The fowl is killed; and its blood, together with rice and some other gift, is placed in the saloko, and is planted near the house or gate.  Oftentimes a string of feathers runs from the pole to the dwelling, or to the opposite side of the gate.  The family cooks and eats the chicken, and the affected member is expected to recover at once.  Should the trouble persist, a more elaborate ceremony, probably Dawak, will follow.

In some instances betel-nut prepared for chewing takes the place of the fowl; rice-stalks hang from the sides of the basket, and bits of pine are added “to make bright and clear.”  All of this is rubbed on the patient’s head, while the medium recites the diam.

Bawi, also called Sinaba-an and Ababong.—­This name is often applied to the small houses built in the rice-fields for the spirit Kaiba-an, but more commonly it refers to the little structures of bamboo and grass, which nestle among the banana plantings near the village (Plate XXII).  When such a structure is built or repaired, it is accompanied by a ceremony of the same name.  The usual purpose of this event is to cure sore feet, but in Patok and other valley towns it is celebrated before the rice harvest and the pressing of the sugar-cane, so that the spirits will keep the workers in good health, and save them from injury.

One of the most common ailments is sore or cracked feet caused, no doubt, by standing for long periods in the mud and water of the rice-fields, and then tramping over the rough, hot trails to the village.  The Tinguian, however, know that the spirits, called Abat and Selday bring about this affliction, unless they are kept in good humor, and have something to occupy their time other than disturbing human beings; hence these houses are built for them, suitable offerings are placed inside, and finally a few banana suckers are planted close by, so that the spirits will be kept busy caring for them.

The origin of the ceremony is ascribed to a woman of ancient times, named Bagutayka, who, lacking certain organs, appears as an outcast.  She at first caused passers-by to have trouble with their feet and limbs, but later taught them how to effect a cure by building the bawi and performing the ceremony. [134]

To-day, when a person is afflicted, he summons a medium, the spirit-house is built, and then the following diam is recited over a rooster: 

“You abat above,
“You abat in the ground,
“You abat in the corner of the house,
“You abat in the center pole,
“You abat below the stair,
“You abat in the door,
“You Selday in the wooded hill,
“You Selday above,
“Make the sick person well, if you please!” [135]