The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

what tribe is referred to--they all do it
they lave their faces with mustard oil at
least once day. AS a brown skin naturally
contains more oil than white one, the
suns action upon il after 1t has Deen
anointed with mustard oil is far from pleas
ant. And the average native is not mucn
addicted to the use Of soap and water. IL
is told that the Spanish women have Some-
times insisted" on the bath and that When
the servants appeared from the balneologi-
cal operation they were smiling and happy
with the soap smeared over their faces.
Then there are the garments OF the ma
tives In the first place these always look
ancient. You can hardly find a neW-look-
ing garment in the islands. 1t is considered
personal policy to wear them until they
drop to pieces. Then, when something new
must be PROVIDED, the substitute is Well
creased before it is donned. The linen, or
course, always looks quite white; but the
rest of the clothing always looks ancient,
and as invariably smells So ana some
what ridiculously, the Filipino whose
clothes are the flthiest is as vain over it as
a child with q new frock.
Nature takes a hand, and mixes in her
sweet smells, This adds variety: The same
heat that intensfies the smell or the smoke
and grease also assimilates that Of the
woods and fields There is a peculiar spicy
smell from teak and moaVe, pel, dongon,
and other native trees Add 10 these the
rich doors of the mangoeS. orange mowers
and roses in their long-eXtended season, end
with the Whit of The smoke--the air ac-
tually seems heavy with oifaotory sG'uta-
tons AS you lie awake II nl%ht with TIE
in the sweet scents from he c0ne-lilxe
punches of bloom upon the mango trees,
from the pale lilac blossoms of the abundant
azederach, and from he queer green ard
yellow blossoms OF The slrls buSh'
ENFORCED INSOMNIA.
But, mind you, we do not lie awake for
the sake of the delicious drauylt of flow
ers mingled with amoke. The insomnia is
unavoidable for another and very evident
reason. There g not another holster place
in the world than a Filipino vllll{e 1ns
natives sit UP all night 10 chatter, aud cow
and then to blow horn, rattle ulSneS. dru
make a general hub bub. From sunset 10
near midnight the silence ",lShJ almost
it bedins the rest Of the night. Malays
cannot do anything without noise. 10 near
two or more of them together and TO see
their frantic gesticulations, one might I'M
agine them in fierce quarrel Whlch might
at any time lead to blows but no, II is
merely amicable baWling, the way or the
people. We call it chatter, but where there
are any number of the people together 1t IS
a howl, roar and hustle, like bedlam let
loose. There is no occasion for the uPfoar,
and the whole thing is needless. Every
conversation is like a discussion, and the
tones which engage in ii are shrill and dis
cordant A Filipino talks more rapidly
than Italian or a Frenchman, ana ms
loud talk is accompanied with violent gestl-
culations. Invariably the remarks are pre-
faced with "Oh, Ubaduhr, % Hamacan,
20. Yasidexis" or whatever the name of
the person addressed Here is SWlpoa
Serexis Sebariniki at Hau Fartinelh Bana-
cherds stall trading, and as they trace
each repeats the others name in full with
every sentence uttered. SO with the srnok-
ers, each bowls out his fellows name as
he converses-and every name Is 1ormid-
able.
These natural sounds are supplemented
by some of the most hideous that aruhce
ever suggested. The artificial sounds are
soon familiar to the ear, such as that OF
the little native drums called atoms,
which are beaten everywhere on all oc'
casions night and day. Then there are the
Oipes-shepherd's pipes, or bagpipes, II You
will agree to call them so. Two REEDS, apout
-~vo feet long and perforated much JlNe
flute, are held to the mouth ana Down
through alternately, making noise loud;
wild and lueubrious. Make any inquiry ana
you are solemnly assured that the natives
are only practicing. AT night, however,
IL is "iH luck to indulge in the use OF the
pipe or tom-tom. and instead TO keep the
night spirits away" the average citizen
blows occasionally on his sacred shell,
which he calls a sunk, ard which makes o
noise that sinks all others for the moment,
NATIVE MUSIC.
But the drum. shell-horn and pipe are not.
in popular estimation, instruments OF music.
II the visitor ceres to inquire about these
he is ant 10 be waited on by band.
There are generally nine men in Il, and they
wear a peculiar head-dress, consisting OF
folds of calico over the head and around
the throat. They come 10 give sSfe-