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On a neatly-carved bench, in front of one of these wigwams, sat an aged Indian Chief, and by his side a young woman, who seemed to possess all the ease of manner and refinement of a European, but whose clear brown skin, and glossy jet-black hair and eyes, at once showed her to be of the same race as her venerable companion.
These darts are sharpened to a fine point, and are carried in neatly-carved bamboo quivers. Though the wound made by the dart is very slight, yet so potent and deadly is the poison, that death follows in a very short time. The Dyaks do not attack a village if their approach has been discovered, and the people are on the defensive.
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