The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-29

pr01ta0le eXerClOn, anu nave auoPoeo
the easier plan Of substituting num-
bers for activity. Every store, othce
and house has from two to three times
as many helpers and servants about as
would be seen in a similar place IN
America, and nearly all Of them seem
to be resting from the little labor that
has been done. Even American en-
ergy will wear itself away in time
against the solid rock Of Filipino in
ertia. Sleep seems to be one thing to
be desired and altogether lovely to the
Filipino. The cochero. as soon as his
s:cargo leaves the carriage FOR few
minutes, goes to sleep on his box, or
snoozes upon the seat inside, with his
chocolate-colored feet hanging out Of
the window, recking not Of the busy
world until vigorous prod in the ribs
restores him to life. tt is the same
with all help about the Office or house.
Such thing as the delivery of goods
from retail stores is unknown, and
even wrapping them up to be carried
by the purchaser is not considered a
necessity. If one goes into tobac-
conist' for box Of cigars, It's hand
ed to him over the counter unwrapped.
If he, by pantomine or the use Of his
Spanish at a glance" succeeds in
conveying the intelligence that he de-
sires his purchase wrapped up, a
search is instituted for piece OF
newspaper, and if this be found, the
box is enveloped in it and handed to
him with courtly bow but without
string. A few bakery-wagons may. be
seer going from house to house. and
ica-carts and soda-water carts; but be-
yond these, regular delivery vehicles
are unknown.
Nor is the early morning made mel
odious by the clatter Of milk wagons.
Genuine cows milk is scarce article
here. The water buffalo supplies most
Of the milk used, snow-white liquid
containing little cream and having a
flavor none too pleasant to the Ameri-
can palate. There are few Austria
lian cattle kept in the suburbs of Ma
nila, apparently Of Durham and Devon
extraction, but their milk is liquid
gold in comparison with che other. |
have seen many small deer-like Anda-
lusian cattle, much resembling Jer-
seys, but they give only thimbleful
Of milk. and number Of the white,
bumped, sacred cows Of Indie" We
used to stare at in themenageries. but
the latter are of little value either for
milk or beef Instead of milk wagons,
bare-legged milkmen trot about with
long-necked jars or bambooed cylin-
ders hanging from either end Of the
pole carried on the shoulder. All but
ter is imported in tins and is a luxury
for the rich only. With a lu1uriant
growth Of grass the entire year, this
ought to be a paradise for cattle, and
perhaps Americans will develop its
possibilities in this respect.
The substitute for the butcher cart
and che grocer's wagon is the basket
of woven bamboo carried from the
market on the head of the customer.
almost invariably woman, term in
cluding girls Of ten years and tooth
less crones. Everything to eat is sold
at the aN1ercado," Of which there arc
half dozen in the city. But let not
the reader think Of Fulton market,
where crisp vegetables, fresh meat, or
clean fish tempt the eye. Let him
rather picture to his mind large
building, an open court, or group Of
bamboo stalls, dirty, yile-smelling,
/, and unpleasant to the eye, where
crowds Of women, sprinkled with the
male servants of white residents, make
| their daily purchases and haggle as
long over ten cent bargain as white
man would over a railroad contract.
There are stalls that contain nothing
but rice, much inferior to that seen in
American markets Another has a
few bananas, squashes, radishes, pota-
toes, including poor quality of sweet
potato. beans, peppers, tomatoes Of
small size, etc. Another has a little
joint Of meat, generally pork, and an
other several kinds Of fish. including
miniature specimen, Of which dozen
could be picked up on spoon, and
which arc eaten raw as a great deli.
cacy by the natives.
One stall has small CLANS, another
the little native oysters, and another
shrimp or prawns. Still another is
devoted to chickens, the great edible
staple Of the Filipinos next to rice