The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17

place whore have been, that the soldiers
have made great improvements As Soon
rs they take charge Of a post they set the
mea 10 cleaning the streets. They make
them remove all the garbage open up the
cutters nd cut down deCaying vegetation.
There are. / ventura. no cleaner towns IN
the United states than those occupied by
cur soldiers In Nfindanao. While | was ~
Xamhoanga Col Pettit was having n canal
stripped ~ Its vegetation and garbage.
This was done Icy natives. who went
through and pulled up tae weeds with
their hands and scoopea up the nth in thu
same was. Pollok. on the gulf OF Iliana.
- as clean as new pin and the same
may be said az Davao
Nal llggett If rcpsirfnv tho public build
ings. He has put new roof on the hos
ritel and he Is now having roof sew.d
onto the building occupied by himself and
hts stan as headquarters This building
covers at least q quarter Of an srr. !.
has several large rooms. with a great
pcfch twelve feet wide running sbou, n
and a veranda IN front. It's roof IL Of I,
fias" shape and so large that Il would
take 1913" nipa shingles 10 cover H. Each
o these shingles Is made az ieaves fast
ened toEather WITH strips OF rattan. ana ali
are being Scwed 10 framework OF bsm-
bon poles which forms the foundation a,
the roof There WITH probably he an ts,o
stitches TN the reof. but when compisted
y viii be as tight as any steel roof OF The
United states ami cooler than any covrv.
ing that can be made here
The Soldiers Are Well.
have had Talk here with Cant. A I.
ffAdneH. The surgeon OF tho post, as 10 N.
health OF the trooIa He tells su- ,hst
they are In goad physical conaittoo ara
'hat hey stand the cliu.atH remarkably
WET ~" says the statements MS to IN.
~ If M
~ exaggerated. and that tho s,idiers .r~
more healthy here than In rnoss ,,a,s. -
me Unilod States. 1'iru~e who are sta
uNNed AZ bhVao came to this rlnca aisnn>s
dlT"cty from tho stste~ and went ~ onc.
INTO camps ana barracks no far thexe hav.
been hut Two sick IN quarters and scsre.-
~ any in IN" hcsldtal, Capt fsanss sayS
ts'at the diseases that they have are nos
ti~ result OF their residence here but OF
things contracted In tho past III. saws
that there Is some intormittent ulsiassaI
fever which Yields readily TO treatment
TYPHOID and consumption arc practically
UNKNOWN among the natives. end sithassx,
the people have no medical Attendance
tney live In good old sgs 'rs,.s rstorg al
ny mfons caildren Is great. largely owing
10 th"r iRtSoFanoe as 10 the laws OF
hea'th ana also that little trouble n
taken TO save tn. ssekiy child's ia. T7,sr.
ars no intestinal disorders 10 sp~aS Of an,
ordinary care as - friit nnd water is ali
that ~ necessary. Capt. fialn~s thlnhs
That white men ran live and work In .h,s
country quite as well az Ia the ao1nA.rn
parts Of the United States ! have beard
similar statements from efhetn / thank
however. such statements saosaisi be cara
fully s~sEhea before being aeossptsd al
nnal ind That ono grows tired mach
more quickly tsaa al home. The sua is
iaoi az fnindmy. SAD | doaiht whether our
people ctn 1--we IN The trppieA aud do any
considerable manual labor IL one taprsly
"cih as an @fetasaer. keeping lnaosxs in
tAF midJls 81 the day. there 10 "a raasoa
Nn} ne should rot live - comfortably 80
al hetn". hau Dec working Of tas islands
by American lator woula seem 10 No 20
De aili "a ugatfnf 81 exg as luiemt
FRANK u. CARPENTER.