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intelligently moulded faces ; the nose with a rather promioent 

 and straight dorsmn, the eyes sunk deeply in the head, the 

 eheefc-bones projecting, but without the prominent thiek lip3 

 so distinctive of the Malay face. They are very independent, 

 somewliat snrly in heart and desperately lazy people ; not 

 very friendly inclined to their neighbours in the adjoining 

 districts. They are by no means dishonest, and live peace- 

 fully among themselves. Their children are lively and 

 amused with little ; but neither of their parents trouble them- 

 selves much about them after they are old enough to run 

 about by themselves. They were rather afraid to allow me to 

 submit their length and breadth to the test of the meaBiir< 

 ing-line, dreading lest the measure of their bodies should 



PASSUMAn BEACELErS QT 8ILVBH, SHOWTSC THE OaXAJfSSTATIOJf DEBITED 

 PKOM IHE TOUSC SHOOTS OP THE BAiJBCK). 



bear some sinister relation to the span of their existence. 

 After giving, however, the most pacifying assurances, I found 

 ten men and live women bold enough to risk the danger. 

 The average height of the men was 5 feet 4*15 inches, the 

 length of his arm 11-23 inches, and of his forearm to tie tip 

 of his longest finger 2 feet O'l inches, while in the women the 

 corresponding measurements were, 5 feet 0'75 inches in stature, 

 11 "35 inches in length of arm, and 2 feet 3'85 inches of 

 forearm. The tallest man was 5 feet 8*25 inches, and the most 

 herculean of the women 5 feet 2'75 inches. 



The men dress as in other districts. The women, especially 

 the maidens, are strong, well proportioned and well developed ; 

 many of them are very good-looking, having, what is rare among 



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