Show SHYEST PEOPLE EVKn KNOWN Kubus of Sumatra Never Talk With a Stranger njhero lu ft very singular race of People In Sumatra the Kubus who iro too timorous anti shy to mix with ho other races of tho Island and swell in the recesses of tho forests They arc looked on ns Inferiors by the Malays and thought to bo little better than beasts Such Is their sh > floss that they will never willing race n stranger Their trade with the Malayans le i consequently carried on In a strnngi manner Iho trader announces his arrival by beating a gong nnd he then retires Tho Kubus approach put their forest treasures on the ground beat a gong and retreat The trader returns and lays his con me ditlcs down In quantities sum dent ns he thinks for the purchase 3f the goods on sale Then he retires and the Kubus reappear and consider tho bargain And so after more withdrawals nnd approaches and gong beatings tho re spectlve parties come to an understanding under-standing and carry off independently their bargains The Kubus live on snakes grubs fruits and tho flesh of any deer or pigs they can slay They arc skilful spearmen nnd throw stones with mar elous accuracy Stray Stories |