The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19

over that part OF LuZon. For years past mere
and all came from the oivots' scattering OF the
cofEee seeds. Thousands Of pounds are gath
cred from these wild bushes by the natives.
Nowhere else does rice grow so prolihcally as
in tho philippines, The Chinese %eontEol The rice
work. There arc a dozen chinese millionaires
in Manila, and they have made their wealth
largely in the rice and suESF tro Y Zoo S sroSS!
ing could be easily enlarged, think am con.
SENTATIVE in saying that by tho crude, lazy ways
II would make a thrifty Yankee farmer groan
to sec the reckless waste of tho ~natiyes.
Vanilla. pepper, and cassia, which arc %cuitiyat
ed elsewhere In the world, grow, WILD ana IN
and corn may be grown at the extreme, north OF
the archipelago. Oranges. lemons and guayss
flourish In the forests and back hhi nsn mot nrt tnS
toward making superior varieties OF these fruits.
haYo seen in tho dense tropical forests OF Min
as loRwood. ebony, mahogany, and Iron, wood.
Great fortunes await the men who shall get a
who have ventured far Into these forests tell me
that the ebony and mahogany. trees there are inc
nanas abound in damp spots. and are a source
OF revenue on some islands, but the Central
American products have kept these fruits cut of
"NaviSators who visited the Philippines in tho
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries all told of
monts about their nooKs, wrists, and ankles.
and Of how the precious metal was dug in the
river DCQB OF Inc laIhnub. i nave nohEu. Hnolal-
lurRlsts say that the typography OF the island Of
Sulu and Gegritos indicates the prescnce,o OF gold.
The spaiE oraia hSys s s,v.SjsI SS' nn ShIHiTy . SSST Amer Psr.
leans, TO enter those islands. Therefore no sci
entlnc prospecting for gold has been done. The
thing toward fostering the DEVELOPMENT, 81 The
copper deposits on Lnzon, yet these are known
~ doubt II any island; have such a countless
variety Of animals and flying and creeping
fhinua M the philiDDines. A RtubbY variety of
horses, fat and furry ponies, are used In Manila
and towns. Oxen and a species of bu ffalos arc
tains teom with deer. Goats. swine, rabbits
ana sleep abound In the mountain and for.
hogs on samar have sometimes Killed natives.
There are several hundred varieties OF birds,
S9S sO'q Par swsn'y arc mat mo are G RS1 no0w IN 'i the
back woods than robins are here. Among the
forests close to the coasts are found peculiar
s Sirds ncst. Hundreds Of natives ga earn their
these birds nests and selling them to the
Chinese. or monkeys there arc a dozen varie::
tiSs' vampire MS!s are ya SHeSis G SO Wonder i tSSsre ar Is . a !
vast deal Of superstition and dread among peo-
pie in the tropics concerning vampires. They
bats with bodies IA large as common house
cats. and with wings that, expand, five feet
ing alone some moonlight night and have one
of those black things come suddenly swooping
past hlnl, ana no VIII nave tOn0 cause IOr noT-
60 sailing into the big hotel dining room at
Manila one evening when dinner was serving.
tainted, and others shrieked as they went under
.he tables, The men ran out of the room.
The natives, like tho Hawaiians, know how to
catch them. too. All the natives in the Philip
and aristocratio people in ManilSI are fishers.
delicious. When these fish come up the coast
f-orrN Nhn mir SnA m tho ftv vii
abandon any occupation and even leave a sick
hammock to go out and angle off the coast:
"A long and interesting chapter might be
written about the snakes In the Philippines.
1 never heard how many varieties there are
there. but there must be lots OF them. A few
arc poisonous, but most arc water snakes and
are harmless. The most dreaded variety is n
reddish brown, long, slim fellow, known as the
manepo. 1t is as deadly as tho moccasin OF the
the rattlesnake. Its bitten victims die In M.
ests Of the backwoots Of the islands boa con.
s%trictors ar" frequently found. l have heard
Of some 1ons on IN, M tbsIr that 1snr TSr e tw wsIvs nv
They have been known to crush people TO death.
The natives. who, have mover been away
from their respective islands. and have seen less
the art OF making an intoxicant as well as the
most, scientific man. In tho ~bnckwoods Of the
the natives make brandy from sugar cane.
Fortunately for their drinking habits the
iaborious. The lazy. and slovenly native woula
never spend'ao much.,time and muscle in pro:
ducing anything else but an intoxicant. BOcal
cane, formented and distilled. The juice is ex-
tracted by pounding the cane over a piece of
When the cane is broken into fine pieces water
is poured over il and It is allowed TO stand in
tho sun until II feI ments. Then T. Is ready for
the ingenious native process of distillation.
Four.Gallon water jugs are SET on the ground as
close,os their bullying sides will permit, Earth
is covered over the upper part and falls down
part way, where IL is stopped by the bullying
jugs, thus leaving an open space. underneath
the. furnace passes. though this Opening and
boils the fcrmented juice with which the Jugs
of hollow bamboo, and. still in bamboo pipes, 1t
Is introduced into n hollow log standing on end.
o water IT, rom naud me q G bo hd lows sh tnPo1 nent1 1R1s i .bS
steam. which quickly condenses and falls Into a
large jug set to catch it, while the thirsty ma
missionaries say, It is heelthfuli and. queerly
They probably consider 1t wise 70 consent to
what they cannot prevent. On account o tits
but a quart of It intoXicntes quickly.
"The greater part of tho natives-probably rs
Ter cent. on the island OF Luzon in and about
Manila are OF several race mixtures. Their
original ancestor RS were the TaGals and the
Spanish. Sometimes there Is a strain Of Malay
eIet ty'i as p @e"tizos. ( few AH mssti1os % are rle n.
!, me msstiz ~ SIne from 70 to 20. are positive e.
x The "9 World the T nnSSt a esTi .srIy AND I afs SIast az ah
80. Tho English cali them human butterflies.
have heard visitors in Manila for the first
time go Wild over the striking beauty of the
the Luneta. The eyes of the Philippines, are
great, languishing, dreamy. shaded by long
lashes and set off by a profusion of the blacklist
hair that ever grew. Hair is the chief glory OF
the Philippine beauty. 1t is long, rich, thick,
made glossy by the care bestowed on 1T. Often
ii Is cleaned and washed with lemon Juice and
oil made fragrant with perfume. Some of the
women wear their hair hanging down their
backs, entirely unadorned, while others. espe'
cially the matrons. build II up in a coil or knot
held by n golden comb and ornamented by pins,
or adorned by a bright, fragrant flower.
The mestizo young women are graceful and
cOquettish. They love music and I never know
one not lame who could not dance beautifully
They have n slow, gliding dance, s~omewha
like our waltz. only with longer stop, alternat
ing with rising on the toes In time to the pecu.
liar music. II is not n tax on their physical
strength and the meslizos dance from sunset tc
sunrise sometimes. Whenever n naval vessc,
ties up at Manila or CavitG for q few days the
young officers are restless TO get ashore to meet
the pretty mcStizo girls. Invitations to a mes
TITO ball are eagerly accepted although the Span
ish people feel themselves superior to the mes
tiZos. Tho mestizo women dress in bright
a little shirt made OF the famous pima cloth