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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]
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A Dyak Village House[18]
Girls Weaving[30]
On the Warpath[36]
A Dyak Girl in Gala Costume[50]
In Wedding Finery[68]
Killing Birds with a Blow-Pipe[74]
A Dyak Youth[88]