The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-20
LIFE IN THE HTLIppINE ISLANDS.


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possessions SPAN stll retains in tho East In
dles NOT only arc the great islands OF Lucon
ana Mindnnao extremely productive yielding.
'or instance species oil tobacco not less highly
prN'u IN ASIA thnn II mo product oi the Vi"lta
! "n"l' IN western countries nut II appears from
u N'o census mat th'y now sustain popua-
/ .'h art'r tah That OF M'Nlro' approaching IN
Dr' oleht nllions' tr'hrh traveller NJ. ED
"''' i'l' Nus I'.,'hly spent Some ulne
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WIZ" 'n"'", 'i'c iu''lp'n'S' "n' MS h"''s
'''""l''"''"''" 10 i"'l7 pro"'M present
some W"r.s "i strlkihH interest,"
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SUM s't"uy III ''' 'lh's' in7hl"h' Tue cars
are S"'''l "''" s'l Hh"Hy y" inc nP"u' inc oh'' X
""''9 S'','n' "", no, 'NaNt 'nu -,i' nose
an" ''' 'uih small MS 'lnir ,i''hs''y pa' r. i5
s'onR' W, no, '""'se' ! n' i"~ale mas -lh"l
,''t ana h"i's, an uses uo'h WIN mary nous
i','ny' rar'ly 'roD'hnH hlms'i 10 Ntoop IN
orn'r 10 PICK up any "Rht oOJ''t that mlsht h'
wing on un' Fr"U'' n"or nm TN one occasion
W"'n H"lN' ~'rN''i.' n'' 'i"ll'u l"rN upon
inc moor w. l"U'n'' S"" MN pl'k II up
"'"i"y WIN Nus ''H ana r'pnt' u "'sl"' ~ 4
"l"''' p"l'' lne hN'"'r' mus reminded
"' "' i"rNihlhh ih'"'''S' ui"usht II wen 10
uum"h'-h inc lHbhle iht me- pr'h'nsle mo-
MOI was no lonRer pracu@'d ny human beings.
Iho lhdlan ot thn fhliipp' 's Is very cleanly,
anu uh. Tor ihe hn'lt oi petri chewing thcr'
W'lld no h''h'nR oI'nslN' ABOUT hlm II"
lvN'' dr'-' p'tlum'F' r'maium' sAtln rous'rs'
shirts of me finest linen. vanished pumps. AMI
a taxi white hat. le always wears his shit.
however. loos" or lying. that is 70 shy. outside
of his trousers. and nothing can persuade him
TO r'nonn"" This custom which is npt TO shock
the 'wy'nrrvcd European. The women wear
no und'rsnrin'nt' out content themselves with
" SNORT i'W''Nt'Whlrh on hoIiNyr. u made Ola
rlch, striped SILK, ana i- tighi'n"t over the hips
ny Fiay-'ol"r"l oNen belt. shawl OF some
tran pareni tissue, rolled about the shoulders.
completes the GO ,tumc. We should add that all
woar shippers oi black velvet embroidered, or
covered with goldhoad but these are cut =olow
tlNt the women mold thom on hy ernsplnH them
between th'ir toes, The smallest toe being out
sidn. An amulet more or less costly. is always
pendant from the neck. and tho hands are load
cLwiih.rings.
N. Plaurhnt tells us that the Tagac women
are admirably shaped, the bosom. which no cor
set eyer cramps. and which Is perfectly visible
beneath the guuzo mantle. being firm and richly
developed. In both scxeg. however. the skin.
though extremely soft is dcfacod by curious
stains. in form not unlike the islands and con-
tn'nts that figure on a map. and in hue either
white or Of a straw color. These marks haye
boon ascribcd to an impoverishmo Of the
blood, through unsuhstantiai nourshmont.
composed mainly Of rice and fish diet this
explanation WIN not satisfy some PHYSICIANS
II Is 10 ne noted mat mo men are much less ro-
hus' IMAM the other sex no doubt because tho
inter docs most OF the hard labor. While the
husuahn, squirting on ms hauhehes. ~ watch
a o. n nd 1 a