is demanded.
Now take all kinds of fragrant flowers and shred them (buat bunga
rampai), add the shredded blossoms of four which are scentless
(for instance, blossoms of the selaguri, pulut-pulut, bali-adap, and
kedudok), mix them and throw them into the jars, then plant in each
jar the flower-spathe of an areca-palm (mayang pinang). Throw into
each a "jar-stone" (i.e. a dollar), and the jars will be ready. You
should then read the foregoing charms over each of them.
The extra jar which is filled with a sort of big nosegay (gumba)
represents a pleasure-garden (taman bunga), and is intended to attract
the soul (semangat) of the sick man.
Now take parched rice and hold it over the incense (di-ganggang)
saying:--
"Peace be with you, O Wheat,
You I wish to command, your co-operation I invoke
In 'inspecting' the sickness of So-and-so.
Break neither plighted faith nor solemn promise,
But inspect the sickness of this grandson of Adam,
This follower of the Prophet Muhammad, of the race of the sons
of men, So-and-so;
If anything should supervene,
Do you 'stir' within this pure heart (of mine)."
Now scatter the parched rice upon the surface of the water in the jars,
and watch for the signs:--