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through which they shoot little darts poisoned with a mixture of nicotine and 

 other ingredients. They shun Europeans, Malays, and Chinese alike, trading 

 with them only through intermediate agents. Their complexion is lighter than 



Tig. 50. — Dayak Types, Boeneo. 



that of other Borneans, and the women especially, thanks to the shade of the dense 

 forests, have clear skins of a somewhat greyish yellow colour. Their chief food is 

 the flesh of apes, snakes, and frogs. But whether these or any other peoples of 

 the interior are to be classed with the fair Indonesians or the dwarfish Negritos is 

 still a moot point. 



