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clothes were nearly dry, except my shirt which was always dripping with per spiration. The Longhouse By mid-afternoon we reached a Dyak village and had our first view of that unique structure, the longhouse, which is really a house on stilts. As it is con structed to enable many families to live under one roof, it is practically a village in itself. Some are as long as 250 feet, and have doors at both ends. Built high off the ground, they are entered by notched logs. A corridor runs the length of the building onto which the beliks, or private apartments for each family, open. These beliks usually consist of one room. On one side of this central run- way is an open veranda the floor of which is built of willows, overlaid with grass matting. Much of the Dyak life is spent in the longhouse. There they chop their wood, weave baskets, make their long knives, rear their families, conduct community gatherings and celebrate their feasts. Since this was a Christian village, the Dyaks gave us a royal welcome by serving native tea and rice balls, and some of the boys climbed up in the palms for cocoanuts to supply us a most re freshing drink. After this bit of rest, we plodded wearily on, wondering all the time how the missionaries could make such trips year after year. Surely it is only the love of God that keeps them there! About 5:30 P.M., we arrived at Rasa Terbang, the longhouse in which we ~spent our first night in the jungle. Al though we were drooping with weariness, we were obliged to shake hands with all the people in the village, for they have adopted this form of greeting. Their native style is to put the nose against one’s cheek, and to smell one all over; fortunately, they no longer do that, for after that struggle with the jungle we were not exactly redolent of the “ per fumes of Araby.” It was very touching to see how much they appreciated our visit and how the mothers pushed for ward the babies’ hands for us to take in ours. After shaking about 500 hands, we bathed in a nearby stream, donned fresh clothes, pulled our own shoes on our blistered feet, and felt better. We were ushered into one of the beliks where on individual metal stands about a foot high rice, wild pig, fish, chicken, eggs fried in vegetable oil, and a vegetable similar to spinach, was served. Of course, we sat on the floor. Since the missionaries were eating ' heartily, we followed suit, and no ill effects followed our first Dyak meal. First Night in the Jungle After supper, the people gathered in the longhouse veranda for a service. They sang and testified and then we (Continued on Page 17) D E C E M B E R , 1949
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