Show malay sailors brewa of malay fishing vessels in the indian ocean are thus described by a traveler some of the malays have not bad features but others again are awful looking every one has his areece or a sort of chopper at his side and with bright red lips and black teeth caused by chewing the betel nut looks anything but in alting or fascinating the crew live principally on rice and the elsh they catch they carry a lot of coco anuta and cocoanut oil and apparently tor a luxury a sort of sweet meat made of a coarse treacle and rice mixed together and firmly pressed into barn boos |