Sarawak: Its Inhabitants and Productions

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On shore and in the village, the head, for months after its arrival, is treated with the greatest consideration, and all the names and terms of endearment of which their language is capable are abundantly lavished on it: the most dainty morsels, culled from their abundant though inelegant repast . . . [are] thrust into its mouth, and it is instructed to hate its former friends, and that, having been now adopted into the tribe of its captors, its spirit must be always with them: sirih leaves and betel nut are given to it, and finally, a cigar is frequently placed between its ghastly and pallid lips. None of this disgusting mockery is performed with the intention of ridicule, but all to propitiate the spirit by kindness, and to procure its good wishes for the tribe, of whom it is now supposed to have become a member.3

3Low, H.n/an/an/an/an/a, , 207.

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Chicago: "Sarawak: Its Inhabitants and Productions," Sarawak: Its Inhabitants and Productions in Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, ed. Thomas, William I. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1937), Original Sources, accessed May 16, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H39RPVK8BPSTVKC.

MLA: . "Sarawak: Its Inhabitants and Productions." Sarawak: Its Inhabitants and Productions, in Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, edited by Thomas, William I., New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1937, Original Sources. 16 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H39RPVK8BPSTVKC.

Harvard: , 'Sarawak: Its Inhabitants and Productions' in Sarawak: Its Inhabitants and Productions. cited in 1937, Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, ed. , McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York. Original Sources, retrieved 16 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H39RPVK8BPSTVKC.