The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-02
A BATH OF BLOOD.
Tho Ordeal which . Turkish Princes
Was Compelled TO Undergo.

Il Was Compelled TO Undergo.
It might have happened In the
ARABIAN Nights" but as fact IL
took place at Pahsng not long ago.
Tunglu Long, beloved daughter Of
the sultan by bis more beloved wife
Tungku Ampuan (of whose charms
we have all heard, of course>, was
held in bondage by his majesty of
Trengganu. Wo really cannot say
how the young lady got into the
clutches of the sultan of Trengganu,
because we have neglected Malay
sian politics of late. But the point Is
quite immaterial. The thing is that
the lady was virtually In prison.
Her father, consequent upon this
shame, swore two things. He would
utterly annihilate Trengganu IL only
his hands were not tied "behind the
regis of British protection" and,
anyway, lie would, If his daughter
came back to him sound In body
and limb, give great feast to many
hundreds Of Malays, and would,
moreover, slaughter several bull
locks, In whose blood the lady
should be bathed. Now, when the
poorest Malay makes VOW Of this
sort he calls 1t menyaat, registers 1t
before the high priest and keeps 1t.
Should q sultan do lessp Not if he
would be rewarded in the hereafter.
So when the man at Trengganu re-
leased Tungku Long, and the young
lady returned with pomp to the an
cestral homo, her papa proceeded
straightway to fulfill his VOW. Ma
lays from up stream and down
stream, Malays rich and poor were
invited to the palace of Sultan All
mad, on an auspioious day-Jemaat
chosen after long consultation
with tho oracles. The number of
guests was not far short of 1000,
and they were treated quite in ao-
cordanoe with the hospitable repu-
tation Of this monarch.
There were six bullocks (whose
blood was to be used In the crown
ing ceremony and uncounted goats,
geese, ducks and fowls, with fruits
unheard Of in the west, and strange
drinks, guaranteed to make you
drunk in ten minutes. The bullooks
were tho piece de resistance and fol-
lowed the dessert. Being part of the
sacrifice, as 1t were, they were dis
patched with honors in the presence
Of the assembled guests. They were
lashed together two and two and
neck and neck. Their jugulars were
severed by silver krise-a charm
ing, wavy sort of weapon-and ev-
cry drop of blood as 1t flowed fell
into hugo silver caldron, q neoes-
sary appurtenance to every self re-
specting sultan's menage, though
only used on ceremonial occasions.
Porfumed water was added discre-
tion and In order to reduce the fluid
to reasonably thin consistency.
Then tho caldron was removed un-
der tho direction of the inevitable
priests to the palace itself. The sultan
preceded it, and his guests followed
1t, the holy men meantime chant
ing weird melodies to an accom-
paniment of barbarous noises play
cd on barbarous instruments. High |
ON throne of regal state which was
erected on dais sat Tungku Long,
resplendent In beauty (of the high |
cheek boned Variety, gold, precious
stones and gorgeous silks and sur
rounded by so chosen maidens, all
vying with each other (it is n thing
common to tho sex) to show off to
tho best advantage their faces and
figures and fino raiment and attend
cd by an equal number of the local
nobility clothed in choicest silks and
armed with gold and silver hilted
krises. Over the costly and beauti-
ful garments worn by the princess
and over her head decked with jew
els tho diluted blood of the bullocks
was poured by the attendants till
the caldron was empty. Then Tung-
ku Long was removed to another
where we understand,
she took the taste Of the blood away
by another bath Of perfumed water
alone. London standard.
Nitrogen From Tho Air.