ooden nails and pegs. It is
this boat which has given name to the primitive groups of the social
organization; see Bourne's mention of these, _Vol_. I of this series,
p. 56.--_Editors_.]

"The people were divided or grouped into families, known as
_barangayes_ (the name of a small ship or vessel), thus preserving
the remembrance of the conveyance by which their forefathers reached
the islands. As the various families came hither, each in its own
barangay--all, during the voyage, being under the command of a _cabeza_
(a head captain, or pilot)--the land was partitioned among them, so
much for each family; while all continued, on the land, subject to the
cabezas who had directed them on the sea. These in time were known as
_datos_, or _maguinoos_. See the _Cronica_ of Francisco de Santa Ines
(Manila, 1892), i, p. 57; Noceda and Sanlucar's _Vocabulario Tagala_
(3rd ed., Manila, 1860); Diego Bergano's _Vocabulario Pampanga_
(Manila, 1860); and Andres Carro's _Vocabulario Iloco-Espanol_
(Manila, 1888)."--_Rev. T. C. Middleton_, O.S.A.

[28] Meaning some plant used as an antidote for poison.

[29] Apparently a phonetic variant of _pangeran_ (a Javanese word
adopted in Borneo), meaning "prince."

[30] In this connection may be cited Rajah James Brooke's statement,
as given by Captain Henry Keppel in his _Expedition to Borneo_
(American edition, New York, 1846), p. 305: "The most detestable
part of this traffic is Seriff Houseman ["a half-bred Arab" pirate in
Borneo] selling, in cold blood, such of these slaves as are Borneans,
to Pangeran Usop, of Bruni, for 100 rupees for each slave, and Pangeran
Usop re-selling each for 200 rupees to their relations in Bruni."

[31] Apparently a sort of "dug-out," used mainly as a lighter, for
unloading larger vessels.

[32] _Pulo_ (incorrectly made _polo_ in the text) is a term used
throughout the Malayan archipelago referring to a small island or
islet; this name means, then, "the small island Celemin."

[33] The habit of chewing _buyo_ is common through the Malaysian
archipelago. It is prepared by wrapping a leaf of the betel (_Piper
betel_) around a piece of the bonga-nut (the product of a palm, _Areca
catechu_) and a small piece of lime. It is thought to stimulate the
nerves, especially in the digestion of food; and is a notable feature
on ceremonious and social occasions.

[34] Fine East Indian muslin.

[35] Probably referring to the island now known as Boeton or Butung,
ly