NOTICES OF THE NORTHERN OR DUTCH HALF OP CELEBES. G81 
avid diamonds. But especially great is the extravagance in weapons. 
Instances are known, where 120 Sp. Drs. have been paid for the 
wooden scabbard of a krls, and common rifles are exchanged for 
gold dust to the amount of 300 and 400 Rs. Among such articles 
of luxury, the apparatus for opium smoking has a prominent place: 
the pipes being of embossed gold, silver or ivory. The dress of 
the loiver classes for the men consists of short trowsers of cloth ; the 
upper part of the body is generally naked, but sometimes jackets 
with short sleeves are used. Besides there is commonly a sarong* 
wound (Folded in the manner of salendangs) round the waist, which 
serves as a cloak in cold and rainy weather and during the night. 
The head dress is either a small cap, made of rattan, or a handker¬ 
chief, negligently wound round the head, with one end hanging loose¬ 
ly dGwn. There is besides in use for protection from rain and sun¬ 
shine a large hat, made of sago leaves, named Tollo. This class is 
mostly armed with the kris, tombak and parang. Dress of females : 
those of the higher classes are just like those in Java, transparent 
stuffs with gold and silver textures, and plenty of ornaments of gold, 
silver and diamonds. But in domestic retirement all splendour and 
ornaments are laid aside, and filth and sloth are the order of the day. 
Nothing but a sarong of coarse and generally dark coloured cloth is 
hound round the waist, and perhaps a piece of black crape is thrown 
over the shoulders to cover the breast; but this is scarce, and com¬ 
monly at home the princess is not to be known by her dress from 
the lowest Gurontalo woman. Sometimes the females wear short 
jackets, white, yellow, green or blue ; but this is not frequent, as it is 
generally the dress of slaves. The poorer classes are content with 
rags of the bark of trees. 
The home , domestic relations , properly etc .-—The life at home 
is worse than animal existence, almost mere lazy vegetation. That 
of the lower and poorer classes, the Balia, is especially wretched. 
Their chief characteristic is blind obedience to their superiors, not 
from any voluntary motive, but from cowardly submission ; and 
not having any security for their persons or property, of course eve¬ 
ry spark of energy and activity becomes extinguished, as it is pre¬ 
ferable to suffer the bitterest want rather than toil for gain, of which 
they are sure to be robbed by their indolent but luxurious oppressors. 
The further consequences are but natural, that this consciousness of 
their helpless condition, renders the character of the people dark, 
distrustful and repulsive, and that instances of dishonesty and pevfi- 
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