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LAZY MALAYS TAKE MUCH PAINS IN TILLING THE SOIL
| The implements used by the Malays for agricultural purposes are primitive in the extreme; a plough is usually fashioned from a fork of a tree, and the harrow is of the crudest design. Long, weary hours must be spent by these land labourers in cultivating their own plot of ground, for they heartily dislike toil, and their indolent, pleasure-loving natures would always borrow rather than earn money |
STATELY MEASURED MOVEMENTS OF MALAY DANCE
| To the stranger the dance must appear decidedly monotonous — a constant repetition of the same gestures and movements; but the Malays appreciate these efforts on the part of their fellow countrymen, and the hearty applause from the spectators is echoed and emphasized immediately by the tomtom players who yell their cries of approval while beating a deafening tattoo on their hollow drums |