“Thirteenth. If senna is drunk with dew, the eyes become bright and clear.
“Fourteenth. If senna is taken in water in which pomegranate peel has been boiled, it cures dysentery.
“Fifteenth. If senna is boiled with cocoa-nut water and taken internally, it will cure diabetes and gravel, by the will of God ever to be praised and Most High.”
Thus the properties of the senna of Mecca are concluded under fifteen headings.[52]
Specimen Words of the Spirit Language used by Pawangs
[ccxvi] Bhasa Hantu
| English. | Malay. | Spirit Language. |
| betel-leaf | sirih | mĕrak b’layang |
| bird | burong | simbangan |
| blood | darah | kasai |
| candle | lilin | talong |
| cane-sugar juice | ayer tebu | tuwak (tuak) |
| child | anak | dĕmit |
| daylight | siang | sinar |
| dead | mati | merat |
| dwelling-place | tempat tinggal | jinjangan or sandaran |
| eye | mata | bintang |
| fish | ikan | sampah laut or daun kayu |
| fowl | ayam | mĕndong |
| head | kapala | hulu |
| house | rumah | balei |
| ill | sakit | ’rayu |
| jar | buyong | lobok |
| life | nyawa | kĕlbu |
| lightning | kilat | panah lodan |
| night | malam | silam |
| pig | babi | pandak kaki |
| rice | b’ras | gandum or jĕr’ba |
| sleep | tidor | mĕrapat bintang |
| spear | lembing | tohok |
| thunder | guroh | lodan |
| tobacco | tembakau | ranting berjela |
| water | ayer | jamjam |
| wind | angin | bayu |
| wood | kayu | jetun or jeitun |
Dances
[ccxvii] [p. [464].
The Gambor Dance (Main Gambor) should be illustrated by the Shaʿir Radin, which, however, is far too long to be given in extenso.