Life beyond the grave—Wailings—Rice strewn on the dead man’s chest—The professional wailer—Feeding the dead—Carrying the dead—The grave—Articles buried with the dead—_Baiya_—Fire lit at sunset—The _ulit_, or mourning—_Pana_, or offering to the dead—The wailer’s song—_Sumping_—Periodical _Sabak_—Feast in honour of the dead—_Gawai Antu_—The dead not forgotten—Other methods of disposing of the dead besides burial—Dyak ideas of a future life 133-144 CHAPTER XI TRAVELLING IN SARAWAK Travelling by boat—Paddles _v._ oars—Dangers—Tidal bores—Sand-banks-_Langan_—Up-river travelling—Poling—Camping out at night—Travelling on foot—Jungle paths—Scenery—Wild animals—The _Orang-utan_—Vegetation 145-151 CHAPTER XII OMENS AND DREAMS Seven omen birds—Other omen animals—Omens sought before beginning rice-farming—House-building omens—Substitutions for omens—Good and bad omens in farming—A dead animal—Means of avoiding bad effects—Omens obeyed at all times—Bird flying through a house—A drop of blood—Killing an omen bird or insect—Origin of the system of omens—Augury—Dreams 152-162 CHAPTER XIII THE “MANANG,” OR WITCH-DOCTOR _Manangs_ supposed to possess mysterious powers over evil spirits—Dyak theory of disease—Treatment of disease—_Lupong_, or box of charms—_Batu Ilau_—_Manang_ performances—_Pagar Api_—Catching the soul—Sixteen different _manang_ ceremonies—Killing the demon _Buyu_—_Saut_—Salampandai—Deceit of _manangs_—Story of a schoolboy—Smallpox and cholera—Three ceremonies of initiation—Different ranks of _manangs_ 163-181 CHAPTER XIV NATIVE REMEDIES AND DYAK CHARMS Native remedies—Cupping—Charms—A Dyak medicine chest—Smallpox and cholera—My experience at Temudok 182-193 CHAPTER XV DYAK RELIGION Certain religious observances—_Petara_, or gods—Singalang Burong, the god of war—Pulang Gana, the god of the soil—Salampandai, the maker of men—_Mali_, or taboo—Spirits—Girgasi, the chief of evil spirits—The dogs of the spirits—Stories—Customs connected with the belief in spirits—Sacrifices—_Piring_ and _ginselan_—The victim of the sacrifice generally eaten, but not always—Material benefits expected by the Dyaks by their religious ceremonies—_Nampok_, a means of communicating with spirits—_Batu kudi_, “stones of wrath”—Belief in a future life—Conclusion 194-208 CHAPTER XVI DYAK FEASTS