The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-28
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.


DR.. D. n. Lamb Writes Owosso Friends
Through The Times, of His Expert
ences.
SUAL PROVINCE OF PANGAsINAN, p. L.,
Oct. 81, 1900.
Having become we'll settled in my
work out here I'll endeavor to keep my
promise to you and write little of the
impressions have gained while "hik-
ing" about half the globe. Leaving San
Francisco on August IL, 1900, we were
fortunate in sailing by mail steamer via
Honolulu, H. L.; Yokahoma, the port of
Toxic, Kobic, and Nagasaki, Japan;
Shanghai and Hong Kong, China;
which places we were privileged to
visit from one to three days each.
To describe in detail the scenes visit
ed would require great deal of time
and writing but briefly, Hawaii is a
garden spot. beautiful by natures art
and in its tropical elegance. However,
prices are double United States prices
and all is hustle there by the various
foreigners. Japan is a beauty spot, at
least so at the time of my visit, oriental
in the extreme and unique in its affairs
of domestic and social life. Shanghai,
port of all nations, is quite picturesque
with it's fleets of war vessels and thou
sands OF foreign soldiers from India and
other points
Hong Kong, one of the grandest
sights to be seen, equal to the beautiful
inland sea of Japan with it's thousands
of islands and Japanese civilization, is
certainly the port of the orient. A
magnificent elevation rises from the
water front to 1900 feet above the sea,
studded with houses, both English and
oriental in type. giving an appearance
of grandeur seldom equalled anywhere.
/ had the experience Of passing
through typhoon off Hong Kong, and
talk about your blows! Twas terrific;
for twenty hours waves were dashing
over every thing but the masts, ships
on beams end and every one thrown
out of berths, sea sickness galore. Was
| sick? Yes, | think so, about two
hours of the most terrible sickness |
ever had. Then | managed to go above
to get view of storm at sea. | slid
and rolled about the social hall"
amongst others, and when l would
bump into slim fellow he would think
a pile driver had struck him. Suffice
to say we got on o, X, and swore never
to go to sea again-yet 600 miles from
Manila which we made in smooth
weather. Manila is an old town,
being gradually cleaned up by Ameri.
can authority. Prices are way up and
every one is looking for "dinero"
money! All transportation is by
means of little carriages and victorias
at 81 so in gold for two hours the single
horse rigs are 80 cents an hour by the
hour, very, very slow; by the job so
fast. The Escolta, the main street of
Manila, is practically a blockade all the
time.
My orders were soon out and away |
went by railroad to Dagupan, North
Luzon, thence by launch, and sailing
vessel to my station. The sailing vessel
was an old junk Had to sleep aboard
Nothing but one guard, seven natives,
and hog that insisted in making me
his bed fellow He nearly rooted me
overheard in his efforts. Pigs are kept
in houses and aboard ships, and they
are beauties. The famous hog of Ar
kansas is not in it with the pointed
nosed pig of Luzon.
My arrival at Anda and Sargosa was
soon attained after the night on board
the junk, and allow me to say that for
beautiful scenery the Bay of Lingayen,
and its shores possesses an abundance
The islands coming up out of the water
look like common mushrooms. They
are of lava formation and the continual
action of the waves has worn away the
water line and it becomes like neck.
There are hundreds of them and with
the green foliage they present very
beautiful sight. At Anda l was nine
days midst the cocanut palms. beauty
spot indeed. Here, too, we purchased
few chickens and eggs from the ma
tives to relieve the monotony of bacon,
bread, and coffee.
Oct. left Anda and came to this
station which is another of the many
beautiful places. IT'S situated on
small, but deep har Dor, mountains ris-
ing few hundred yards from the
waters edge to 1900 and $500 feet. Most
of the time we have just cool bree re
here and it is quite healthful. The
prevailing trouble is malaria, altho
there are such diseases about as small
pox However, vaccination is stopping
that to large extent; beri, beri, lep.
rosy, and humorous skin diseases,
one in particular, called dhobe itch,
relative to the famous seven year vari-
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