The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08
III.

All the natives OF the dome ticat ed type have
distinct Malay features prominent cheek
bones large and lively eyes. and fiat noses
with diated nostrils. They are on the average
OF rather low stature. very rarely bearded. and
OF copper color more or less dark. Most OF
the won on have no distinct line OF hair OIL the
forehead. Some there are with hair dowr
on the forehead reaching within an inch OF the
eyes which seems to indicate reversion to
progenitor In whom the forehead had not be-
come quite naked. but left the limit between
the scalp and forehead underlined. The hair OF
both males and females stands out from the
skin like bristles and Is very COARSE 1t ap-
pears that the children from their birth have
sDot at the base OF the vertebre. where the tail
projects in apes =
Marriages between native5 are usually ar
ranged between the parents OF the respective
families. The hubble age OF females is from
about eleven years. Great stress Is laid upon
chastity in the case OF married women. but a
husband pays no heed to the ante nuptial
lapses of his wife. 1t is not CUSTOMARY to set
any store upon the virtue OF unmarried girls.
Parents habitually offer their daughters to
Europeans for loan OF money. and the young
women are often admitted to European house.
holds in the guise OF seamstresses or house
keepers. 1t appears that. among themselves.
the natives do not kiss: they smell each other.
or rather they place the nose and lip on tho
cheek and draw a long breath.
Although marriages between Spaniards and
native women are less frequent than they were
formerly. yet the half-breeds constitute a very
influential body. Their social position Is In
comparably better than that OF the half ca stes
in British India. great many OF them are
established in trade at Manila and at other
large towns in the archipelago Some OF these
hay ma Ia li1era ba Ia nash y ctin N
middlemen between the natives and the Eu-
ropean commercial houses They believe that
they ought to rule the colony. and. II the con-
nection OF the islands with Spain Is ever sew
cred. it will Undoubtedly be due to them. Mr..
Foreman believes. however. that II the islands
were left to themselves civilization would
speedily die out. for 1t Ia observed that the
half-castes. II not reinforced by fresh ad-
mixture OF European blood. tend to revert
rapidly to the native type.
Manila hos had an endowed university for
about two and q half centuries and In 1888
the Government devoted $4,000 to high class
education In the capital. II We may trust the
author Of this volume. the natives profit bat
little by these facilities. He was. however. he
tells us. acquainted with one native who we mt to
Germany and Spain to study, and brought back
the degrees of doctor In medicine. philosophy,
and arts. After his return the learned isan der
wrote readable novel. and. as an oculist. per-
formed successfully q difficult operation. An
other native exhibited such promising work
In sculpture at Madrid In 1887 that the Jury
recommended the bestowal OF a pension to
enable him to study at Rome. A third native
named Luna gained the second prize at the
Madrid Academy exhibition OF oil paintings.
His talent for painting was exceptional. for
the islanders are not an artistic people. AS
rule. they have no admiration for the most
lovely scenery or the most beautiful forms In
nature. and in this respect present decided
contrast to the Japanese. On the other hand.
the native Of the Philippines has an inherent
passion for music. Musicians are to be found
In every village. and Bome OF tho village bands
have acquired Q great reputation. Girls from