The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-06
Little Folks Column.
SOME SCENES IN THH PHILIP
PINES.

telligent and some very ignorant. The
people in the loWlanda of Mindoro, one
Of the islands, a only count to ter
and repeat. The learned mathema
ticians can count to twenty by count
ing their fingers and toes. Most O
the people can only count to three. 4
traveller who knows these people tells
us th7t when a man who guided the
party through the forests, or worked
for them, was dismissed to return in a
number of days, knots were tied in 6
string, and the man was told to unite
one knot each day, and when all were
united it was time, he knew, to return
TO the Americans.
The people are like children, and
they expect to be punished for doing
wrong, but are very angry if punished
by those who hire them when they
do not deserve it. This traveller tells
US that a man he punished for telling
a lie suIked for days. A few days
after, the man was carrying his EN-
pIoyer over q stream; he stubbed his
toe, and threw the traveller over his
head into the water. The traveller
laughed, knowing what a ridiculous
picture he must make in his dripping
and muddy suit that had been spotless
a moment before. The Filipino acted
strangely all the evening-so strangely
as to attract the travellers attention.
at bedtime the man came to him and
besought him to whip him then, as it
made him nervous to wait. Lifting
him fall in the stream the man thought
was wrong, though he was greatly
amazed when he was whipped for
telling the lie, and resented it; be was
ashamed, not because he told the lie,
but because he was found out.
The ponies in the Philippines are
shortlegged. The forests have few
roads, and those are poor. In going
through the forests, here and there
great trunks Of trees are the on
ground. The ponies have eve been
taught 80 jump over these. They put
their fore feet on the top, slide them
TO the ground on the other side; then
they balance on the trunk a moment,
and by a peculiar movement push
themselves over. The idea of teach
ing them to jump over has never &C
Cured to the owners, who use them in
the woods daily.
A Daby is carried in a cloth hung
over it's mothers hips. When it is
tour months old, it is put in a bag with
an opening left for the head; now
either parent carries the baby.
This traveller tells US Of a beautiful
habit OF some of the people of the Phil
The civilized people Of the
Philippines are Roman Catholics. In
the homes Of the true Catholics in the
evening q vesper service is held. Be
fore a picture or image of a saint every
member 0, the family kneels and
prays. Alter Cla devotions are over,
each cnIld kiss the nend Of the father
and mother AMI wishes them good
evening, " bows to each Of hls brothers
and sisters aud the guests VINO may be
present, aud repeats the salutation
Cool evening" Tne mother and
greet each other aad the guests
in the same way.
The FnipinOs are fond Of music, and
easily learned any musIc they near.
An American party who were travel
ing through the Philippine Islands
made friends with the natives. In the
evenings the Americans whistled for
the natives and sang college songs. At
one place they stayed four weeks, and
met many Of the people intimately.
They left the village and returned
weeks after. When they re
turned they found that the head OF the
called Captain. was the man
who had been the bandmaster on their
previous visit. The man called at once,
and told them he had a great surprise
for them. They must be at the front
their house when the religious pro
passed on its way to the church
the next morning When the band
reached the travellers house the mex
morning, the Captain gave the signal
and The band began playing Johnny,
Get Your Gun" a song that the Ameri
cans had whistled for them. 1t was
solemniy, az if it were music
to religious service. These trav
elers found many of the people very
warm hearted and generous. Some of
them were as easily frightened as little
children, and we're as amused as little
children would be with the gifts Of
beads or pieces of bright metal.
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