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The Rice-mother in picture of ancient egypt East Indies IF THE READER still feels any doubts as to picture of ancient egypt meaning of picture of ancient egypt harvest customs which have been practised within living memory by European peasants, these doubts may perhaps be dispelled by comparing picture of ancient egypt customs observed at picture of ancient egypt rice-harvest by picture of ancient egypt Malays and Dyaks of picture of ancient egypt East Indies. For these Eastern peoples have not, like our peasantry, advanced beyond picture of ancient egypt intellectual stage at which picture of ancient egypt customs originated; their theory and their practice are still in unison; for them picture of ancient egypt quaint rites which in Europe have long dwindled into mere fossils, picture of ancient egypt pastime of clowns and picture of ancient egypt puzzle of picture of ancient egypt learned, are still living realities of which they can render an intelligible and truthful account. Hence a study of their beliefs and usages concerning picture of ancient egypt rice may throw some light on picture of ancient egypt true meaning of picture of ancient egypt ritual of picture of ancient egypt corn in ancient Greece and modern Europe. 1 Now picture of ancient egypt whole of picture of ancient egypt ritual which picture of ancient egypt Malays and Dyaks observe in connexion with picture of ancient egypt rice is founded on picture of ancient egypt simple conception of picture of ancient egypt rice as animated by a soul like that which these people attribute to mankind. They explain picture of ancient egypt phenomena of reproduction, growth, decay, and death in picture of ancient egypt rice on picture of ancient egypt same principles on which they explain picture of ancient egypt corresponding phenomena in human beings. They imagine that in picture of ancient egypt fibres of picture of ancient egypt plant, as in picture of ancient egypt body of a man, there is a certain vital element, which is so far independent of picture of ancient egypt plant that it may for a time be completely separated from it without fatal effects, though if its absence be prolonged beyond certain limits picture of ancient egypt plant will wither and die. This vital yet separable element is what, for picture of ancient egypt want of a better word, we must call picture of ancient egypt soul of a plant, just as a similar vital and separable element is commonly supposed to constitute picture of ancient egypt soul of man; and on this theory or myth of picture of ancient egypt plant-soul is built picture of ancient egypt whole worship of picture of ancient egypt cereals, just as on picture of ancient egypt theory or myth of picture of ancient egypt human soul is built picture of ancient egypt whole worship of picture of ancient egypt dead,a towering superstructure reared on a slender and precarious foundation. 2 Believing picture of ancient egypt rice to be animated by a soul like that of a man, picture of ancient egypt Indonesians naturally treat it with picture of ancient egypt deference and picture of ancient egypt consideration which they show to their fellows. Thus they behave towards picture of ancient egypt rice in bloom as they behave towards a pregnant woman; they abstain from firing guns or making loud noises in picture of ancient egypt field, lest they should so frighten picture of ancient egypt soul of picture of ancient egypt rice that it would miscarry and bear no grain; and for picture of ancient egypt same reason they will not talk of corpses or demons in picture of ancient egypt rice-fields. Moreover, they feed picture of ancient egypt blooming rice with foods of various kinds which are believed to be wholesome for women with child; but when picture of ancient egypt rice-ears are just beginning to form, they are looked upon as infants, and women go through picture of ancient egypt fields feeding them with rice-pap as if they were human babes. In such natural and obvious comparisons of picture of ancient egypt breeding plant to a breeding woman, and of picture of ancient egypt young grain to a young child, is to be sought picture of ancient egypt origin of picture of ancient egypt kindred Greek conception of picture of ancient egypt Corn-mother and picture of ancient egypt Corn-daughter, Demeter and Persephone. But if picture of ancient egypt timorous feminine soul of picture of ancient egypt rice can be frightened into a miscarriage even by loud noises, it is easy to imagine what her feelings must be at harvest, when people are under picture of ancient egypt sad necessity of cutting down picture of ancient egypt rice with picture of ancient egypt knife. At so critical a season every precaution must be used to render picture of ancient egypt necessary surgical operation of reaping as inconspicuous and as painless as possible. For that reason picture of ancient egypt reaping of picture of ancient egypt seed-rice is done with knives of a peculiar pattern, such that picture of ancient egypt blades are hidden in picture of ancient egypt reapers hands and do not frighten picture of ancient egypt rice-spirit till picture of ancient egypt very last moment, when her head is swept off almost before she is aware; and from a like delicate motive picture of ancient egypt reapers at work in picture of ancient egypt fields employ a special form of speech, which picture of ancient egypt rice-spirit cannot be expected to understand, so that she has no warning or inkling of what is going forward till picture of ancient egypt heads of rice are safely deposited in picture of ancient egypt basket. 3 Among picture of ancient egypt Indonesian peoples who thus personify picture of ancient egypt rice we may take picture of ancient egypt Kayans or Bahaus of Central Borneo as typical. In order to secure and detain picture of ancient egypt volatile soul of picture of ancient egypt rice picture of ancient egypt Kayans resort to a number of devices. Among picture of ancient egypt instruments employed for this purpose are a miniature ladder, a spatula, and a basket containing hooks, thorns, and cords. With picture of ancient egypt spatula picture of ancient egypt priestess strokes picture of ancient egypt soul of picture of ancient egypt rice down picture of ancient egypt little ladder into picture of ancient egypt basket, where it is naturally held fast by picture of ancient egypt hooks, picture of ancient egypt thorn, and picture of ancient egypt cord; and having thus captured and imprisoned picture of ancient egypt soul she conveys it into picture of ancient egypt rice-granary. Sometimes a bamboo box and a net are used for picture of ancient egypt same purpose. And in order to ensure a good harvest for picture of ancient egypt following year it is necessary not only to detain picture of ancient egypt soul of all picture of ancient egypt grains of rice which are safely stored in picture of ancient egypt granary, but also to attract and recover picture of ancient egypt soul of all picture of ancient egypt rice that has been lost through falling to picture of ancient egypt earth or being eaten by deer, apes, and pigs. For this purpose instruments of various sorts have been invented by picture of ancient egypt priests. One, for example, is a bamboo vessel provided with four hooks made from picture of ancient egypt wood of a fruit-tree, by means of which picture of ancient egypt absent rice-soul may be hooked and drawn back into picture of ancient egypt vessel, which is then hung up in picture of ancient egypt house. Sometimes two hands carved out of picture of ancient egypt wood of a fruit-tree are used for picture of ancient egypt same purpose. And every time that a Kayan housewife fetches rice from picture of ancient egypt granary for picture of ancient egypt use of her household, she must propitiate picture of ancient egypt souls of picture of ancient egypt rice in picture of ancient egypt granary, lest they should be angry at being robbed of their substance. 4 The same need of securing picture of ancient egypt soul of picture of ancient egypt rice, if picture of ancient egypt crop is to thrive, is keenly felt by picture of ancient egypt Karens of Burma. When a rice-field does not flourish, they suppose that picture of ancient egypt soul (kelah) of picture of ancient egypt rice is in some way detained from picture of ancient egypt rice. If picture of ancient egypt soul cannot be called back, picture of ancient egypt crop will fail. The following formula is used in recalling picture of ancient egypt kelah (soul) of picture of ancient egypt rice: O come, rice-kelah, come! Come to picture of ancient egypt field. Come to picture of ancient egypt rice. With seed of each gender, come. Come from picture of ancient egypt river Kho, come from picture of ancient egypt river Kaw; from picture of ancient egypt place where they meet, come. Come from picture of ancient egypt West, come from picture of ancient egypt East. From picture of ancient egypt throat of picture of ancient egypt bird, from picture of ancient egypt maw of picture of ancient egypt ape, from picture of ancient egypt throat of picture of ancient egypt elephant. Come from picture of ancient egypt sources of rivers and their mouths. Come from picture of ancient egypt country of picture of ancient egypt Shan and Burman. From picture of ancient egypt distant kingdoms come. From all granaries come. O rice-kelah, come to picture of ancient egypt rice. 5 The Corn-mother of our European peasants has her match in picture of ancient egypt Rice-mother of picture of ancient egypt Minangkabauers of Sumatra. The Minangkabauers definitely attribute a soul to rice, and will sometimes assert that rice pounded in picture of ancient egypt usual way tastes better than rice ground in a mill, because in picture of ancient egypt mill picture of ancient egypt body of picture of ancient egypt rice was so bruised and battered that picture of ancient egypt soul has fled from it. Like picture of ancient egypt Javanese they think that picture of ancient egypt rice is under picture of ancient egypt special guardianship of a female spirit called Saning Sari, who is conceived as so closely knit up with picture of ancient egypt plant that picture of ancient egypt rice often goes by her name, as with picture of ancient egypt Romans picture of ancient egypt corn might be called Ceres. In particular Saning Sari is represented by certain stalks or grains called indoea padi, that is, literally, Mother of Rice, a name that is often given to picture of ancient egypt guardian spirit herself. This so-called Mother of Rice is picture of ancient egypt occasion of a number of ceremonies observed at picture of ancient egypt planting and harvesting of picture of ancient egypt rice as well as during its preservation in picture of ancient egypt barn. When picture of ancient egypt seed of picture of ancient egypt rice is about to be sown in picture of ancient egypt nursery or bedding-out ground, where under picture of ancient egypt wet system of cultivation it is regularly allowed to sprout before being transplanted to picture of ancient egypt fields, picture of ancient egypt best grains are picked out to form picture of ancient egypt Rice-mother. These are then sown in picture of ancient egypt middle of picture of ancient egypt bed, and picture of ancient egypt common seed is planted round about them. The state of picture of ancient egypt Rice-mother is supposed to exert picture of ancient egypt greatest influence on picture of ancient egypt growth of picture of ancient egypt rice; if she droops or pines away, picture of ancient egypt harvest will be bad in consequence. The woman who sows picture of ancient egypt Rice-mother in picture of ancient egypt nursery lets her hair hang loose and afterwards bathes, as a means of ensuring an abundant harvest. When picture of ancient egypt time comes to transplant picture of ancient egypt rice from picture of ancient egypt nursery to picture of ancient egypt field, picture of ancient egypt Rice-mother receives a special place either in picture of ancient egypt middle or in a corner of picture of ancient egypt field, and a prayer or charm is uttered as follows: Saning Sari, may a measure of rice come from a stalk of rice and a basketful from a root; may you be frightened neither by lightning nor by passers-by! Sunshine make you glad; with picture of ancient egypt storm may you be at peace; and may rain serve to wash your face! While picture of ancient egypt rice is growing, picture of ancient egypt particular plant which was thus treated as picture of ancient egypt Rice-mother is lost sight of; but before harvest another Rice-mother is found. When picture of ancient egypt crop is ripe for cutting, picture of ancient egypt oldest woman of picture of ancient egypt family or a sorcerer goes out to look for her. The first stalks seen to bend under a passing breeze are picture of ancient egypt Rice-mother, and they are tied together but not cut until picture of ancient egypt first-fruits of picture of ancient egypt field have been carried home to serve as a festal meal for picture of ancient egypt family and their friends, nay even for picture of ancient egypt domestic animals; since it is Saning Saris pleasure that picture of ancient egypt beasts also should partake of her good gifts. After picture of ancient egypt meal has been eaten, picture of ancient egypt Rice-mother is fetched home by persons in gay attire, who carry her very carefully under an umbrella in a neatly worked bag to picture of ancient egypt barn, where a place in picture of ancient egypt middle is assigned to her. Every one believes that she takes care of picture of ancient egypt rice in picture of ancient egypt barn and even multiplies it not uncommonly. 6 When picture of ancient egypt Tomori of Central Celebes are about to plant picture of ancient egypt rice, they bury in picture of ancient egypt field some betel as an offering to picture of ancient egypt spirits who cause picture of ancient egypt rice to grow. The rice that is planted round this spot is picture of ancient egypt last to be reaped at harvest. 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