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him, he flies the country." 8 And so of a trihe not before mentioned, 

 the Jakuns of the South Malayan Peninsula, who, described as " en- 

 tirely inoffensive," personally brave but peaceful, and as under no con- 

 trol but that of popularly appointed heads who settle their disputes, 

 are also described as " extremely proud " : the so-called pride being 

 exemplified by the statement that their remarkably good qualities " in- 

 duced several persons to make attempts to domesticate them, but such 

 essays have generally ended in the Jakuns' disappearance on the slight- 

 est coercion." 4 



With a strong sense of their own claims, these unwarlike men 

 display unusual respect for the claims of others. This is shown in 

 the first place by the rarity of personal collisions among them. Hodg- 

 son says that the Bodo and the Dhimals " are void of all violence 

 toward their own people or toward their neighbors." * Of the peace- 

 ful tribes of the Neilgherry Hills, Colonel Ouchterlony writes, " Drunk- 

 enness and violence are unknown among them." c Campbell remarks 

 of the Lepchas, that " they rarely quarrel among themselves." ' The 

 Jakuns, too, "have very seldom quarrels among themselves"; and 

 such disputes as arise are settled by their popularly-chosen heads 

 " without fighting or malice." 8 And similarly the Arafuras " live in 

 peace and brotherly love with one another." 9 Further, in the accounts 

 of these peoples we read nothing about the lex talionis. In the ab- 

 sence of hostilities with adjacent groups, there does not exist within 

 each gi-oup that " sacred duty of blood-revenge " universally recognized 

 in militant tribes and nations. Still more significantly, we find evi- 

 dence of the opposite doctrine and practice. Says Campbell of the 

 Lepchas : " They are singularly forgiving of injuries ; . . . making 

 mutual amends and concessions." 10 



Naturally, with respect for others' individualities thus shown, goes 

 respect for their claims to property. Already, in the preliminary 

 chapter, I have quoted testimonies to the great honesty of the Bodo 



of Rural Bengal," i, 209; Sherville in "Journal Asiatic Society," xx, 554. 4 Rev. P. 

 Favre in "Journal of Indian Archipelago." ii, 266, 267. 5 Hodgson in " Journal Asiatic 

 Society," xviii, 746. 6 Colonel Ouchterlony, " Memoir of Survey of the N. H.," page 69. 

 1 Campbell in "Journal Ethnological Society," for July, 1869. 8 Rev. P. Favre in "Jour- 

 nal of Indian Archipelago," ii, 266. 9 Earl's translation of Kolffs " Voyages of the Dom- 

 ga," page 161. lu Campbell in " Journal Ethnological Society," of July, 1869. n Hooker's 

 "Himalayan Journals," i, 175, 176. 12 Hunter's "Annals of Rural Bengal," i, 217. 

 13 Dalton's " Des. Ethnology," page 206. 14 Shortt's " Hill Ranges of S. S. India," part i, 

 9. 15 Ditto, part ii, 7, 8. 16 Favre in " Journal of Indian Archipelago," ii, 266. " Juke's 

 "Voyage of Her Majesty's Ship Fly," i, 219, 220. 18 Hodgson in "Journal Asiatic So- 

 ciety," xviii, 745. 19 Hunter, " Annals of Rural Bengal," i, 209, 210. 20 Hooker's " Hima- 

 layan Journal," i, 175, 176 ; 129, 130. !1 Favre in " Journal of Indian Archipelago," ii, 

 266. 2J Earl's Kolff, 164. 23 Captain St. John's "The Wild Coasts of Nipon," 142. 

 24 Miss Bird's " Unbeaten Tracks in Japan," ii, 103 ; 74. 2S Hooker's " Himalayan Jour- 

 nal," i, 134. K Hunter's "Annals of Rural Bengal," i, 208. 27 Hodgson in "Journal 

 Asiatic Society," xviii, 708. 28 Hunter's " Annals of Rural Bengal," i, 217. 29 Hodgson's 

 " Essays," i, 150. 30 " Journal Ethnological Society," vii, 241. 



