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with a stately bow while she returns the bow in 
the same way. Both now go to the sitting-room in 
which is prepared the ; ‘topekong” (house-altar), where 
they pray for a short time before the house-god and eat 
together some cakes which have been first offered to 
•the spirits. This finished, the bridegroom and bride 
(who are now husband and wife) go to the bed-room ; 
all the relations of the bridegroom are called together 
while the bride genuflects before her father and mother 
in-law. The parents of the bridegroom now make a 
present of a ring (sometimes money) and the other ref¬ 
lations give money while the bride presents them with 
tea. The small tea-cups are carried on a tray by the 
bride herself, but as she must keep the fan always be¬ 
fore her face, one of the women does that for her, while 
another woman goes round with her telling her to 
what new relation she is offering the tea. While the 
relations take the tea and put the present (money 
Avrapped in red paper) on the tray, they generally say 
some kindly Avords to her. After these ceremonies are 
ewer, the dinner is served at which the bride is not 
alloAved to be present and this is as usual followed by 
gambling. 
Three days after, the mother of the bride sends some 
coeoanut oil and foAvls,-which are carried by the 
younger brother of the bride,.-to the bridegroom in 
order to prepare a small dinner and invite a few people. 
After this, the new couple visit the parents of the 
bride, while another small dinner is given by her 
parents, and on this occasion the bridegroom has to 
genuflect before his father and mother-in-laAA r as it is 
the first time he enters the house as their son-in-law. 
H. Heyden, M. Ap. 
R. C. Mission, 
Kuching. 
The Prohibition of Deer’s flesh among some of the Land-Dayaks. 
The following notes do not pretend, to be the result 
of any searching inquiry, but rather their object is to 
suggest a very interesting line of inquiry to anyone who 
