58 AN ACCOUNT OF THK WILD TRIBES 



otlier places Malays employ Jakiins lo cut 

 jungle where Uiey inteiKl lo cullivate, and 

 in several other works; hiil I here is a fje- 

 neral complaint on the side of the Jakuns, 

 who say iliat I he Malays are not just to» 

 wai'ds tliem, and recompense not properly 

 their iabo!ir. The business of the Jakuns 

 women is to lake care of the children, to 

 cook and prepare tlie food, and lo go about 

 tlie forest to Jook for fruits and vegetables. 



FOOD . 



After what has already been said ol' [\w 

 Jakuns, it can be easily understood that 

 tfiey have no regular diet. They like good 

 food, bill when they are deprived of it, 

 they eat with satisfaction any other, even 

 that which vould be an object of horror for 

 civilised people. They live upon the Hesh 

 of every kind of animal, snakes, monkeys, 

 bears, deers, tigers, birds, etc. Yams, plan- 

 tains wijh ihe wild frnrls, I he lenvrs of 



