TIMOR.
Slavery is authorized at Timor; but among the Malays the condition of a slave is not hard. Between the master and the slave there is no difference either in language or complextion As it is an usual luxury to have a great many slaves, their work vvithin-doors is not laborious. Others arc employed abroad in the culture of maize and rice, and in tending cattle. The dwellings of the natives of Timor, arc small, and usually divided into two parts. They are formed by a trellis work of split bamboo covered with large leaves. The roof terminates in a point; there is neither window nor any other aperture, than a very wide door, but so low that a person is obliged to creep in on all fours. These habitations are sufficient in a climate where man needs only a roor to shelter him from the rays of the sun, and the heavy rains that fall in the stormy season. They understand the art of melting gold, of which they make plates and large rings. They make, likewise, bells for the harness, coarse stuns for their clothing and mats, earthen vessels, and pillows stuffed with cotton,—The World in Miniature.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume IV, Issue 91, 17 June 1852, Page 4
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199TIMOR. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume IV, Issue 91, 17 June 1852, Page 4
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