The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16

maker was "A curiosity that frequently
appeared about the quarters OF the men.
A totempole holding two baskets. u
filed with old shoes and leather, the
other with his STOOL and tools, would
make its appearance after guard
mount, aud the work would begin,
, The tools were not very numerous, con-
~sequently the work was not u finished
production. A hammer that was n
cross between n carpenter and railroad
engineers tool, a knife that evidently
at one time had been a table knife, u
pair of pinchers that could cut nails or
draw them and u paper OF taeks consti.
tuted the outfit, and when the sole had
been placed npon the shoe, or the rent
had been sewed. locking ut this artistic
piece of work. You are apt to halg II mp
IN some ont.of-the way place NJ a
specimen of fine art and answer the in
~auiries Of your friends, when looking
at In, us 10 what had struck II, The
bar hers were another numerous set.
These could be found all over the city,
or else would come 10 your quarters
and perform the work that was neees'
snry. A shave would cost five cents,
but II was u shave, II meant that They
would begin ut the root OF your hair,
90 nil over your face, take the small
hairs from ynur ears and your nose aud
then allow y0n to go home aud finish
the Job yourself, AIN referring now
to the native barber, ON the Ese0ita
were two or three Spanish BARRIERS who
were professionals IN their way,
"0n the outskirts OF tho city, near
our first engagement, was the leper
hospital. This, under certain aircunl'
stances, we were permitted To visit,
We examined carefully the buildings
, and also the inmates, mud II ~ my eun'
yictien that though there may ba some
lepr0sy on the island, II IL oompara-
lively rare, There were probably fifty
ipmats, In all conditions, same with
parts 0f the features gone, others with
parts of the fest on hands gone, but " "
i we'll recognized faot that there are
other forms 0f disease IN n tropical
} county that might naturally aeoonnt
for these conditions, These people
are we'll cared for and obtain tho best
OF food that may be furnished by their
, friends aud noQuaintan0as, The nAs
tjyes, themselves, are indifferent 10 MI
forms Of disease, aud IN this particular
} seem TO hs fatalists, knew that on
several occasions had visited homes
In yArinns parts 0f tho city aud found
, the children nf men aud wamen dying
nj Tuberculosis allowed 10 VT on the
bed and iahAle tbs breathing athal
homes, where smallpox had manifested
1 itself, where typhaid teyel, dysanlely
and other fatal conditions were " 10
found, and the people were totally M
4 different ~ 10 what the effect might he
ppnp tham, did not wander nv the
I nnmhep III funerals TINT miahF 30 seen
on tho stTeat during tho ralny season,
l tAnnther interesting class NJ peaplp
! 10 mo were TIM head cleaners, The
{ men have their hair out short aud
i usually wear II pampadoar, TING
women have long, straiaht hair, yeIs
COARSE and exceedingly hard ~ comb
I Thera II 4 small parasite that makes III
I ahnde IN the hair ~ nigh and low,
hence these head cleaners, ON almost
. any pleasant day ynn VIII 500 one ~
, these women sitting NJ tho dAal ~
I window NJ hNp home, while another
woman stands over her lacking fnF
, bugs, They have no haaltanpy VI on
posing themselves, fnE there u no alhel
i way w which tho scalp may ha flaad
from tbasa pasts, We also saw lha
mRth0d lhey had Tor ahtaining sand faI
hnildmg purposes, A paIy lAFaa aAaan
, WAS mnorpd ~ soma point ~ The river,
when three Nv four mon win Il hnsknli
~ wood basket InlhuTi pfniinh Iii il
|, shovel shape, would lpweT themselves
over the sida NJ thn hnal, M down W
I tho hOttnm NJ The river, scoop WI \
, quantity NJ sand and l,sN N Tho aaFr
' fNpe, repeating This npelAlim nntl the
h0nl waAld hH filled " WIS Amhs,nn
/ IN w tho lanath nj Ilma these men
could remain under water FrngHnNtli
\ n pale wnuld hp lnWnlad an lha Rlai
4 and This Waala W. their Guido Va Iht
surface Hefnpe NO ahaI pass From
This pArf NJ tha aAhlnpl mlHht ANY WA
i We found The fnlloWiAa thlnAa ~ lln'
q hinOndn district apld w tho hlahfhl
4 bidder Coffee, hampl eNAaEl Ilppl w
hapen, poaoannls, ppfFnlpam, klnallnt
wAad, hard wanlat lrnll mAthlh, WIN
i sAml coal, sulphur, pnpt, MhNAANA
4 hAnANaa, MWpAwa, mAhapal lNlAAlla
gnayAa, pinpanplpa, Aaa, AMAl,nda, |
fnlt called MahnlN, nhllinai allgal
q vanilla, saaNl lAna lana and mnalnA
q herbs an Nnl bright dAs thnaa MlAh
\ Nv found NJ lhp plAae apNkaA ah
Il hAflAE AAp n"pnNpNAny " " hAlniA
n M anppnsa thAle would w comparative
q ~ littlA amusement tag tha Mal, VIM
a was furnished h Vim IhaalaFa ~. WI
plf, VhaAA lhaAtpEs wuva usually |
4 loo w old shaaks, Win Vim lnhnl Alnl
n l0Tn Nnl, NJ tlul anyWAl VI lhaM wuul'
u make ana hNlld,Aal tpMaMhn tNa
y !haatataI Nlinlnn, llhAvalsa, ut,an,,a