28 Malaysia. 



a. tcrization. The belief has therefore ob- 

 taincd that thc Malay is crucl and trcacher- 

 ous, aiul his rating has been low. But this 

 is not thc man that livcs in Malaysia. Thc 

 Malay people arc physically short of staturc 

 but stout of limb, the men rarely reaching 

 over four tcet five inches in height. They 

 arc stoutly built and of markcd muscular 

 dcvelopment ; thc facc is broad, thc mouth 

 protrudes, the nose is small aud slightly 

 Aattened. but little hair grows on the face, 

 aiul yct thcrc is a khidly and not inex- 

 prcssive cast to the fcatures. Amongst thc 

 Javancse thcre are many beautihil women, 

 and they have sometimes been callcd ''the 

 jewcls of Asia;" petitc, with slim waists, 

 and heads well placed on their shoulders, 

 they compare very favorabty in appear- 

 ance with any of the women of Asia out- 

 side of the high caste women of Aryan 

 India. 



The wholc population is greatly givcn 

 to lifc in thc watcr, and it is no uncommon 

 thing to see an entirc Kainpong, or village, 

 swimming in thc rivcr or in the ocean, 

 along^side of which the villagc stands. 

 Babies two years old may frequently be 



