Note 60.1 — Chapter VIII · THE LIFE-TOKEN IN TALE AND CUSTOM.
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A belief of the kind of which these are the remains is put to a practical use by the natives of Borneo, where it is said that the gift of a tiger’s tooth to a chief of the Kinah tribe will make him a friend for life. He will not dare to fail the giver, or to turn false to him, for fear of being devoured by the beast.60.1 Here, and in the stories, the portion of the animal’s body given away is still linked by sympathy with the rest. What happens to it is felt by the bulk. The apparent severance is continuous and real union.