TELINGAN RACE. 



A Hindoo Girl. 



A Hindoo Silversmith. 



A Hindoo Goldsmith. 



" The Eastern Hindoos," says Dr. Pickering, " those at least who make visits to the East India islands, 

 present great uniformity in their personal appearance ; and, in this respect, they agree with the tribes and 

 nations situated to the eastward of Hindostan. 



" The complexion is much the same as in the two preceding races, and is so decidedly darker than in the 

 Malayan, that by common consent it is called black; although, on comparison, the hue differs widely from 

 that of the unmixed Negro. The true color may be formed by mixing red and black ; and in reference to 

 the use of the term of ' purple-brown' and that of ' olive,' it should be observed that neither blue nor green 

 enter into any variety of human complexion. 



" The features approximate very closely to those of the white race; but in general the mouth appeared 

 to be wider, the nose rather less prominent, and the lips sensibly thicker. The profile was observed to be 

 less vertical than in the surrounding Malays ; the lower part of the face projecting with a regular arch, as 

 in the Mongolian ; and there was a further correspondence with the latter race, in the frequent instances 

 of the arched nose. 



" The skin was ascertained to be very soft. The beard occurred more frequently, and was decidedly 

 more copious than in the Malayan race. The hair was straight and fine, and I have never seen it of any 

 other color than black. I have not met with Albinoes in the Telingan race. 



" I am unable at present to refer to a characteristic portrait of the Telingan race ; most of the published 

 figures of Hindoos having been taken either from the white race or from mixtures. 



"'Lascars' usually enter into the composition of the crews of Anglo-Indian vessels, and they thus reach 

 Manila, where I once met with four or five of them in the streets. I did not, however, hear of any who 

 were permanently settled at the Philippine Islands. 



" At Sooloo, I saw two Lascars ; who had been brought there equally though indirectly through the agency 

 of Europeans, and were held in a state of captivity. As they stood in the midst of the native population, 

 the ' hatchet-face,' the more prominent nose, and darker complexion, rendered them quite conspicuous. 



" At Singapore, on the other hand, the Hindoos had principally arrived by their own means of emigra- 

 tion, in the manner described by Crawfurd and others. Next to the Chinese, they formed the most 

 considerable part of the population ; and, like them, they were mere visitors, bringing no women with 

 them, and purposing to return after a series of years. A large proportion were from Peninsular India, and 

 were called ' Telinga people,' or, more commonly, ' Klings.' 



' ; Coming, as we did, from among the tribes of the further east, the transition to the Hindoos and Chi- 

 nese was very striking. Not on account of the costume, which continued, in many instances, as scanty as 



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