The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-06

fancy; but Of course he speaks only OF
the Indians he studied. AS for length OF
life, there is plenty of evidence. / refer
the reader, for instance to a most inter-
esting report issued by the native depart
ment OF Cape Colony In 1875, summarized
by Mr. Theal In his history, since l have
not space to quote ii.
But to my mind the clearest proof of
vital force is shown in the rapidity aud
ease with which savages in general re-
cover from hurts that would be fatal to
white men. My attention was drawn to
this matter in youth, when / saw a China
man in q hospital who had loaded q gun
with fragments of a broken bottle and
discharged IL into his chest, because the
keeper of the opium den refused him more
credit. Since that time l have been noting
evidence when II CHANGED to come before
me. but 1t will be better to use the state
ments of authorities here. DIR. Junker
tells how a courier In the Soudan crawled
into camp with his stomach laid open,
having been attacked when asleep. A
comrade replaced the contents and bound
him up. ITO my great surprise the
wound was almost completely healed In
a few days" Carl Box saw a Malay with
a piece Of his skull cut off-the brain was
bare. They tied on the fragment with a
dressing Of serpents' fat and Tin three
weeks he was all right; a European would
have been three years or more, IL he had
lived" A similar case was attested by
Bishop McDougall NJ. D. After an action
with pirates one Of them was brought on
board with the top Of his head sliced
off, adhering only by a mOrsel of skin.
The bishop lifted it and made brief but
interesting observation of the brain; it
did not seem worth while to treat a hope
less case when there were so many
wounded At the evening meal however.
he saw this man eating rice among the
crew. with a bit Of rag to hold his skull
together. In few days the skin had
Joined all around.
The Rev Mr.. Pritchard to whom anthro-
poiogy and folklore owe so much, de-
clarcd that wounds, which In a white
man would quickly bring on Inflammation
and even modification, in these Samoans
are healed by simple daily bathings and
cleanliness" A youth was shot through
the chest near his dwelling. LAS he breathe
ed the air seemed to come from the
wound" But lin ten weeks he was as
wei as ever he was" The good man did
not understand this at all; 1t canot be said
that we understand now, but wide expert
ence has taught us that It is the rule with
savages. OF the Soudanese Sir Charles
Wilson wrote: These negroes are real-
ly like bits OF India rubber. 1t is per-
fectiy extraordinary TO see how they bear
wounds and how rapidly they heal up
And Capt. Younghusband wrote I'm Chi
trail: There is no doubt Asiatics stand
wounds inflicted by sword or bullet in
hnitely better than Europeans. A wound
that would kill a European, or at any
rate lay him up for months, affects these
hardy and abstemious mountaineers In n
very much less severe manner. Imagine
having the whole lock Of an exploded gun
blown into ones shoulder and going about
as if nothing had happened. Such Aock
was cut out by our surgeons seVep--~
month after. They report marvelol~
of recovery" etc
Health, strength and -
Of the compensatlor