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N o . i .— R ep re fen ts the y o u n g m en , fifteen in n um b e r , feated at th e
head o f the Y o o - la h n g , w h ile th o fe w h o w e re to b e th e operators paraded
feveral tim e s 'ro u n d it , ru n n in g u p on th e ir hands and fe e t, and im ita tin g
th e d o gs o f th e c o u n t ry . T h e i r drefs w a s adapted to this p u rp o fe ; th e
w o o d en fw o rd , { tuck in the h in d e r p a r t o f the g ird le w h ic h th e y w o r e
rou n d the w a ift , did n o t, w h e n th e y w e r e c r aw lin g on all fo u r s , lo o k
m u ch u n lik e th e tail o f a d o g cu rled o v e r h is ba ck . E v e r y tim e th e y
palfed th e place w h e r e th e b o y s w e re feated, th e y th r ew u p th e fand and
d u ll on th em w i th th e ir hands and th e ir feet. D u r in g th is c e rem o n y
th e b o y s , fat p e r f e d ly ftill and filent, n e v e r once m o v in g th em fe lv e s
from th e p o fitio n in w h ic h th e y w e r e p lac ed , n o r fe em in g in th e le a d
to n otice th e r id icu lou s appearance o f th e carrahdis and th e ir alfociates.
» W e un d e rfto od th a t b y th is ce rem o n y p ow e r o v e r th e d o g was g iv e n
to th em , and that it en d ow ed th em w i th w h a te v e r g o od o r ben e fic ial
qua lities th a t anima l m ig h t p olfefs.
T h e dogs o f th is c o u n t r y are o f th e ja c k a l fpecies ; th e y n e v e r b a r k ;
are o f tw o co lours , th e one red w i th fom e w h ite ab out it j th e o th e r
qu ite black . T h e y h a v e an in v in c ib le p r e d ile ft io n fo r p o u l t r y , w h ic h
th e fe v e re ft b ea tin g s cou ld n e v e r reprefs. S om e o f th em are v e r y
han d fom e .