CHAPTER X

KACHAL AND OTHER ISLANDS 103

Heavy Surf--Teressa--Bompoka--A Native Legend--Hamilton-- Chaura--Wizardry--Pottery--Kachal typical of the Tropics-- Nicobarese Dress--West Bay--Lagoon--Mangroves--Whimbrel-- Formation of Kachal--Birds--Visitors to the Schooner-- Fever--Chinese Junks--Thatch--Relics--The Reef--Megapodes-- Monkeys--Full-dressed Natives--Medicine--A Death Ceremony-- Talismans--Fish and Fishing--Geology.