New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-11

Our homes were full Of ants reaches great big
taraTtuIas. but can't vouch for the last named.
The lizards are clean and interesting; we grew
disgusting: even the punkah that was going full
iies OF our tables, and often had 10 depart sud
denly; these naQseating insects made me IL The
a soupcon Of fruit-t9f course, every one knows
that mosquitoes are as numerous Manila in
New-Jersey except that in the former place they
admit the tact and are prepared; no one s1gF
the mosquito netting.
NO PLACE FOR WOMEN.
If asked for my advice I should tell all Army
wives not TO join their husbands in the Philip
that in few years there viii be more comforts in
our Oriental possessions, but at present women
there, and soon become pale and delicate. Our
fbe transnorts hut thev can OF course 90 on
liners, and many are going all the time, near
70 ga oGtoei ro5 Iii Women on trans
from landing and going on liners, and he said, NO.
but we will not give them quarters which means
that they would be obliged to pay rent for houses,
and few Army officers have money enough for
more free quarters now and the women are obliged
Gers Go 90 vile IL Was ill., and her husband asked for med
caI aid and nurse, but he was told thai ms
when asked for his address by a woman replied,
Too far away 10 of cso v Gfe a r nurse
One dear good soul said 10 me. How can for
sake seventy-hve poor suffering men for one
Beng alone. we were sometimes forced to go 10
ing officers otherwise called coffee coolersD sta
toned in MaPa for S our Psy snd af 36eF of
course. polite and willing 70 help the poor !04eIy
did You not remain il America I will never for
get the quartermaster l say Just before sailing
called in his Office to ask for passport home on
ms and Worrying the Colonel but he assured
most Enthusiastically that he enjoyed being dis
turbed in order to give any aae1icIn i Tol o5b
Congratulated ne, and those whose wives had
preceded me were beamingly happy, ana sald they
Manila .a.o-.- -,,.
70 be- ii bf C;od help the poor wives Of the sol
diers out there One in my regiment was sent
neglect as there was no suitable place for her 70
conyaIesce IN some OF Ine t5r nus aus
bands on the transports. but no arrange nnents
whatever had been made for their comfort The
days right with the crowded men who were packed
moor soul we christened Weeping Jennie for
days and refused positively 10 90 10 the steerage
deck, finally some Of the ships crew had COM
cabin for So each for the entire voyage. One ener;
getic woman started Laundry ana rI T2Ggh drdsa
declared had sha only possessed such treasure
on the transport she could have earned much more
The doctors on duty in the First Reserve Hospital
wore rubber boots during the rainy season. as the
rooms were all on the ground floor and one doctor
Manila told me his boots came over his knees and
One day at the Preside (prisOn) saw a whole
squad of soldiers barelegged TO their knees
It almost Comical watching the Filipino
men and wading in the streets Of water,
the reaching in some places 70 their waists;
But the soldiers smiled and smoked and appeared
happy Tho water reached TO the SEATS in our
"quilez' carriages I do not know how the
laundress dried our linen in the rainy season.
In fact often waited in vain for weeks, and
when we sooded she would point 70 the sky and
saw she could dry ropa EIpa {ciean inenl
when there was much water. We were accord
Chinese tailor or to the converts 10 be made
ANNOYANCFs OVER LAUNDRY WORK.
FIpinos never boil clothes or hot water;
they wash everything in muddy sw8mps, and You
frequently them. women. children and
their carabgos buffalo horses all IN the same
pool doing ones clothes. You therefore easily
understand that ones linen has not the ocor OF
violets roses and the constant beating on the
rocks helps wear II out quickly
Some enterprising Americans while / was In
Manila started a genuine American laundry. ana.
10 have our clothes boiled But II proved a failure
the lazy Filipinos would not use hot water, aad
soon the Americans all departed, being worked 10
death. Servants are very cheap IN Manila; few Of
them get more than eight pesos cd month, but
they wretched. stupid and lazy. and soon telgn
illness and we were constantly changing. They
really delicate. and II IL not surprising,
they sleep outdoors in hamuochs. with not much
more bove them than hy tent l know they
take several baths day, TOR nave frequently
was making his ablutions at the pump with the
water running over him
Our tubs were source Of JOY and comfort they
immense-aIl tiled. with delicious shower
bath But when we were ~ the cruel doctors inn
mediately ordered 70 cease the shower Our