Malay Magic _ Being an introduction to the - Walter William Skeat

died in a few weeks’ time. Shortly after this some men were sitting plaiting ataps^153 under the shade ...

is, almost word for word, equally true of the Bee-Trees in Selangor.^158 Other haunted trees (pokok bĕrhantu) ...

The Lime-Tree Yet another tree whose spirit is the object, as it were, of a special cult,^160 is the lime-tree, ...

The Eagle-wood Tree The following account of Eagle-wood and of the tree which produces it is quoted from the ...

“The gharu is found in pockets, and may sometimes be discovered by the veins which run to these pockets. ...

Bark peeling off. (Bĕrgugor kulit.) A clear space underneath. (Mĕngelĕnggang.) Stumps jutting out. (Bĕrchulak ...

“Wangkang floats in water, fibrous blocks whitish in colour. “The chandan tree differs from other gharu-trees ...

so will surely be killed by the “eagle-wood spirit,” who is supposed to be extremely powerful and dangerous ...

Camphor The following account of the superstitious notions connected with the search for Camphor (kapur Barus) is ...

one of the Cicadas which are so numerous in the Malayan jungles.) “When hunting for camphor the natives always throw ...

Gutta-percha The trees from which Gutta-percha is taken are also supposed to be inhabited by a spirit; ...

The Cocoa-nut Palm The following instructions to be followed by toddy-collectors (who tap the Cocoa-nut pal ...

Now commence by bending down one of the blossom-sheaths, lay hold of the central shoot, and thrice repeat the ...

Rules for planting various Crops The following rules have an evident bearing upon the subject of vegetable anim ...

them in the evening, so that they may bear fruit while they are still near the ground. When you ...

The Cultivation of Rice The most important contribution of the Malays to the animistic theory of vegetation is ...

“2. In olden time the order of planting operations was as follows:—First, the elders had to hold a consulta ...

Of Sowing “4. Before sowing one must first of all lay out the grain, both the seed-grain and the ‘mother-seed,’ e ...

and at that time all the water should be drawn off the plot; after seven days they are likened to a spa ...

Of Planting “7. When the seedling rice has been in the nursery long enough, and the fields are clean and read ...