What have we here?
"Andaman Islands, situated 340 miles to the north of Su-
matra, in the Bay of Bengal.
Hum! hum! What's all this? Moist climate, coral reefs, sharks,
Port Blair. convict barracks, Rutland Island, cottonwoods -- Ah
here we are!
"The aborigines of the Andaman Islands may perhaps
claim the distinction of being the smallest race upon this
earth, though some anthropologists prefer the Bushmen of
Africa, the Digger Indians of America, and the Terra del
Fuegians. The average height is rather below four feet,
although many full-grown adults may be found who are
very much smaller than this. They are a fierce, morose,
and intractable people, though capable of forming most
devoted friendships when their confidence has once been
gained.
Mark that, Watson. Now, then listen to this.
"They are naturally hideous, having large, misshapen heads,
small fierce eyes, and distorted features. Their feet and
hands, however, are remarkably small. So intractable and
fierce are they, that all the efforts of the British officials
have failed to win them over in any degree. They have
always been a terror to shipwrecked crews, braining the
survivors with their stone-headed clubs or shooting them
with their poisoned arrows.
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