Note 232 — Chapter V · Magic Rites connected with the Several Departments of Nature (continued 2)
Reading edition
“With Malays this appears to be one of the most important pantang232 rules, and to such a length is it carried that bĕlachan (shrimp-paste) is not allowed to be brought on to a mine for fear it should induce people to bring limes as well, lime-juice being a necessary adjunct to bĕlachan when prepared for eating.