vein repeatedly and for so long that a chill runs down your spine when you look at it. Today there were two of them; The first let his blood flow onto the ground, while the second held a stake or wooden nail about 5 - 6 inches long and allowed the blood to be applied to his head, which had already been covered with blood. After he had bled out, he stuck the above-mentioned mysterious stake, [called] Puing-karra in their language, to the fire so that the blood would dry on it, to prevent headaches and death that would otherwise strike the person who had been bled. The women are not allowed to see this act at any cost. The purpose of their bloodletting is the same as that of Europeans, namely, to relieve the headache when suffering from congestion of blood.

I hear that four natives have been captured today who are said to have stolen potatoes from the governor's garden. Muleanibarka, whom I jokingly teased with a spear, was very angry.

December 31st, 1839.

Once again, with your help, my God, this year has ended;
If I look over it even briefly, I find traces ( 211 ) of your patience and loyalty towards me everywhere. You have assigned me a certain sphere of activity for the future and have given me a lovely companion in it, which is why I am saying goodbye to this year with the consolation and the hope that you will be no less gracious to me in the years ahead of me and will appoint me as a blessing. Forgive me for all my weaknesses and sins of the past period and help me from now on to make good use of my time both for myself and for my office and teach me to remember that I must die in order to become wise.

[Here, too, a (different) paw cross is recorded here.]

(Abb. 04) Paw Cross