Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-15

The natives have some curious ideas of industrial economy Many will toil all day long for a few centavos or loiter around a whole day on the street GOT ners in the hope of making a pesets car rying some burden. while their feldS embracing the richest and most pro ductive lands OF the islands. so untitled But. after az, it Is not really necessary to pay any great attention to the culsi- vation of the soil if one Is content Co live in accordance with the Fihpino's primitive ideas of life In his native condition the needs of the Filipino are few and simple Careless alike of tbe past and future. he lives from hand to mouth. letting each day take care of itself He knows that the fruitful soil almost without tillage. win yield him the necessities of hfe The yery conGi- tiOns of his existence breed indolence aud unconcern as to the future.
 Thus it is with the great mass of the native population. but it must not b. inferred that there are DO industrious people among the Fihpinos In every profession in Manila We find natives engaged. and everywhere they display fine business qualifications In the banks. the custom house. in factories and in stores they are prominent We find them employed as civil guards In Manila. as conductors on the street car line and as operatives on tbe railruad They have become skilled ss woFkmsn in ali trades and professions l have visited dozens of them at work in their places of business and have found many possessing some knowledge of the Eng fish language In every case they dis played many distinguishing traits
 Manila has a native piano maker. who constructs from home materials entirely grade of instruments which will compare fsvorably with those made in the United States The native artists and sculptors are sdePts- have had a considerable acquaintance with a physi- clan, 6 surgeon in AguinAldo's army, and his knowledge of medicine is As complete as that of most graduates Of American medical college& So it is through the whole of the life and trade of Manila and LuEon- While it is to bs expected that we would ind not a few who have risen above the rabhle and imbibed the more advanced ideas of Eu- ropean civilization. yet it is surprising how many of these have entered into the regeneration of their fellow beings and the transformation of Manila and the Philippines
 There has been much written con corning the diseases prevalent among the natives of these islands True 1t is that Luzon has its Iepers. but leprosy Is not prevalent on these islands Co any great extent As Co the many other dis eases credited to the islands all have been greatly exaggerated Many of the skin diseases CT apparent diseases of the skin, are really caused by mosquito or other insect bites. The natives let their finger nails grow Co great length. and it is the scratching of the insect bites with these poisonous nails that causes many of the sores. Quite a num- Der of cases of dsfOrmity are seen among natives
 In stature the Filipino is of the d. minutive type Between the pure na- tive and the Kanaks of the Hawaiian Islands there appears to be some reia- tionship In stature. color and appear ance they are similar. and their lsn- guage is much the same strange jargon- in dress they are quite similar. but in this point no comparison can be made for in all tropical climates we find much the same ideas of dress About Manila bay we notice many distinct and novel dress customs From the naked little pickaninny to the gray haired sen0T and sonora we find all types of dress, some extremely soanty aadothers gandy and elaborate The native women are very fond of jewelry and showy trinketz of personal adorn-