Note 10 — Chapter X
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“An Andaman hut may be considered the rudest attempt of the human species to secure shelter from the weather. It consists of a few sticks, fastened together at the top, the other end being fixed in the ground. A thatch composed of branches and leaves completes the structure.”—“A Visit to the Andaman Islands,” Good Words, May 1866. The similarity of the structures of two peoples so distant is somewhat remarkable.