The evening times., 1898-08-20
THE ISLAND OF LUZoN.
Many Races Constitute Its lnhaDi-
taHts.

Few island groups are peopled by SO
many diverse races as the Phiiippines'
and-seldom within such narrow limits are
TO be found so many various types as In
their chief island-Luzon. Ethnoiogists
appear to be agreed that the aborigines
of this group were the Nesritos, or Aetas.
as they are locally called. who are now
found In the mountain regions throughout
the archipelago. The highlands of North
Luzon are also peopled by a number OF
races forming independent tribes, me
more important of these being the Cad
danes Itayis and Igorrotes, subsequent
settlers who were in their turn dis
possessed and driven TO the highlands py
later immigrants of Malay origin, the
Taeals-and Ilocass. These loWianu tripes
of Luzon and the related BiZZyans OF me
southern islands form the only section
of the, Philippine population cohquereu'
domestibated and converted 10 Shris
tfanny by the Spaniards- =,
The Negritos are a dwarfiSh race, with
skins almost as dark as African negroes
and curly matted hair. Their features are
of a low and exceedingly unprepossesslhs
type and their clothing consists merely
of a waistcoat for the man and an eN-
ceedingly short and scanty pettlcoat for
the women. Report brands the Negritos
a
daring to face a white man in fair
fight. but ever ready to discharge quiv
erful of poisoned arrows at him from be-
hind cover The husbandry practiced by
them Is of the most primitive descrlp-
ton, the chase furnishing their CHIEF food
supply. Light-footed and agile. they
climb the forest trees like monkeys, out
run the deer and bring down their quar-
ry with such simple weapons as bam-
boo spear, palm-tree bow and bamboo
arrows.
The Gaddanes and Itavis, who are found
in the northwest provinces of LuZon. are
hardly less barbarous than the Negritos.
and very little effort appears to have
been made by the Span.ards either to con-
vert or to subdue them.
The Gaddanes are fine, dark-skinned
race, with long straight hair falling over
their shoulders, fierce and aggressive In
disposition and nomadic in habit The
youths of the tribe. when desirous OF
marrying. vie with each other in present.
ing to. the father of the maiden of their
choice the skulls of his enemies, the
most valiant attaining the prize.
The Igorrote tribesmen are spread over
a considerable portion of the northern
half of Luzon. They are tall and mus
cular race Iarge-limbed and broad
shouldered, but somewhat clumsiiy made,
with fiat noses, Wlde nostrls. thich ilPS'
high cheekbones and copper-colored skins:
Some of them are slightly bearded. and
they wear thick hair cut short across the
forehead and long behind. where 1t is
decorated with a curious cylindrical or
nament, from the extremity of which
hangs kind of tasseled fringe. Their
S.Il dress consists of a waistcloth, short
s;seyless jacket and cape made of palm
leaves.
CiyIIiza aon possesses no greater at
tractionc for them than for the Philip
nine hillr .: generally. Their dwellings
are queer, beenive-shaped huts. They
are indolent ~ their habits and prac-
tice but little <Ysbandry. Polygamy Is
permitted anon = them. but not INDUCED
in to any considerable extent.
The tribe of apparently mixed breed
known as the Igorrote-Chinese are be-
lieved to be descended from the follow
ers of the famous corsair Li-ma-hong.
who. in the defeat of their leader. In
1874, by Juan de Saluda, took refuge in
the hills. Intermarriage with women of
the Igorrote tribes has generated
species presenting quite unique and by