imaginary injury, they m ak en o hesitation to; sacrifice thsitfvown
life, in taking away -that ofjthe, ; object they have’; marked out for.
vengeance, they oftensdo i'ncredibto mischief -with the weapons
which th eyw earab o u t them., These consist of ja^kfod >efi |,dagr<
ger, called a Jcreeste or crisse; the blade of whfohJs :a%;th é
best tempered steel#; -and -often made of a sejpentine^ foriaiiÿïtse
as to inflict | a /tnosto dreadful wound c^Thes hahdte | is-cei|ii®?y
.or: wood,) Carved into the figtoeubf.d a naan’s body and arms,
with a head representing something between th^.gsfija man and!
a b ird ,r:. 33ns they;:mH their Smammy' or, godi andatoi?ithiS
■Agnate they make their so&w% oryobeisanee, befcn?ei!:bhey<!.d®aw
the kresese te .weentei m y ' bloody purpose on which: theyrhaw^
»determined, After, th ey -hawfe-Jay this ceremony.. confirmed,, their
vnw^they draw tkeir;kieese*sahd^®gKer-again shealhl ite^illntltey
have- drenched it in blood. So, resolute, is# tfii£, ferocious- determination^
that if their adversary is placed' bey0nd- t'h©;reach. of
their vengeance, sooner than fo&tegeLit, they will* plongé the
dagger into the body of a ,p ig ,.a dog,. a chicke^roruanyaldsre.
animal they chance to meet. The' scabbard is,made ' ofi ;Wo.od,
-frequently ornamented with gold- or silver wiren and the whofe
appearance of the weapon,, as well, as the mode^of wea®|ngÿit>
on the right side, greatly resembles that found in the . aneienfc
dress of the Celtic nations. This terrible instrument» is .. .rendered;
still more so by its- being always- poisoned to g^erally,,thy
the juice, of some poisonous herbs,- and, among.,tliose who- çan.
by any, means procure it; with poison from the -IXpa strèev*
In the use of their fatal: weapon tliey are particularly dextrous,
and, like other barbarians, make no - scruple to employ \ treachery
or surprise in destroying their enemies. T h e y generally watch
their- opportunity, and stab-their, victim in the back or shoulder
Befomlihe is-aware. g fTheset daggapsdq ,thec testr uments of their
fe®Mcio(dss»odi4ieLty,,j aTe-dooked; npoh- fbyo thenar with ?a> @f
v b aer^ irit o They defend,a.as a most sacred reIto>,<*frofo father
Iqfson, andiffoiia!fgene,r-atioiv;tdfgeia,(^atiph^3fe©!iEiioney#^aecottiitod
sufficient. to I purchaset, them}! ■ ^aneW laoc^iolend^fican compelfoitheiE
owners itto ^ e ifth em up. • .Whemm Malay im pressed to battle,
to , i willniopner Ibemsiatoj »or nkillvdolpsfelfe ./than o surrender. > bis
kreese to itheqeAmjeu; [
mth'thea'Malay^<6-tak e’ opiums9®iBiN|^is'they-term it, lo .icwg
to®msStoesy.u;TWs&plh%^|egfeamgff‘adaiGhris used among fhe-ina*
fives of India as ' a n ; msttomenfcufi[ itoostoption,;4 as 'fojihdlover
with ar leaf; « s h a p e and;teMuifeffesemblhag!thM lfeth&FftibaiJeOi
but notjj fargbr/thani the^leaf - ©Ik the! sagei;# ikfemi fithis g planfeia
^pecjes oS.j’o ^ i ^ . ^ s ,extgmtedi>'.a^o%togtoBddto:«rf^A^ ^ ^
ta-keto'toteiaMy# ,iandi.afterafesi;M. thdisatoBfmaiineBfasra dmiM of
spirits-,among,;-the oEuropeahimatitos.. g ;The tleaf i effithe. bang ds.
aMo, dried yand;ismoltod>‘ iike tobaccQ^.fWith . a still- sponger; fo -
tokicatfog' r effecKthan: fife opium .-. After /employingg this Method
• to* damgerp# th e y a re prepared
for then rafost sanguinary : achievements,' and rush/ blindfold? into
-ed e ^ atop^yduK lSiffi ko^riddbarbaffitiesi^ho^’v^r^, whichsathey
such fqceasions^ai-e n®t-Sso much t®ofeef’ attributed
toatheto!«dtctoicatto»i:.to to th e natural'ka^gnT^ruilfprof their
dispositions. ' I t 'ris true,, indeed# th a t , before any - bloody!' enters
prise'^landertaken, - they > first s throw themselves-itotensabstate of
temporary madness by means ofii'bangy.uMt fh e' resototion , to
eommit th@ -crime p r^ d e rfc tMs^statej^eyofiiskin noM, bladd
resolve to perpetrate their*- lateqriifciesp and* then use.ihieans;>'.to
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