My Friends the Savages - Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula)

Giovanni Battista Cerruti

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Title: My Friends the Savages
Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay
Peninsula)
Author: Giovanni Battista Cerruti
Translator: I. Stone Sanpietro
Release Date: February 25, 2009 [EBook #28189]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK
MY FRIENDS THE SAVAGES ***
Produced by A Project Gutenberg volunteer workingProduced by A Project Gutenberg volunteer working
with
digital material generously made available by the
Internet
Archive
MY FRIENDS
THE SAVAGES

BY
Captain G. B. CERRUTI

TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN
by I. Stone Sanpietro


Notes and observations of a Perak settler (Malay
Peninsula). Richly illustrated with original photographstaken by the Author.


COMO (Italy)
TIPOGRAFIA COOPERATIVA COMENSE
1908

Every copy of this work not bearing the
author's signature will be retained by him
as an infringement of his rights.

Signature of Author

These notes, the fruit of much sacrifice, I dedicate to
the memory of my dear ones.
The fond embrace of parents and a sister, which for
me was a sweet augury at my departure, greeted me
no more at my return!
Varazze, June 1906.
Transcriber's Note: This table of contents was
originally at the end of the book but has been moved
here for the convenience of users.
CONTENTS

Chapter I: Malacca and its contrasts—D
evourers of the soul and devourers of th P
e body—The realization of a poet's drea a
5
m—Temptations—A call from the forest g
—Auri sacra fames—Baggage—Farewelle
to civilization
Chapter II: My escort—By steamer to Te
lok Anson—The other bank of the Perak
—Towards the forest—First news—Bloo
d-letting in the swamp—Robbed and fors 1
"
aken—Revenge in due time—The Malay' 1
s instigation—My little Sam Sam's fidelity
—Philosophical reflections under a heav
y weight
Chapter III: A fearful nocturnal concert—
Fire! Fire!—A clearing in the forest—A g
eneral flight—Masters of the camp!—Mo 2
"
rtal weariness—A morning greeting witho 2
ut any compliments—A first meeting—In
the village—Alà against the Orang-putei
Chapter IV: New friends—Gold—An Engl
ish official—The purchase of my future tr
easure—Administrative simplicity—Engla
3
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​3
nd teaches!—The "sla pui"—Bitter disap "
1
pointment—The Sam-Sam—The poison
of the Savage and the venom of the Civil
ized
Chapter V: Great Mother Earth—A dang
erous meeting—A living statue—Here or
there?—An unrelished supper—A dread
ed immigration—A glance into the past—
4
A rape which was not a rape—A noble ta"
2
sk—Towards the mountain—Tiger-shooti
ng—The Sakais in town—Alloyed sweets
—Musical tastes—Hurrah for the free for
est!
Chapter VI: The great Sorceress—The f
orest seen from above—A struggle for lif
e—The crimes of plants—Everlasting twil
ight—Births and deaths—Concerts by fo
5
rest vocalists—The "durian"—The "ple-lo "
9
k"—Vastnesses unexplored by science—
Treasures intact—Para Rubber—The Sa
maritans of the jungle—The forest and it
s history
Chapter VII: The snares of civilized life—
Faust's invocation—The dangers of the f
7
orest—Serpents—A perilous adventure "
5
—Carnivorous and herbivorous animals
—The "sladan"—The man of the wood
Chapter VIII: An official appointment—A
tour of inspection—Lost in the forest—I f
ind a philosopher—Lycurgus and his law
s—A contented mind is a continual feast 8
"
—A night among the tigers—On the Ber 5
umbum—I sleep with a serpent—The las
t of many—Safe from trap and arrow—T
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​he coronation of King Edward VII
Chapter IX: The origin of the Sakais—Hy
pothesis and legend—Physical character
—Thick tresses, gay flowers and trouble
some guests—Hereditary antipathy—Th 1
e five senses reduced to two—Food and " 0
drink—Tranquil life—Intolerance of autho 7
rity—Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
—Logical laziness—A Sakai journalist—T
he story of a mattress
Chapter X: The Sakai woman—Conjugal
fidelity—A life of labour—Betrothals and
1
nuptials—Love among the Sakais—Divor
" 2
cement—No kissing—Chastity—Bigamy
5
—Maternity and its excesses—Aged bef
ore the time—Fashion and coquetry
Chapter XI: A Sakai village—The "elder"
—The family—Degrees of relationship—
1
Humorists disoccupied—On the march—
" 4
Tender hearts—Kindling the fire—A heca
1
tomb of giants—The hut—Household go
ods and utensils—Work and repose
Chapter XII: Intellectual development—S
akais of the plain and Sakais of the hills
—Laziness and intelligence—Falsehood 1
and the Evil Spirit—The Sakai language " 5
—When the "Orang Putei" gets angry— 2
Counting time—Novel calendars—Moral
gifts
Chapter XIII: First attempts at industry—
The story of a hat—Multiplicity—Primitiv 1
e arts—Sakai music—Songs—Instrumen" 7
ts—Dances—Ball dresses—Serpentine g 2
racefulness—An unpublished Sakai song
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Chapter XIV: The beliefs and superstitio
ns of the Sakais—Metempsychosis—Th
e Evil Spirit—Superstition among savage
s and ignorance among civilized people
—The two sources of life—The wind—Th 1
e Alà priest and physician—A scientific vi" 8
gil—Venerable imposture!-Tenac and Ci 3
ntok—Therapeutic torture—Contagion—
A Sakai's death—The deserted village—
Mourning—Births—Fire—Intellectual dar
kness—The Sakais and Islamism
Chapter XV: Sakai arms—Shooting—Ser
pent catchers—The Sakai and his poison
s—Toalang, rengas and sagol—Slà dol,
slà plek and slà clob—Akar toka—Ipok—
An antidote—The labar, lampat, masè a 2
nd loo—The legop—The Mai Bretaks—T " 0
he preparation of legop—Curious and su 2
perfluous ingredients—The effects of leg
op—Strange contradictions—Experiment
s—Poisons and antidotes—The settler a
nd science
Chapter XVI: Past and future geography
2
—Mountains and plateaus—An attempt
" 2
at a census—Temperature—Maladies a
1
nd remedies—Alà a quack
de