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قراءة كتاب Children of Borneo
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CHILDREN OF BORNEO
Uniform with this Volume
| CHILDREN OF INDIA |
| By Janet Harvey Kelman |
| CHILDREN OF CHINA |
| By C. Campbell Brown |
| CHILDREN OF AFRICA |
| By James B. Baird |
| CHILDREN OF ARABIA |
| By John Cameron Young |
| CHILDREN OF JAMAICA |
| By Isabel C. Maclean |
| CHILDREN OF JAPAN |
| By Janet Harvey Kelman |
| CHILDREN OF EGYPT |
| By L. Crowther |
| CHILDREN OF CEYLON |
| By Thomas Moscrop |
| CHILDREN OF PERSIA |
| By Mrs Napier Malcolm |
CHILDREN OF BORNEO
BY
EDWIN H. GOMES, M.A.
AUTHOR OF
"SEVENTEEN YEARS AMONG THE SEA DYAKS OF BORNEO"
WITH EIGHT COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
OLIPHANT, ANDERSON & FERRIER
I gratefully acknowledge the permission readily granted by Messrs Seeley & Co. Ltd., to make use of much matter that has already been published in my book, "Seventeen Years Among the Sea Dyaks of Borneo," and I would recommend that book to those who wish for more information about Borneo and its inhabitants.
Edwin H. Gomes.
TURNBULL AND SPEARS, PRINTERS. EDINBURGH
To
LITTLE PAUL
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | The Island of Borneo—Jungles—The Dyaks —Dyak Life in the Old Days | 9 |
| II. | The Coming of the White Rajah—The Missionaries | 13 |
| III. | A Dyak Village House | 18 |
| IV. | Dyak Babies and Children | 23 |
| V. | Manner of Life—Occupation | 28 |
| VI. | Head-Hunting | 32 |
| VII. | Birds and Beasts in Borneo | 37 |
| VIII. | Some Curious Customs | 41 |
| IX. | Dyak Feasts | 45 |
| X. | The Witch Doctor | 51 |
| XI. | Some Animal Stories | 56 |
| XII. | Omens and Dreams | 63 |
| XIII. | Marriages and Burials | 68 |
| XIV. | A Dyak Legend | 73 |
| XV. | Dyak Beliefs and Superstitions | 87 |
| XVI. | Conclusion | 90 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Dyak Children | Frontispiece |
| PAGE | |
| A Dyak Village House |