The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-12

R MUST write OF some OF the char
a acteristics and peculiar customs
OF the natives in certain parts of
n the islands OF the Philippines In
the mountains OF the Benguet
province at Beguio. the summer
capital. is the home of the lgorrotes
ihey remind one in their appearance
Oh the lower caste OF negro to be
found In the swamp districts of Loulsi.
ana or the mountain districts of North
carolina and Tennessee, writes ]
Hamilton Lewis. in Chicago Evening
Post
vi medium height, black and dark
Drown color, with short. matty black
nalr. half-hatted nose, stocky OF figure
and erect OF stature, such are the out.
lines OF these natives. The men wear
little crowns for hats. composed OF
anything that dazzles. and all the tas-
seis that can sway In the breeze. This
auornment Is set on the back OF the
mead. as a iez is worn by the Turk.
snirt OF any fabric, as gaudy as can
pe obtained. comes only to the middle
and there Is met with the belt that is
the only remaining garment. This is
ugnt-htting and held only by a string.
In these mountains the cold becomes
great at times Frost and particles of
snow are Cften seen, and at night IL is
always cold. yet these men never
wear covering and sleep in huts and
tents, as did the primitive American
indians. They go barefoot. save that
OF late form OF sar dal is assumed for
perfect dress. This covers only the
toes and Is worn with no sock
Often one may see anachronisms of
civilization in these igorrotes. far.
headed. their ears pierced through or
the lower part pulled down and
stretched so large as to wear a spool
the usual spool on which thread ia
wound-in their ears as adornments
and their teeth blackened. To this is
ADDED shirt OF blue army cloth with
brass buttons, like a soldiers Jacket.
a nat or derby OF straw, depending on
what has been traded the wearers. a
sword In the shape OF an American
bayonet, for which they have ex-
changed their head ak. an instrument
they carry to cleave off heads OF peo-
pie they meet and dislike, or use in
assaults In war.
With this military accouterment
they are adorned above the waist; be-
low. as was Adam. II we trust the de.
scription OF the Bible; naked to his
enemies" in the language Of Cardinal
Wolsey. This lgorrote Is a sight .or
thu gods-of photography.
The women reverse the process. A
skirt adorns or founders about their
legs. This IL made OF a material look.
INF like 1ute bagging Sometimes there
Is sandal on the foot, at the waist a
flowing cloth. futtering at the ends.
OF most flaming color when obtainable
From the waist up abreast the tides
OF wind naked TO the breeze" in q
Walt Whitman spectacle. There is
not a cloth or covering until the
head is reached. Then possibly
shawl or wrap which is a lately as
sumed display of fashion upon occa-
sions.
Sunday Is their market day. So
Commissioner Worcester, the most
learned man in the east on the ma
uves, provided building for them.
To this they come on Sundays. quiet.
unperturbed, with no curiosity as to
the foreigner They affect the superi.
ority OF attitude characteristic OF the
Indian; that is. to overlook super
ciliously the tact that a white person
Is about. so Insignificant to them are
such unimportant intrusions.
At this market are brought all the
dogs to be had For dogs are the chief
object OF trade. AS 1t Is cattle at our
stockyards, or chickens In our market
or turkeys in Spain. SO It is dogs In
the lgOrrote country. The dog is the
animal OF food. lie is to the Igorrote
as the pig to the Chinaman. But mark
lit is the fat pig which the Chinese
seeks, and the fat rat The IgorroIe
must have only a thin. poor. wasted
dog. The thinner, the poorer. the
more emaciated the animal is. the
more in demand and the higher I'm
price is It,
Thus. as geese are fattened in the
Italian Tyrol and in France to pre.
pare the pate de fois gras. so In the
lgorrote country the dog is famlshed
to the point OF starvation SO as to
keep II thin. poor and with bones bare.
ly covered This Is to make the ami
NAL tough II thus serves as a chew.
ing cud. like unto dry or strong beer
In America
SO hundreds and hundreds oil dogs
OF every stripe and color. kind and
Arsd voked together Ms may be seen