The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-26
WILD MEN OF BORNEO.
A Lecture by DR.. q. w. Bryant, in
Aid of Emancipation Monument.
A BANQUET WITH THE BARBARIANS.
Some Customs and Habits Of the H.
liabitants of the Island of Bornco.
Observations by n Member of Gov
crnmcnt Commission.

DR.. G. W. Bryant, tho general COM
missioner Of the Emancipation Monu-
mcnt Association, delivered IN inter-
csting lecture, describing his trip to
Asia rs a member OF the fever com.
mission appointed by the United States
government to investigate the origin OF
tropical levcrs.
A large audience was gathered in the
Simpson A. NJ. L. church to hear the
distinguished lecturer deliver his ad-
dress. DR.. Bryant appeared on the
platform clad in the gorgeous costume
OF 4 rajah OF the island OF Borneo. In
Difference to American tastes he also
wore pair OF trousers made out OF
piece OF beautiful cloth manufactured
from the fibre OF the bamboo, sprinkled
with gold dust. He is OF the complex
ion OF quadroon, looks much younger
than his years, md presented Il dis
tinguishGd appearance on the platform.
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and the lecturer proceeded TO Asia in
the U. S. warship Powhatan. The
doctor gave an entertaining description
OF the voyage TO Japan, from there to
China and thence to the island OF Bor-
neo, where they anchored in 1.-The har-
Dor OF Sarawak. Soon came warboat
containing forty banks OF oars, androm-
manded by one OF the chiefs OF the dis
trict The visitors climbed over the
taiIrail OF the vessel, and here, they
making themselves ineligible with the
aid OF an interpreter carried on the YES
sci, friendship was sealed between the
Americans and the Borncse. The med
icne man, who always accompanied the
chief on his expeditions, took few
drops OF blood from the arm OF DR..
Bryant, performed similar operation
on the arm OF the chief and wiped the
BLOOD OFF on A CHEEooT.
which The doctor and the chief smoked
in common, taking alternate putis. 4
young pig was then brought in, butch
cred ON the spot, and the ioreheads and
car tips OF the two new friends smeared
with the blood, when the visitors de-
parted as unceremoniously as they had
come.
The next morning n violent tropical
storm came up suddenly, the ship mar
rowly escaping being cast upon the
beach. The storm passed by, and short
ly afterwards the visitors OF the day be-
fore rowed up to the vessels side, and
invited the passengers TO go ashore.
Some distinguished Cinnamon, among
whom was DR.. Yang Chow, the most
celebrated physician Of China. descend
ell the ladder into the chiefs boat.
Several OF them fell into the water, and
when DR.. Bryant looked down to sec
what had frightened them off the lad
der, an enormous pet boa constructor,
40 feet longand as big around as 4 mans
body, was seen gamboling about in the
boat. "No wonder the cinnamon fell
off" said the doctor, "and when | saw
that snake, refused to 60 down into
the boat. The rest OF us took the ships
steam pinnace, and led the way to the
shore" The entire population OF the
village was on the beach, and received
their guests with cries and the beating
OF tomtoma.
The line OF march was taken to long,
narrow building built OH poles. The
guests were led up to the second story,
and were Mortified at the sight OF hun
drcds OF human skulls hung from tho
ceiling, nodding and bobbing in the
breeze that swept through the apart
ment. The doctor told Of the head hunt
ing expeditions instituted at the death
OF chief OF the island. How hundreds
OF warriors are sent on these occasions
to the interior, commanded to bring
back ut least one human head. The
heads arc laid in q deep trench, in
which fierce fire has been kept burn
ing, covered over with earth, and al
lowed TO simmer until the flesh has been
cooked from the skull. Holes are then
punched in the top OF the latter, piece
OF rattan inserted, and the skull is added
to the CHASTITY ornaments already deco
rating the interior OF the head house.
The gentlemen OF the expedition par.
took OF Bornese banquet, gotten up in
their honor. Many time, the doctor
remarked, he had stood in the corner
OF his fathers house, when boy, and
cried, at seeing the preachers eat all
the chickens up. Often he and his
brothers had retired behind the wood
pile and sung the old song:
Shanghai chickens grow so tall:
Preachers eat en-, bones md ALL
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