. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. maintain friendly relations. Then,dropping down beside his host, he says Take nonotice of what I have said, I am drunk. Ganymedeagain approaches him with a bumper cup, and thenrising to his feet and calling on his men, he addresseshis host in complimentary song and chorus, usingthe gestures and expressions peculiar to his ownpeople. The song culminates as before in a generalchorus, long drawn out, while the house-chief drainsthe cup. The cups then cir
. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. maintain friendly relations. Then,dropping down beside his host, he says Take nonotice of what I have said, I am drunk. Ganymedeagain approaches him with a bumper cup, and thenrising to his feet and calling on his men, he addresseshis host in complimentary song and chorus, usingthe gestures and expressions peculiar to his ownpeople. The song culminates as before in a generalchorus, long drawn out, while the house-chief drainsthe cup. The cups then circulate freely, and the smokingof cigarettes is general ; other shorter speechesmay be made, perhaps by the sons or brothers ofthe chiefs. As the evening wears away, both guestsand hosts become increasingly boisterous andaffectionate ; but few or none on an occasion of thissort become intoxicated or quarrelsome. If a manbecomes a little too boisterous, he is led away toone of the sleeping platforms in the gallery, andkept there until he falls asleep. During an evening of this sort the women con-gregate in the adjacent rooms, where they can. LATE 69. ENTERTAINING GUESTS IN THE GALLERY OF A KLEMANTAN (BARAWAN) HOUSE. VII DAILY LIFE 129 overhear the proceedings ; and if they find theseexceptionally interesting, they will congregate aboutthe doors, but will strictly abstain from interferingwith them in any way. The flow of speech andsong and conversation goes on uninterruptedly,except when the occasional intrusion into the circleof some irrepressible dog necessitates its violentexpulsion ; until, as midnight approaches, the mendrop away from the circle by twos and threes, thecircle being finally broken up when the visitingchief expresses a desire to sleep. Each guestspreads his own mat on the platform assigned tothe party, and the men of the house retire to theirrooms. We will not conclude this chapter without statingthat among the Kayans, Kenyahs, and most of theKlemantans, alcohol
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