. The history of mankind . a great attraction for the native labourer, and Sarawak, under skilfulmanagement ot free native labour, produced great results in the domain ofagriculture. The religious temperament is not everywhere alike, and here, too, religiousdisposition is various. It may be said that the Dyak has more religion than theBattak ; at least he shows more outward manifestation of religious need, but hisreligion is decidedly worse than that of the Battak, upon whom it still exercises BODILY CONFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF MALAYS 399 some slight moral influences. Thus it is said
. The history of mankind . a great attraction for the native labourer, and Sarawak, under skilfulmanagement ot free native labour, produced great results in the domain ofagriculture. The religious temperament is not everywhere alike, and here, too, religiousdisposition is various. It may be said that the Dyak has more religion than theBattak ; at least he shows more outward manifestation of religious need, but hisreligion is decidedly worse than that of the Battak, upon whom it still exercises BODILY CONFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF MALAYS 399 some slight moral influences. Thus it is said that the inhabitants of Timorlautdo nothing without prayer or sacrifice. The true Malays of Borneo, even whenthey dwell near the Dyaks, have accepted Islam more cordially than have theselatter, who, in spite of their turbans and their pilgrimages to Mecca, have remainedheathens inwardly. Even in that Mussulman fanaticism, which has actually causedfears for the European sovereignty in the Dutch and Spanish possessions, the. A Calinga of Luzon in the Philippines. (From a photograph in the Damann Album.) tribes vary much. The most fanatical are the true Malays; the hardest to convert,the Battaks, among whom Islam has made the slowest progress. In the SuluIslands the Spaniards had to contend with assassins in the shape of the Morosjuramentados, who had taken the oath to slay Christians. In Acheen thepeople are fairly tolerant towards those of another faith. Pilgrimages to Meccahave become very common among the Malays, chiefs give large sums to defraythe pilgrims journey, and a Hadji who has visited Mecca is now almost sure tobe among the domestic staff of a rich man. 4oo THE HISTORY OF MANKIND Intellectual capacity shows itself mainly in the gift of annexing foreign culture,they are good imitators in everything ; they have even reached a certain dexterityin counterfeit coining. The different religions have made their way rapidly andclose upon the heels of one another. It is some d
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