mnk 
Janganlasdya di aram aram, 
Saya ddgang terchdmpa disinh 
