The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-06

could not i've. Ny hands were so swol-
len that / was perfectly helpless In
bad weather my pains were terrible, and
/ was suffering Very much, when my son
brought me a bottle of Munyon's Rheu-
matisH Cure. and, although l have
taken the medicine only a short time;
/ can move my fingers, and do not feel
the pain. Ny sister-in-law at Pasadena
writes me she had the same success With
Munyon's Cough Cure. so I feel quite
confident that Munyon's Remedies are
all that is claimed for them"
are probably blood relations of theirs.
The chiefs ar- finer men. as you viii
always find is the case in savage or semi
savage people. for, OF course, they have
the pick of the women, and naturally
choose the Dest-looking. Their food. 100.
is better and their work less rough than
that of the people at large.
The sons ana daughters of the chiefs
naturally intermarry, and the result Is
that in most cases you will find the uD-
per classes taller. better formed. lighter
in color and of greater intelligence than
the rest OF Gle people. This would be
specially - case IN a trading people
ike the Ma.ays; their ships would bring
over girls purchased in India, just as the
ruling classes in Turkey USED to obtain
their wives from Circassia; and this. no
doubt, has helped to modify the original
Malay type"
lnanh you, DOCTOR L think snail ike
the Malays, now know something about
them. Is it true that they are so treach-
erous?"
Il don't know, Parkhurst; doubtless
they are treacherous in their wars; that
is TO say. that they consider any means
fair to deceive an enemy, but l do not
think that they are so beyond that. The
Dutch have never had any very great
difflculty with Inem, nor have we in the
portion of the peninsular where we have
established our rule. OF course, l know
little about them myself. Is l have only
been out here few months. but | am
told that as traders they can be trusted,
and that the word of a Malay chief can
be taken with absolute confidence. Of
course. among the majority OF the peo-
pie of the peninsular We are regarded
with jealousy and hostility-they dread
that we should extend our UomIn,Un
over them. and 1t is not surprising that
they should be every means in their
power strive TO prevent our coming far
inland. The chiefs on the rivers are, as
a rule, specially hostile.
In the first place, because their towns
and they know more of our power than
those dwelling in the hill country; and
secondly. because they depend largely
upon the revenue that they derive from
taxing all goods passing up and down.
and which they not unreasonably think
thew might lose. if We were to become
that Hassan said of Sehi that is true
and is applicable 10 other chiefs who
have placed themselves under our pro-
lection. namely. that they have so in
jured trade by their exactions as TO in
cur the hostility or their nsighbOrs. OF
course, l am not speaking of such men
as the rajahs of Johore and Perac. who
are enlightened men and have seen the
benefits to be derived from intercourse
with US. Their people are agriculturists,
and they are really on par with the pro-
tected states in India.
There Is q great future before the
country; gold is found in many of the
rivers, tin Is probably more abundant
than in any other part of the world, and
are immense quantities of valuable tim
Der. such as teak, sandal-wood and
ebony. The climate is, except on the low
nutmegs cloves and other spices can be
grown there, and indigo. chocolate, pep
per, opium, the sugar cane, coffee and
cotton are all successfully cultivated.
Some day. probably, the whole PENN
sula will fall under our protection, and
when the constant tribal feudS are put
a stop to- the forests cleared. and the
own settlement of Malacca il will be
found ore of the most valuable of our
possessions. Any amount of labor can
be obtained from China and it is prob
mountainous districts. who are said to
be industrious and peaceable. will also
readily adapt themselves to the changed
conditions. They are not Malays like
the people of the low lands, but are a
black race with curly wool like the ma
tives of Africa, and probably inhabited
the Malays."
How funny that there should be mig
gers here" Harry said.
They are not exactly negroes. but
one of the races known as negritos. hav-
ing. of course, many negro characteristics,
but differing from the African negroes
in some important particulars To them
our supremacy would be an unmixed
blessing; their products would reach the
coast untaXed and they would obtain all
European goods at vastly cheaper rates.
A inor benefit to be obtained by our
sportsmen would certainly speedily di-
minish the number of wild beasts that
at present are a scourge to cultivators;
the tigers would be killed down, the ele-
plants captured and utilized and the poor
people would not see their plantations
ravaged, but would be able to travel
through their forests without the constant
danger of being carried off by tigers and
panthers and possibly be able to cross
their rivers without the risk of being
snapped up by alliGators, though. doubt
les, II would take some time before this
would be brought about
And when do you think that We shall
be going up the river, doctor?'
THAT l cannot say. The captain has
here, six weeks ago; but possibly some
thing may have been learned of Sehi's
and there may be doubts
as to the expediency of taking under our
to be anything but satisfactory on the
other hand. 1t may be considered That by
so doing we may establish some sort of
influence over the surrounding tribes. and
to make step toward promoting trade
and putting a stop to these tribal wars,
that are the curse of the country"
1T would be an awful sell If they were
TO change their minds Harry exclaimed
Il should be sorry myself. Parkhurst
for you know / am a collector. But I
can tell you that you won't find II all
sport and pleasure, You W have no
cool sea breezas; there will Re ccasion
for continual watchfulness p = pe-ha-,
long boat expeditions up siuggism streams
in an atmosphere laden with mostur
and miasma."
lone expects some drawbacks DOCTOR"
You will find good many. cav tell
you young5ter. StiIl hope We shall } up
and | think that re shall do so, Tor il
will be the captains report that will hein
the authorities to decide whether to aI-
point a resident there or not
A fortnight later a small dispatch boat
steamed in. and the news soon spread
through the ship that the Serpent was to
ascend the river on the following dav
All was at once hustle and animation
Sailors like anything for change and
al were impatient at the long delay that
had occurred.
CTo be continued.