, 1886-12-18
SLAMS QUEER PEOPLE.
a RACE OF R%ARBARlANs WHO IN
HABIT THE JUNGLeS.

A Strange People who Occupy the Low
est Plane of Humanity-Their Sim
piiciiy of Lifr-T"od and Clothing.
Various Pecuiiariti->.
Ar.uns the many peculiarities OF this
peculiar section is an almost
race of people, an account OF witch l Ieel
assured i'll be OF great interest. y few
days since the governor OF Sangkla, IA
province on the west coast OF Siam, who
was here to bring tribut to the king, gave
me considerable Information IN regard 10
these people who live on the coast. term
ing them Ken Poh-jungle people. They
make their homes amid the dcnsest por-
ton Of the forest, have but little commu-
n~icntiOn with the outer wOrld-in fact
they ARE entirely ISOLATED The only per
SONS that they hold Intercourse with are
slaves and traders who have penetrated
the jungle in search of game or barter. as
il is almost impossible TO penetrate to the
villages on account uf he density of the
vegetation, the dangerous beasts and
vcuoinous ,grpents thai infest them.
They sliun all intercourse with Strangers,
have Il peculiar dialect of their own live
In small villages, and are II muscular,
hardy rice. strictly vcgctarians, do not
drink or smoke opium, have but few. il
NJ AZ tht NIFaa All tho nnfiAAI nV1 lint
Az f..t In hoi,b, ana soon Ia Ia. MI in
the most nbircf barharism. %oocupying the
lowest grade of humanity.
What little religfun they hive Ia IA mon
grel worship of demons and the malignant
spirits that they assert iphabit the jungle,
which they attempt to propitiate by pres
ents, etc. Their habitations are partly
subterrnnean, about four feet high, an ex-
raNation III the ground around which
siakes ARE driven, covered with II dome of
plated bamboo ovcr which l. pastcred II
thick coaiingof mud, which soon hardena
In the sun. rendering 1t impervious to the
ram or the heavy dcws OF that section,
which they occupy only when necessity
requires, as they I'VE mostly in the open
AR, ana when inc lanh Is oyerliowed up
in the trees Their clothing Is of the most
primitive klnh. A piece oil cloth about
one foot wide and four feet in length,
which Is held III place by Il piece OF Llama
OF VINE ms they nave no cora or rope, IL
MADE INTO II belt placed around the waist;
theh the cloth IS inserted between the
leSs anu carried poth Dhck ana front up
under the belt over which II laps, and
me hhhd being drawn tight holds 1t in
place hnu hs the ends are opened spread
out IKE small aprons, ana mus the denl-
zens OF the jungle are in full dress, some
N"N' 49, ~ 50 '''N'h ~ Nv
the rg lear.
oNE OF THEIR %crLIARITGE
or..t tho aouli,ri.;a. % ,hi. ~
,ennIe il fl. ,ynV no, raisa LII ripo
which IL thcir mnin st,nIe nlnEst ,hair
cola st,cl- az ,rnv;sionl otad ont ,r;th,
fruits rnnts md h.,hs ulhich thaw ooilaat
,vLen In scnson .nd tha iungla 10 nrnIf6..
Of sucb trnds az fond tSoch ,;il,na has
IT, he.d mnn nil live II, cnu,,,nn ana -
sonn ~ neId If ,ica IL ,aady tn hn cnt
he orders il md d-istrihurcs 10 main
nou,Iv nmnnD Ills neonlo ana .n an dur.
Inc the season all .bariny lii. Thoir
onIv innInmeuts ara. n lnrTo L-nife ,sed fnr
c~uttiny rice buiIdinr thefr bnt. onI nal
ina tnns and ~cnttin1 tLai. wny ,hrn,.nh
,La nudero,o,vtb nnI , min nr .hnors -.
cutting hnir which thev emf .I,or, with
Tho excntinn nf n inn nm tho crn,yn a. Tho
hcod abont twn inches in length which
looLs Ike a stnndiry mn Htn
hris,lcs HAVING ma nots tbav cool thoir
rico i'm bomboo They emf off "A ~section
and shave II thin onen . hole in one eud
mt in th, rice and water. then closing mn
The end nut II in In. fire Green hnn,bnn
heinz impervious to the fire. they Inns
have n first class NOT The samei is used Inv
the Sinmese when travelling hrougb tbo
iuuple-and Ms they eat with their fingers
fhey need no dishes. and Tins have none
10 wash when the meal is over.
When they need cloth. knives or shoes