Chapter I: The Sea Dayaks

Habitat of the Sea Dayaks--Start for the Lundu--Inland
Passages--Fat Venison--The Lundu--Long Village House--Chinese
Gardens--Picturesque Waterfall--The Lundu
Dayaks--Their Village--Gradual Extinction of the Tribe--A
Squall--Childbirth--Girl Bitten by a Snake--Mr.
Gomez--His Tact--A Boa Seizes my Dog--Stories of Boa
Constrictors--One Caught in a Cage--Invasion of a
Dining-room--Capture of a large Boa--Boa and Wild Boar--Native
Accounts--Madman and Snake--Boas used as Rat
Catchers--Floating Islands--A Man found on one--Their
Origin--The Batang Lupar--The Lingga--Alligators
Dangerous--Method of Catching them--Their Size--Hair
Balls--Death of an Acquaintance--The Balau Lads--The
Orang-Utan--A large one killed--Banks of the River--The
Fort at Sakarang--The late Mr. Brereton--Sakarang
Head-hunting--Dayak Stratagem--Peace Ceremonies--Sacred
Jars--Farmhouse--Love of Imitation--_Illustrated
London News_--Women--Men--Poisoning--Workers in
Gold and Brass--Anecdote--Rambi Fruit--Pigs Swimming--The
Bore--Hunting Dogs--Wild Boar--Respect for
Domestic Pig--Two Kinds of Deer--Snaring--Land and
Sea Breezes--The Rejang--Lofty Millanau House--Human
Sacrifices--Swings--Innumerable Mayflies--Kanowit
Village--Kayan Mode of Attack--Kanowit Dayaks--Men
with Tails--Extraordinary Effect of Bathing in the
Nile--Treachery--Bier--Customs on the Death of a
Relative--Curious Dance--Ceremonies on solemnizing
Peace--Wild Tribes--Deadly Effect of the Upas 5