XIV ILLUSTRATIONS 



FORDING A JUNGLE RIVER IN SIAM 98 



MY THREE SIAMESE HUNTERS DRESSED TO MEET THE 

 THORNS OF THE JUNGLE 

 Thee. Nuam. Wan 108 



THE LARGER AND MORE COMMON TYPE OF SAKAI 



His sole weapon consists of the blow-gun and quiver of 

 poisoned darts, which he shoots with great accuracy 116 



THE SMALLER AND LESS COMMON TYPE OF SAKAI 



A father and his two sons. They carry the poisonous darts 

 in their hair and very closely resemble the Negritos of the 

 Philippines 118 



THE SAKAI GROUND-HOUSE 122 



SAKAIS CUTTING DOWN A TREE 



The man cutting is about 30 feet from the ground and the 

 tree is 200 feet high and 6 feet in diameter. They build the 

 scaffolding and fell the tree in one day, using only the small 

 crude axe such as that seen in the topmost man's hand 126 



MALAYAN DANCERS 



Some dances are full of graceful though monotonous move- 

 ment; at times the performers paint their faces fantastically 142 



THE MALAYAN WOMAN OF THE COUNTRY 



Who wears the same skirt-like garment, called sarong, as the 

 men, only she folds it above her breasts 150 



THE MALAY BAND 



The violin seen here ordinarily has no place in the native 

 orchestra 158 



CHEETA, MY FAITHFUL TAMIL, A SERVITOR OF ONE 



CASTE BUT MANY FIELDS OF USEFULNESS.. 168 



A MALAY VILLAGE 



The houses in a Malayan village are always upon the water, 

 if possible, and invariably raised on piles above the ground 

 from six to eight feet 176 



THE WILD BOAR AND HIS PUGNACIOUS COUSINS 182 



THE LARGE AND FORMIDABLE ORIENTAL WILD CATTLE 



FAMILY 196 



