Frank Finn

“ I used to envy the pigmies their simple costume, which in the case of the ladies was a wisp and a waistband, and in that of the men, nothing at all. Their interests are looked after by an English Civil Servant, who has to see that no one sells them drink, or interferes with them in any way; but even this officer-in-charge, as he is styled, dares not go among them where he is not known, and considerable tact is required in getting an introduction to the local chief.
Attempts at civilization proved a failure with the little people ”

“ As their idea of self-determination is to shoot everyone they don't know, black, white, or brown, and as they use a bow big enough for Robin Hood, it is easily understood that they form a very effective deterrent to convicts trying to escape, which is just as well, as many of these convicts are very desperate characters ”

“ Well-behaved men are, however, allowed to marry and settle down, in that they are nearly as well off as if at liberty.
THE ANDAMAN PIGMIES. A group of these little people showing how they compare in stature with an average white man. ”