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THE SUPERSTITIONS OP THE MINTIRA^ 
Spells and charms are not however limited in their power to men. 
animals, and the forces of nature. Even the demons themselves are 
subject to them. For protection against the Hantu Saburu, the fol¬ 
lowing charm is repeated. 
Api n^ma ankau anjing Sokom nama ankau anjing itam nama tu- 
hanko ayer nama tu^nko riddang nama tuanko utan pos pigi ankau 
puking bawei anjingku pulang, apa diburu sini tada babi tada rusa 
ditutup lobang idong kabau idong suda ku doa bau ku bawa angin 
lalu. (14) 
The Hantu kapielu and Hantu Kambong are exorcised by the fol¬ 
lowing spells. 
TANKAL KAPIELU. 
Hong pielu mula pielu terbang j&bufc biluntok bilum tawar aku 
membu&ng tawar pi£lu dikapala aku membuang dUtas kApdlA ilang 
pifelu minta bu&ng diatas kapala. (15) 
TANKAL KAMBONG. 
Hong jiwti mula jiwa jiwa sheitan suda &ku tdwdr jiwa tomp&ng 
suda aku tawar jiwa takina suda aku tawar aku membu&ng jiwa kras 
smangat ankaula smangat jiwa bangket bunkar segala jiwa dalam 
prut dalam badan terbit lanchang aku memalang segala jiwa. (16) 
(14) What is your name, dog ? Sokom is your name, black dog. 
Your master’s name is Water. Your master’s name is Riddang.* 
Your master’s name is Forest. Begone, go you away, take your dog 
away. What do you hunt here ? There are no hogs, no deer. The 
nostrils are shut, the smell of your nose I have charmed. My smell 
the wind carries away. 
(15) Hong ! fever, primitive fever, fly away, be plucked out, un¬ 
charmed biluntok. I cast a charm for fever on your head. I throw 
it upon your head. Lose the fever. May it be thrown away above 
your head. 
(16) First essential life! primitive life! the devil’s life have I 
* The name of a tree. 
