Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-21
LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
scenes aud incidents Observed In Our
Oriental posscssiOns.

| its foodstuffs 10 our army in the Philippines
| by ordering crackers and canned goods,
| macsroni and prunes, and the like, in the
| quantities required, and Letting II go at
| that. But the bulk quantities tell only half
! the story
The orders have TO be given in this way;
! Two thousand pounds of Smiths soda
crackers, put up in hve-pound tins. six
| tins to the package" or IL may be: Elf
| teen hundred pounds of Jones macaroni,
put UP in twelve and one-half.pound cases,
| four to the package" This specifics. in one
instance, thirty pounds as the total weight
OF package. and in the other fifty pounds.
The reason that these light weights are
! named is that the stevedore business at
! the port of Manila is entirely in the hands
| OF the little brown men, and fifty pounds
| Is about all that one OF them can tug
| ashore from the ship.
Another novel feature in the commits
| sary orders is wheat -four in tins instead
of in barrels or bags because in the climate
OF Manila vermn get into anything that
is not encased in metal, with soldered
| seams.
The first industrial and manual training
school ever opened in the Philippines has
| just begun operations In the city OF DUN
anguete, in the island of Negros, with
Princeton man in charge. lie is Rev.
! Leon c. Hills, graduate of Princeton
| Theological seminary. and the school was
established through the munihcence of II.
b. Sillmau of New York City, who gave
$4,000 for the purpose.
a two-story school building is now be-
ing built, the first story OF stone and the
second Of some kind of hard wood. and not
bamboo. which the natives use for almost
every sort of building The roof is to be
of metal Besides the school building there
will be small chapel (presbyterian) and
manual training school building, where
little Filiplnos are to be taught carpenter
ing, iron working. etc A hundred acres OF
land have been purchased on which to teach
the youngsters agriculture. The city of
Dumanguete was selected because of the
friendly attitude Of the natives toward the
Americans.
Fears that the occupation OF the Philip
pines may introduce a new endemic and
epidemic disease to the United States have
been worrying the medical profession, re-
ports the Chicago Tribune. Kakke is the
designation that has been given II and the
virulency OF IL is such as to make its in
PRODUCTION into this country of serious mo-
ment United States soldiers in the Philip
longlived germ may be brought to the
Pacific coast in transports. II Is considered
to be as serious as is leprosy.
In beriberi patinet Is pale and haggard
Kakke. as 1t has developed In the Philip
pines, has directly opposite effect on the
patient, leaving him flushed, but often with
no fever.
Kakke attacks any one between the age
OF 20 and 40, irrespective of physical con-
ditions. just as measles and smallpox, and
indifferently persons OF all constitutions and
temperaments.
kakke does not originate spontaneously;
1t can be acquired only in localities where
1t exists habtually. 1t is a common disease
in prisons, asylums, schools and among SOL
diers in the army and is known to break
out on vessels among the crews who sail
from or touch at a kakke port.
The symptoms are varied and complex.
Few diseases present so many different
features; therefore 1t Is difficult to make a
diagnosis, especially by physicians who
never saw such a malady. The principal
symptoms are preceded by feeling of sad
ness, chills and headaches presentments.
inability to work, shortness OF breath, in
somnia. bad dreams and Nightmares when
the patient does sleep, and palpitations.
Now and then for a few days the patient
may feel quite well but again relapses and
may keep on getting better and worse for
some time before the more characteristic
symptoms of the disease appear
Major o. J. Sweet. Twenty-ninth infantry,
who is governor of the province of Sulu.
has the honor Of being appointed father"
OF Mohammedan prince. In his mail re-
Gently was this letter from native source. |
The text of the letter was, translated, as
follows:
This letter comes from your sister, the !
Sultana Inchy Pamela to my brother, Ma !
jor Sweet, the governor of piange.
This is to inform you that am going
to Limana to follow up your son. Attick, TO
enable him to see his fancee. II is neces-
sary that be there before he is allowed TO |
see her. / am letting you know this. as It
is possible that I may not be able to return |
soon. The ceremony of asking a girl In |
marriage generally takes long time, as it
is never certain whether the party will be |
accepted or not. l beg you to watch over |
your son, the sultan, and over your grand |
children and mine.
Don't listen to any i'll reports that you |
may hear, but first inquire of me or the
sultan whether they be true or not |
People nowadays delight in making mis- |
chief and in creating enmity between the
hlgner people, as well as the lower classes; |
therefore it Is always best TO make in
quiries on both sides as to the truth of |
these reports. | beg you do this. Greet |
ings and best wishes to you.
Eleventh day OF Rajah, 1915"
There is a situation back of this letter |
which should not be lost in the War de- |
partment archives. The writer of the |
letter is the sultana- mother and great |
friend of Major Sweet, to whom she is OF
material assistance in his administration |
OF Mohammedan affairs, principally through |
the good will she has for the American |
governor and the influence she has with |
her subjects, almost all OF whom esteem |
her counsel She calls Major Sweet |
father" and brother" according to the |
transient inspiration.
The son, Attick. is 20 years OF age and |
the second heir to the sultanate. "Attck" |
Is nickname which is not relished by |
It's bearer, whose real name Is Datto Ma |
hamad Aurural umrak. He early evncod |
fondness for Major Sweet, whom in turn |
he impressed by his natural brightness and |
amiablo disposition,
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