CONTENTS. 
ChilclreE— Chftracteristics of a Scmajig brought to Pinang— The 
Pargan Tribes of Tritiganu— Doraesttcation of a Semang Yaauly in 
Province Wdlesly — Supposed Woolly-Haired Tribes m Anam or 
Cochin-China — Tiaditioaa of lUe Chitiesc and Budhists of Hin- 
doostan 150 
CHAPTER X. 
THE A N D A M A N S. 
Brilisli Seitlemenf* on the Great Andomftn Island— FerocEon a Character 
of the Tnbahstant^ Fatal to the Crews of Shipw recited Vessels- 
Wreck of the ' Briton' m 18 U — Mr. Colcbrooke's Description of 
the Natives — Appearance and Character — Mode of Attacking 
Strangers— Mode of Procuring Food—Songs and Dances— II ahita- 
tions— Canoes — Arms — Hunting and Fishing Implements- Charge 
of Cannibalism— Anecdote of two Young Women- Severe Privations 
^Progress towards Friendly Intercourse irith Strangers — Want of 
Vegetable Diet- Caose« of their Present Degraded State— The 
Cocoa-nnt— Comparison with the Katives of the Nico^ara— Planting 
Fruit Trees the first Great Step out of Barl>arism . ■ 161 
CHAPTEE XI. 
THE SUN DA CHAIN. 
Helics of an Ancient Race in Ja%*a— Papuans of Flores— Solor, Pantar, 
Lomhlen and Ombai— Maritime Pursuits of the Coast Tribes of Solor 
— Varieties of Character among Natives of Timor- Tribes near 
Coepang— Locality in which Papuans are found — Papuan of Timor 
at Singapore — Mode of Carrying on Trade with the Natives of the 
South Coast— Traces of Papuans in other Islands of the Archi- 
pelago 
