The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11
IN THE INTERVALS OF BATTLE
" hat an Oregon BOY Has Learned of
Philippine Ways and Products.


Fielding Lewis Polndexter, an Oregon
soldier, writing from camp at Malinta,
Philippine Islands, under date of April
3, to the Portland Oregonlan, Gays:
Saturday evening l visited the hospital
In Mania. In these times such a place
becomes quite changed within a week.
On the evening of the 24th the regular
wards there were not crowded and those
who occupied them, with few exceptions,
pelng SICK, rather gave TO their surround
ings an appearance of gloom. Now be-
sides every cot in the wards being occu-
pied, two rows of tents, filed with wound
ed men, extend along the front of the
hospital Instead Of sick men with sun
Ken eyes, emaciated faces and fevered
broWs, those we meet are wounded sol
diers, most Of them The very picture of
health II is surprising how rapidly they
recuperaie. Men who in Saturdays and
Sundays battles were seriously wound
through them. are walking about the
grounds, or sitting around In groups
laughing and talking. But for their band
dages, some of which are ridiculously odd
looking IN the arrangement, you would
never know they were wounded. They
are dressed for comfort, usually In The
outing flannel pajama. The hospital
grounds, though not spacious, are well
shaded, and nearly always a cool bay
breeze seems Blowing from the trees
through the wards.
IN actual battle the long hot days now
begin 10 drag with the boys considerably
The orders regarding ioraging or anything
Inconsistent with CIVILIZED warfare are al
the present time being enforced 10 the
letter Around the Oregon. as well as 9TH
er camps, outpOsts are placed. past which
no enlisted man Is allowed without special
permission. Some OF the boys, however,
have gotten hold of several game cocks
the fighting qualities OF which seem 10
afford considerable enjoyment. Within the
ItFNatG Of - as
fords US pretty good bathng. So after
all, The days pass by faster than they
used 10 IN Manila. Occasionally we man
age 10 get past the guards and 20 ouf on
besides getting eggs. We can learn about
the surrounding country. About al left
now around the bamboo shacks Is the
young garden, neck Of chickens and a
starving cat; sometimes the night reveals
bowling dog. While the chickens here
seem used TO running wild with practic-
ally no care, they increase at a rate that
would surprise even the most successful
American Doultcrer. TIE hen nests are US
ually found in re large mango- trees IN
lOOrely made baskets n'acod there by tha
ground. The eggs are small. not larger
than the American guinea egg. Naturally
the chickens fly with cons d rabie ease.
The gardens consisting in this section
mainly of tomatoes, corn. sugarcane and
sweet potatoes. and sometimes radtshes "a
large. very tender. white radish). peas,
been excellently cultivated right up 10 the
day of our invasion. Apparently the only
tools used are piow and a harrow. tho
former consisting of one handle Only and
a bow-shaped beam with piece Of hard
wood timber running from IL 10 10 into
the ground. Sometimes The piece Of tim
Der has o peculiarly shaped iron point on
IT, but this seems 20 be necessary only
when hard wood happens not to be con
Venient. Some Of the wood here rs 40
hard that where stone steps are bordersd
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