[26] A very active mofette which the natives call the Pakaraman, _i.e._ the “selected spot” where King Baladeva had his arms forged in the Brata Yuda war. [27] What is the use of living, of kissing lovely flowers, If, though they are beautiful, they must soon fade into nothing? [28] The native’s deferential fear for the animal in question, makes him reluctant to pronounce its name, a liberty likely to give offence; referring to the lord of the woods, he speaks rather of his respected uncle (_paman_) or grandfather (_kakeh_), which satisfies, at the same time, his lingering belief in the transmigration of the soul. [29] Siva as Kala, the destroyer with the lion’s or tiger’s head, Banaspati, devouring the sea-monster Makara: time finishing all things and alleviating all distress, in respect of which notion VOLTAIRE’S short but pointed story of _Les Deux Consolés_ may be profitably read. [30] Query: Has St. Patrick ever been on the Diëng? [31] Or Bhimo, one of Arjuno’s four brothers and avenger of the honour of the family on Kichaka, who had fallen in love with their common wife Draupadi. [32] No buildings in the Northern Indian or Indo-Arian style have been found in Java. [33] Reporting to the _Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences_, January 11, 1909. [34] That which has been, returns and will return through all time. [Illustration] CHAPTER IV PRAMBANAN _Queen Gertrude...._ ..., all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, _Hamlet, Prince of Denmark_, I., ii.