Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 16th January 1882, Edition 1 of 1, Page 72, 72 The Publishers' Circular Jan. l6 > l8...

THE HEAD-HUNTERS OF BORNEO . I OPINIONS OF THE PRESS—continued . I 'The author THE of this FIELD handsome , Nov volume . 10 originally , . 1881 , ,. . journeyed . hilst in , . descriptions over much the in journe this of y as the as in the various the special minute tribes interest , he careful of came the , and in book contact interesting lies not with so I I I to that Sumatra country on he a woe natura entru l his sted tory with expedition an exploring m W ission to personal That our observ author ation employed , of becoming every opport thoroughly unity , hy familiar inquiry with ^ I I forms mainder South-east the bein Borneo first devoted and principal to The Suna itinerary atran portion adventures of of this the j book ourney and , reminis the re - - the Every life pag of e the is peop of the le greatest is abundantly ¦ ¦ interest evident and value in his . ' book " I cences g Mr . Bock industriously oscd his pencil and ^ ¦ brush during the journey , aad by the aid or chromo-litho- LAND AND " _ WATER ¦ , Dec . 17 , 1881 p Particularly interesting Ta ^ ft & facts « inter y ^^ esting recorded ^ and is ralnabl " a description e One of of the the " Jallaii most ^ IWle & . ' ^ «* ^ £ wL l ° JSf d , red the , f £ . an i £ ™ i < ns ma ' ^ g Jf « Jt ¦ t bird * ^ * ' about r beasts ^ - ; the fishes ^ '' com country ^ arat * ^ * , II Batoe « as covering it were , " the , in an Field the area centre of of Stones several of a . vast square As forest the miles author , this , and field well cropping of remark ston up es s , , £ ^ ^ nti * , fi ^ ** P ?; *™* * nd * ? flower * njxo * s , are } ¦ ¦ * revealed > toe . , ^ ; ^ and S , the read ™ , er insect P , » behe *« to , I is ™» well onle" calculated ' to arousetlie superstitious dread of a savage P a *& romaace e > bls imagination or teiry tale stimulated ¦ . ¦ Of course as if by whe the n enchantmea it is almost t an of *^ ^ NEW "KTTP'Kxr YOKE vnPir TIM TTTVnr E . S H JN "NTn ov -u- . 9 -SU O 1881 1 »» X . e unknown xcitement countr becom y e that intensified ¦ is brought . Much before of us , the the country interest and b < - I famous 'In island certain of Inland the Indian and Archipelago remote , parts , there of , Borneo are tribes , the of absolutely Mr longing . JBock ^ tells unexplored ^ us about Dyak , by and uiheQ ¦ ¦ ¦ Europeans , although of gouth he . has East This managed Bom is the ^ country to keep ^ take natives scalps who take head Since s just the a Dutch 9 the and Nort the h Ameri English can obtained Indiana feeling his head not upon altogether his shoulders safe ¦ ¦ in , such one society can fancy a The man traveller ' s head i influence is not so a common nd authori an ty amusement in portions o as f B orneo was . , head It - supplies hunting , waa Sibau favoured Mobang , by chief a special of ¦ the ¦ cannibal and entirely Tring amicable Dyaks , and visit forty from of j ! nevertheless , Mr . Bock with a telling sensational title lor a his followers . He also penetrated into the forest fastnesses of , I new Bock book is the of first travel white , the man Head who - has Hunters penetrated of Borneo the heart . " Mr of . the European Orang who Poonan has , or ever Wild seea ¦ People a woman of the of , Woods this , sec and luded is the tribe only . I of suzera tliat int portion and of his Borneo revelations over which are interesting the Dutch claim His and We are strikin therefore g in prepare the presen ¦ d to t expect book of a good travels deal . that Nor is are nove we l ' I in book colour is most y from , notable water- for colouT the drawings illustrations made , which by himsel are facsimiles f on the altogether men and women disappointed , Dyak ¦ ¦ praus or Dyak boats dwelling , Dyak - bury house ing ? , -places Dyak , ' j spot The illustration Some s of are them admirably of a produced startling character Mr . Bock's and of this Djak very custom interesting s of ¦ all ¦ sorts work , make The up the great principal feature content of the * | volume is opportune , for Borneo is likely to occupy aeon- took lies in the series ¦ of coloured likenesses of individual * Bpicuous position in the current history of British enterprise . ' re were presenting drawn on the the differen ¦ spo ¦ t t by trihes the visited author . These The coloured full-lengt plates h » < u t / ~ < is - > \ J maikjr . ojxljxjs atvt , JS tvt ov ^ - ^ . xi n 1001 iftQi . c likenesses ostumes , only of the a ¦ ¦ littl belles e less and scanty beaux than of Borneo ^ the garments in their in national which ; asaBBgEagaaassaaa to € Sumatra > - * Ir r . Carl n in to Bock collect i , » s - researches « specimens ao . * wv 00 in <« of the the fh * fauna Aroint Malay or Archipe a tne » -Mi ! lblaim n *» lago ia < rn . jK e -A . ^ i m eminen < ies an of ^ Eve Wa tly ^ ionrnov took inte SHSrSH ¦ rest ¦ their in tr departure Tho lof Th « ^ from i- nnrf (« the f ^ n Garden fn nf ^ maHnir th « of vninme Bden A * , . lH Some of the scientific resalls secx . red , together tl with ff a ^ -otea to a naTu ^ " ihiltoU SfllSthS ? ex ^ diS ta I embodied Z Sumatra & rfeTn the in the author ? & * Journey " ^ run inga charged n ^ ters In e Sumatra ^ with r ^ or n n ^ mission which ^ . r . t ? n SSSfcl BO ¦ me 8 p « cim uiS ¦ « iia of jr . ? rare 0111 "" " even » *« * some * ^^ hitherto " * unknown * " * I 1 SSSreSSsaS Netherland Koetei s The India magnificentl Government y illustrated to visit » book a inte which « rior * ss of ¦ sb * IjBEB " -m-ci tSS -Tv S MERCURY •»« c -r .- b ^ -n sffiSSirS -- <» - , Nov ^ t . 23 «« , 1881 lflO 1 . | I of succeeded the Bor in ncan making fauna substantial and flora . additions More important to our knowledge , however , ; wh * £ « " ™ ! Lv ^ "'¦ ; £ ' with *'> * them ° ™ * « •* ** ^ % 5 ® } / ^ ^ ^ r ? to ty ^ ^ ° ort ^ iS ^ ^ SSSi £ Sfi I the are the habi full ts of and the minute Dyak inquiries tribes ; regarding the arts of the house affinities -building and , C ^ X ^ ¦ U ^ ¦ 1 ^^ and ^ there ar " e not HiL a EnelUh few nL u ^ ^ eel excl ^ S wh a TSm hnn ^ * ur of thirty fcw ' eohroa ! - •» from Mr . Boer , own ^ .. ci , / l wild ^&& tribes , and Sfcg obtain % exact £ ^ information 2 Z $ g 2 concerning Sto l SSX thei ? r I - a Mr „ LITERARY . tJarl v » . Bock « 1 was selecte "WORLD i ^ iw d by ^ v the , Dec G r , overnor . 9 , - 18 G r , 81 eneral . , * of ¦ districts inr custom 3 ustrial ^ are traditions pursuits cannibal , Sic modes s . and It of Mr seems thought . Bock that , cives rales the a of people ghastly monil of cond Hk « ntf « « ** * H H 1 the Dutch Indioafor a special niimion to Borneo That ¦ of a chief of theirsbut , the custom which distinRutohtf & ; the tribes enth miles mipsion us through ias eaye m much in necessitated the at for once territories Mr a accepting . jounvey Bock of 's several of it courage . over An dangerous seven and occom scientific hundred pliHhed Dyak even those PE t , - ™ 1 TNY wao t-m- btand ^ , ILLUSTRATED ^ - ^ higheet ^ ~ morally . -, ^ , that « of PAPEJt ¦« h a aul trctl -nantfog , - H H ^ H 1 natu and a ralist skilful and writer artist , , he a kee has n produced observer , in an the intrepid narrative traveller of this , rv "' - irr ' 1001 XOJX # H H journey the general a book render which and will the bo scientific read with student equal . ea Mr ger . -no Bock . - ™ by ' s I J a large 'Mr . handsome Carl Bock volume , a Danish " A gentleman Narrative , has of Travels just P ^ in 'JrJL ^" . , ^ H M their exceedingly houses , lucid implements descriptions , & c ., are of the mad inhabitants e about as of perfect Borneo aa , curiosity a » d in Sumatra was stimulated " In almost the course beyomi of his measure travcla on Mr 0 " . J ? ** jL . H H ! they chromo Poonan well - , llthography " or could Forest be by People his drawings He also , To met which Mr some . are Bock of reproduced the belongs " Orang the in rudimen in Ha a was region assured tary beyond tails by were natives that to inhabited be ( who found ne . ver by The heard tliemselvcs news of D tired * , r men « » on n ; ** JJ . * * h h H ever honour aeen , if the honour ladies it of be , this of being tribe , the firs Wo t E poas uropean thu » who ligh has tly | of tl ) « enterprise truth of the sta and tements he at 00 once confidently took measures made' to a *** H London : SAMPSON LOWMARSTON ¦ SEAlRLE & RIVINGTOtf , J Crown lluiklings , , 188 Fleet , Street , E . C . , _^_^~ Jr ~ L ^ 9

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