The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-01-24


l'a-ie plunge into very strong eur
rent for the purpose of carryin, line
- >olnc boat or 10 the lnrr 100 or
200 feet away Bu, for bathing they
prefer to maxi rla u pr pour. Chill
drcn take readily tpthc process But
the water j. waii and lacks, even the
sea wnt'r. tia; inyispratin4 map
w!;rl.coi'.'- from Il iiror rlunrc in
inrir tprihcrly water. The houses Of
the h tlrr rla-sc- arr supplied
witt. bathing facilities, usually the
-iiuwcr bath. though oc,:asirnaly the
tub
Another evidence of personal clean
illness is in the apparel Even among
the poorer classes there is noticca-
bic ncatncss Of garb Across the
street, which runs beside the hotel at
which stay, there is large cigar and
cigarette factory. Most Of the en-
ployces are women. They are Of all
ages, from girls of 10 or IL years to
women of 10 or more. In New York
their pay would make them an object
of the efforts of variety Of philan-
thropic organizations. They file past
my windows on their way to and from
work have yet to notice one whose
gauzy camisa and pamela, print
skirt and tapis, showed any great
need of the laundry. There may
be measure Of shabbincss, even
though that is quite unusual, but
it is quite uncommon to see them
dirty.
| did not find either Puerto Ricans
or Cubans to be faithful church at
tcndants. The Filipinos are remark
able for their fidelity in that respect,
and Sunday and various feast days are
times Of kind Of ,lrrs, parade. The
best Of garments anl ,hc most of lew
clry belong to the church service. and
one notes prominently the whitcncss
OF the masculine clothing and the
spotlcssncss Of the feminine. The
dresses OF the women U should call
them gowns if | were certain of the
range of that tcrm) are Of all imagina
bic colorS and combinations Of colors,
from entire black to paids Of red,
green and yellow. That applies to the
skirt. The tapis, which may be called
the Filipino ovcrskirt, is usually of
some black cloth.
Except in the case of the more
wealthy, the stocking Of the Filipino
woman is almost exclusively n religious
institution. Most wear the peculiar
shoe of the country, the chinela, at
all times on the street. Few wear
stockings except on Sunday or on days
Of church feasts. All do not wear
them then. Many cannot afford that
much. But pair Of black stockings
is to Filipino woman very much
what pair of kid gloves is to an
American woman, except that the
American glove is in more common
and general use than the Filipino
stocking. One of the noticeable points
about the Filipino women is their
modesty. Their standard of dress and
dcmeanor is not as ours is, but am
not sure that their modcsty is not of
truer type than the American.
1t is certainly more honest, less
sclf-conscious, and perhaps less prud-
ish.
There are few better ways in which
to study the customs Of any people
than by spending an hour or two in
their markets. am continually not
ing marked differences between the
customs of this bit Of Spain's former
possessions and those Of her posses
sions in the West Indies. In Puerto
Rico the market was virtually closed
at noon Here it is busy spot
throughout the day. 1t is market
and restaurant. One may ait down
to dinner, in courses, Of the most
unattractivc mcsses imaginable. He
may buy, as scores Of the natives ap-
pear to be doing all the day long, little
bowls Of Chow in any number of
varieties. lie may buy little slab
of Shiny, sticky-looking paste, Of the
type known as dulcc (sweet), wrapped
in piece of banana leaf, thereby
courting almost certain Indigestion,
and, from the general appearance Of the
stuff, possible death.
The prevalence of dirt and flies
around the average Filipino market
causes one to wonder that the death
rate Of the island is not any number
Q! times greater tnan it IS. Appar-
emily, no part Of an animal killed for
market is thrown away. Everything