. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 98 AUSTRALASIA. cate a inixtiire of lime and gambir leaves {iincaria gamhir). They neither tattoo the body nor practise circumcision, but mark the arrival of the youth at the state of manhood by tiling their teeth. The industries are well developed, the men being skilful workers in iron and jewellers, the women weavers and potters. They build elegant houses, some of which resemble Swiss chalets, with two stories rising above a ground floor reserved for the domestic animals. In some districts, when a man wants a house the whole community lends a ha
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 98 AUSTRALASIA. cate a inixtiire of lime and gambir leaves {iincaria gamhir). They neither tattoo the body nor practise circumcision, but mark the arrival of the youth at the state of manhood by tiling their teeth. The industries are well developed, the men being skilful workers in iron and jewellers, the women weavers and potters. They build elegant houses, some of which resemble Swiss chalets, with two stories rising above a ground floor reserved for the domestic animals. In some districts, when a man wants a house the whole community lends a hand to build one, and in several places a number of families Fig. 37.—Lake Toba and the Batta Country. Scale 1 : D^ 2° %^. "•9° Las'" or breenwich 18 Miles. reside together under one roof, a sort of stronghold surrounded by palisades to prevent surprises. Each village possesses a sort of "town-hall," where all- valu- able objects are kept and where strangers are publicly entertained. Amongst the most carefully preserved treasures are books and other records, carved on wood, or inscribed on bark or leaves, for most of the Battas can read and write. But unlike the coast Malays, who have adopted the Arabic characters, they still preserve the old alphabet introduced by the Hindus, but written from right to left on smooth bark, or from bottom to top on the bundles of reeds that constitute their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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