The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-02-18
;nee Life in the Philippines

.,ince Life in the Philippines
,,..,,aI History, With Mention Of
More N'' tbe Agricultural Products of
ih''' skiing of animals in my former
In'Ps@5i Aid not mention the principal
RttsI' ,st work animal of this coun-
Dd q, .orqbao, or as it is termed in
n D ho water buffalo. What the
lta'. nj heavy draft horses are to
@e' u.' rbe carabao is to the Filipinos.
l sp',.I powerful draft animal, never used
~ hut slngly or tandem, on &C
pau ,be broad spread Of its heavy
Sl'' have a pair of these horns
HrnS .,,Iy polished and as black as
ts'p.- with a spread of over four feet,
'OaF, bs EASILY seen why they are not
F'A'' ,obao is short limbed, like the
la' raarv twice the girth, having
o. Wv" s,, boh which always looks fat
Psg .. hat is hairless like the Mexi-
SD rrsss log, with thick, slate color
made more peculiar by the fact
D 4.,rr without pores as we'll as
ro.s- animals, being unable to
1'' and thus relieve the overworked
s' 'l..ts5 blood. must be allowed access
'l'g vaterholes once day at least,
Nv, wv. na+ often used through the mid
.t,,rs If the hot season, their long
), froq country to town, and back,
lf ,,aiq through that season during
h cool night
r-.r day in the early morning hours,
,..r> Vt them pass on the public
.qoggf camp, drawing heavy two
,.l.. cars piled high with sacks of
ma opra, and driven by long
ii. r. attached to horn or a ring in
,m The country products are de-
On Town. the carabao is then turn
.,. r nearby fields to Craze and re-
l..+.aa bodies in the carabao wal
',a These bath tubs are wallowed
srrq -nough to contain sometimes
..,, M. four animals crowded in
.,ra+5s where they lay for hours
IN. ufbid water, rolling their
,,, .au-> from side to side, coating
he. With the pasty gray clay, which
.-, tres in the sun and falls off.
hiring Inc long rainy season. when
.,.s .Vs.Iaws" are full to overlooking,
As ,qrabao 'uxuriates in its bath,
w.a. UP to ITS eyes, and often sur
ryrg us til a snort; then we first
,ais. muzz.e or two sticking out of
as moiiy pool,
Mia ,fs RIVER when work is done,
par, 40 vow near the cool waters splash?) |
tnIas our hides meath the setting sun,
WIS. beams er the ripples flash.
All .lra4ga tie tired day,
.gsr7s. ie.I il soaking the SkinD
Msfa.l to this, while the muscles play,
Hauling he big carts in.
Du5Hg The dry season the carabao |
r.,t be taken to the river for its daily
hath and a. these are sometimes at some
distance Trough the thoughtless negli-
gsac. i the owner or driver a poor ami
ma Is driven ate into the day, over
beat an Unable to get quickly to the
wmg bath. IL goes 'loco" and runs
mlca 4 Fery dangerous menace to life
and PROBE until killed, as they never
recover
VI husband had a startling experience
With Mad carabao, right in the streets
fNuas 1929 Passing along one of
thu r2r az streets in the walled city,"
Wilma lWug he was thrown in the
al an against the stone walls of
mc-E u falling, he was again
Io@ at itching a backward glance
d .d- 1t-f he managed to grasp the
219 4a Jt1sr himself to one side, fall
%njl. itch. and the crazed creature
-1a asmng through large pub
&Hns- demolishing the booths, scat
sgs Us and shrieking natives in
9sr ar,~oa.
'a aud on with every sentry firing
Ars into hrs body, and as he tore
@o4g III o.g stone gates of the In
1anuros he took gun and all along
"'6hr from the sentry who had tried
"'''ptm with his bayonet. Finally in
1S'ng 'le bridge of Spain," he fell,
aa-y fled With lead.
l14 are primarily, a most timid and
~Vls .Qo.lug creature, which the little
'1'2.Me- OF six or eight years climb
@~.'- NJ and lake to pasture in perfect
@'F' hut ltt them come in contact
'"0 Il "Wte person, and they evince
"a ''' d oe.lgerent antipathy. AS in
j." b" lays on the plains the scouting
'"sil1 horse would smell a redskin and
$Ss tfe larger a long way off, the
arafat appears to fear the white race.
0s pubic highway with it's native
"'5' al our approach it merely snuffs,
DH breathing hard, without lifting it's
'" ron the ground, shrinks away to
'"a side Of the road, but when tether-
WIZ " eyes us with a snort and a bellig-
''o' shake Of its horns, and loose ami
'1 especially those having young
'''N often chase a white person who
'''"p'a crossing their domain.
O"lg the cool and husy season of