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visit, who were the only members of the tribe he met, that 

 " while the majority of these individuals only differed from the 

 *Semang of Grik in that they were taller and stouter and did 

 not suffer from skin disease, a few were very considerably 

 paler in complexion, had hair which was straight, and faces of 

 a much less infantile type. Indeed extremes in both directions 

 existed." The photographs given in the Fasciculi certainly 

 show some Negrito types, but as I met, I should judge, about 

 a hundred of the hill people, I had, apart from the fact that I 

 did not take any measurements, a better opportunity of examin- 

 ing these Sakai than Annandaie had. Just as, on sight, I should 

 unhesitatingly class the Jehehr as Negritos, so I should place the 

 Orang Bukit among the Sakai, Not that I would for a minute 

 deny that they have a considerable admixture of Negrito blood, 

 for such is obviously the case, as is shown by the occurrence 

 of Negrito facial characters, woolly hair, and dark skins in 

 individuals ; but the sum total of the obvious physical 

 characteristics of a large number of the tribe would make me 

 set them down immediately as being much more of the Sakai 

 than Negrito type. Of the Negrito characters which occur, 

 I should say that hair with a tendency to ulotrichy and childish 

 facial appearance were commoner than dark skin colour. 

 As a tribe, however, these people are distinguished as Sakai by 

 comparatively light skin colour, taller stature than that of the 

 Negritos, more regular features, and hair often straight or 

 wavy. 



The Hill Sakai, though it might hardly be expected of 

 them, since they live at a distance from Malay villages, are 

 really a good deal more sophisticated than the Jehehr. In the 

 first place I believe that their wits are sharper than those of 

 the Jehehr, and that they have far greater capabilities for 

 adapting themselves to new circumstances. Secondly, the 

 Jehehr, a lazy tribe, hang around the few Malay villages in 

 their neighbourhood and seldom think of going further afield. 

 The Hill Sakai, on the other hand, travel considerable dist- 

 ances, and of those I met, some, and especially the two head- 

 men, were accustomed to visit Sungei Siput and Kuala Kang- 

 sar, where they sold rattans gathered in the jungle. Notes 

 were taken in payment for articles bought without the same 

 hesitation that was shown by the Jehehr, and if all the 

 members of the tribe could not tell the difference between 

 a one dollar and a five dollar note, the headmen at any rate 

 could do so, and assured them that they were not being 

 cheated. These two headmen, Toh Raja and Toh Stia, were 

 extremely pleasant and well mannered young men and seemed 

 to possess a very considerable influence over their followers. 

 The latter, as compared with other aboriginal tribes were 

 very independent in their manners and bearing, and were not 

 at all inclined to be ordered about by the Malays, or imposed 

 upon by their brag and bluster. One of my " gembalast " 



♦ Fasciculi Malayenses, Anthropology, p. 23. t Elephant drivers. 



