Show I Ii i CROCODILE HU HUNT T IN BORNEO I Wand Island Kill I Ithe 1 Superstitious Natives Native of the Creatures Only In Spirit Spiru of Revenge It Born 1 Is a common sight In Do Borneo nep to see a a large croc croco croco- croco dUe sunning Bunning himself on on the the mu muddy y bank of ot a river lIe He takes no flO notice they pass of Dr the natives even though quite near him So common indeed them therm that the Is s the sight selves pay par no heed to these dangerous reptiles and yet it ft It Is no nothing unusual I hu hear bear of ot some thing iu In Borneo to man life being taken by a crocodile For months perhaps the crocodiles In a river live at t peace with mankind IS 1 V 4 r Ed e c t e t S 9 5 ch 1 c h V. On the Road In Borneo and then suddenly one of these creatures creatures crea crea- tures will wm carry arry off some lad fad bathing In the river or even attack some one paddling along In his bis boat I 1 know ola ofa of ol ofa a Dyak girl who when sitting and paddling at at the stern of a canoe was knocked over oyer Into the water and carrIed carried car car- ried ned away by a crocodile and nd her herco co companions could do nothing nothing- to save her There seems to be no reason why the crocodile should suddenly how show a aman aman aman man eating propensity in this h s way The account for it by curious superstitions The They say that if it food is offered to a person person and he refuses It and goes away without at le least st touching it some misfortune Is sure to befall him and he will ili most most pro probably probably ably be attacked by a cro crocodile od le Also It is said th that t one of the ways the gods punish crime is is by s sending a crocodile to attack the culprit arid and I have often h heard rd It said by bY of of some one one who has been een killed by a a. a that probably he lIe has displeased displeased dis dis- pleased th the gods god either by by paying no noh h heed hed ed to the tIle warn warnings sent t him in In dreams or by means means of omen birds or b by committing some crime T The e s of Borneo wi will 1 not not kill I a crocodile except in revenge If the animal will live at peace with him the Dyak has bas no wish to start a quarrel If however th the cro crocodile odile breaks the truce and kills some one then thea he lie f justified i in retaliating Und Under r t circumstances the set to work to find the culprit and go on catchIng catch catch- Ing and killing crocodiles s until th they y succeed d in doing so The generally generally gen gen- wear brass ornaments and by cutting open a dead crocodile they can easily find out If he Is the creature they wish Ish to punish |