by the natives of Ybalon after the Spaniards had come here.  This is the invocation of certain demons, whom they call Naguined, Arapayan, and Macbarubac.  To these they offer sacrifices, consisting of cocoanut-oil and a crocodile’s tooth; and while they make these offerings, they invoke the demons.  This oil they sell to one another; and even when they sell it they offer sacrifices and invoke the demon, beseeching him that the power which he possesses may be transferred to the buyer of the oil.  They claim that the simple declaration that one will die within a certain time is sufficient to make him die immediately at that time, unless they save him with another oil, which counteracts the former.  This witchery has done a great deal of harm among the Pintados, because the demon plays tricks on them.  The religious have tried to remedy this evil, by taking away from them the oil and chastising them.

Sneezing.  If any one who is going to war or is about to begin any important undertaking, sneeze on leaving the house, he considers it a bad omen, and turns back.

Feasts.  These natives have no feasts that they observe, throughout the year-save that when the married men go to war, during their absence the women do not work.

At the rice-harvest. Besides these times they set apart seven days when they begin to till their fields, in which time they neither grind any rice for their food, nor do they allow any stranger, during all that time, to enter their villages; for they say that that is the time when they pray to their gods to grant them an abundant harvest.

Years and months.  They divide the year into twelve months, although only seven [sc. eight] of these have names; they are lunar months, because they are reckoned by moons.  The first month is that in which the Pleiades appear, which they call Ulalen.  The second is called Dagancahuy, the time when the trees are felled in order to sow the land.  Another month they call Daganenan bulan; it comes when the wood of those trees is collected from the fields.  Another is called Elquilin, and is the time when they burn over the fields.  Another month they call Ynabuyan, which comes when the bonancas blow.  Another they call Cavay; it is when they weed their fields.  Another they call [Cabuy:  crossed out in MS.] Yrarapun; it is the time when they begin to harvest the rice.  Another they call Manalulsul, in which the harvesting is completed.  As for the remaining months, they pay little attention to them, because in those months there is no work in the fields.

Winds.  It is their opinion that the winds come from the sea, which they base on the fact that the sea swells before the winds begin to blow.

Turtles.  In this land are very many turtles, of great size; they are larger than a shield.  Here is a marvellous thing when the male and the female have intercourse, they remain thus joined together for twenty or twenty-five days.  They become so stupefied during this act that the Indians dive into the sea, and tie the feet of the turtles without their perceiving it, and draw these creatures ashore.  I have even done this myself.