The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-20

transportation methods are TO be Amer.
icanized, better horses will have to bs
introduced.
Besides the street or tram cars that
these little ponies drag through the
crowded streets, the drivers warning
pedestrians to flee from danger with in.
cessant squawkings of bamboo whistle.
progress is made in multitude of con.
veyances. There are three classes Of two
wheeled passenger vehicles-the caro-.
mato, the calisa and the quilez-each
drawn by one horse The former two
are different styles of cart, having a
single seat, facing TO the front, while
the latter is box covered affair, hav.
ing two lateral seats, facing the center
and intended to accommodate four peo.
I pie, If they are not too large, as many
Americans prove to be, the driver sit
ting in front, at the base of the shafts.
A heavyweight in the rear of the quile2
will bring the shafts up over the horse {
head until they point about 90 degrees
above the horizon. This is considered a
good excuse for baking on the part OF
the willful animal have seen the sud.
den entry of generously proportion I'd
American lift the horse off his feet an6
bring the rear of the quilez to the
ground. Progress is naturally slow un,
der such circumstances. There are sew.
eral hundreds of these vehicles in Ma.
Mia.
No one ever walks here any distance.
The Americans are considered wonder.
full walkers by the residents and also
wonderfully foolish for being So And
no doubt they are, for walking under
tropical sun is unwise when riding il
80 cheap A quilez may be had for 4C
cents (Mexican) an hour, equal to 90
cents, with half that rate for additional
hours, Alhambra cigarettes and lessons
in Spanish from the driver included. A
four wheeled victoria, Milford or visa.
Wis, costs 90 cents for the first hour and
DO cents for additional hours, but it is
not easy to secure one, as they are not
numerous. There is only one way to get
a conveyance, and that is to go out into
the highways and byways and gather il
in whenever an empty one goes by
without the driver stuffing his fingers
into his mouth to indicate that he is
going to "chow." There is no carriage
company and no stable where an order
can be left, and it is almost impossible
to have a carriage engaged for a specific
hour. Even if such arrangements were
actually made, the chances are the
driver would hire out to the first man
hailing him on the street while on his
way to keep the appointment. Here is
another nut for the Americanizers to
crack-viz utter lack of responsibility,
which is a prominent feature of the
Filipino character. The muchacho, the
cochero, the cosinero and all the other
oes are absolutely and utterly unrelia-
BILE.
Then there is the commercial custom
of asking twice as much for goods as
the dealer is willing to sell them for
This is an orientalism that is not con-
fined to the ex-Spanish possessions, yet
it is so thoroughly characteristic Of
the Filipino that he carries it into every
transaction of his life and we see the
highest exposition of it just now in the
apparent attitude of Aguinaldo and bis
army in opposition to the United
States. have myself attempted Ameri-
canization in this respect on small
scale by going out Of store and refus-
ing to purchase; then the dealer came
down to my offer of 80 per cent Of the
original price. would like to see a
few good American stores started here,
with delivery service, wrapping paper,
string, one price for goods and clerks
that wait on customers and do not per-
NIT them TO wander all over the place
hunting for some one to sell them
goods
Another important feature of Ameri-
canization would be the sanitation of
the city, whose air now reeks with sew
er gas and the effluvia of kitchen refuse
and all manner of filth. A more vilely
filthy place than Manila was when the
Americans entered it would be difficult
to conceive. Much has been done to
purify it, but the habits Of the people
must be revolutionized. Strange TO say
the Spaniards are even worse than the
Filipinos in some respects Only yes
terday an inspecting officer found
Spanish physicians house where the
kitchen was not ten feet from an oper
cesspool, 30 offensive that the officer
could scarcely stand it long enough to
give the doctor orders to abate the nui-
sance Personally very clean, so far as
bathing their bodies is concerned-and
frequent bathing is the royal road to
health in this country-the people are
surrounded with filth which they make
no effort to remove To make an Amer
ican city of Manila in this respect would
be herculean task.
The eradication of smallpox will be
another difficult task One is likely to
stumble upon case in the back room
of any of the thousands of Filipino
joints throughout the city. 1t is prob
ably here that our soldiers have picked
it up or because their washing has been
done in such places Systematic health
inspection, with severe penalties for
concealing smallpox cases, accompanied
by general compulsory vaccination,
would be necessary to reduce this evil
to a minimum Let not the American
izers begin their self appointed task
with their eyes shut