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The National Geographic Magazine 



ONE OF TIIK SURLY MEN OE MEOSBOENDI, WIAK ISLAND 



In the boxes was the dammar gum which these people collect and which the ship's crew 

 pack up and take on board after it has been paid for in "trade." These people are one of the 

 most dangerous in the whole region to have any dealings with. 



