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 of the errant soul of a sick man, this demon can ensure to him a swift and unimpeded passage thither and back again.

While Dasu was telling us the story of his vision of the Tortoise spirit who gave him the Batu Bintang I watched his face carefully for any sign that he believed, or did not believe his account. I could not be sure but I am inclined to think he did not. He seemed relieved when we had finished our ex- amination of his possessions, and he could pack them all up and carry them off to the security of his own dwelling.

Several similar collections of charins have at different times been given to me, obtained from Manangs who have become Christians but it was particularly interesting to me to have a set actually in use exhibited and explained by their owner, and I have thought that a description of them might possibly have some interest for other Members of the Society.