New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
TIE Charming EaSoboS
Miss Benedict Finds "Lovliest People on Car'h
on PARKWAY Philippine Island

4 had q Lard time getting tbnn. me NoHd'
| hated 10 let an unfinished piece cscape hef-
III males me lick she would say Then !
| would have 10 make her present. That is
medicine and then she would Yield.
The skirts are woven nith different col
ored threads but the process OF making the
designs on the square rcd handkerchicfs
and Jackets is quite unique. The design v
| marked OFF with Blasting threads. then along
these lines little bunchcs OF the mater'a
are caught ~ and wound tightly with
coarse thread. Then the piece is dipped IT,
red vegetable dye The threads are cut
| from the little punches. and bare white
SPOT untouched by the dye' ia exposed. thus
lea ving the design in white against rel
aCkground
lie village life. though more charming 10
Hiss Benedict than polite society in Amer
lea. is very simple. The food IS larser
vegetarian The people rise late in IN"
morning because the nights are so beautiful
they have to sit up to enjoy them. ON
rainy rights they gather round the fire an !
talk Here again an unusua! charm maui
tested itself to the American woman. NO
one ever interrupted Any one VINO was %
moved might talk for two hours, ana
Whether he had anything 10 say or not. 10
was Lever interfered With. The converse
ton was limited I'm scope. being largely OF
little personal affairs, out rude GOSSIP was
never heard. Nobody ever hurt the orator
, feelings by saying he had talked too long
Pushing and crowdng and such vulgar
performances were quite impossible in this
nerfect society and mobs OF gang rule IN
known.
| Even among the children the exuhcranc"
| Of healthy Young animal spirits was hcio
In check by this instinct for gentle. sedate
demeanor In the school which MISS keno
/ dict taught for while in order to become
/ familiar with the child life. although there
we're ninety children IN one small room,
/ she had no "trouble with discipline
| cot course" she confessed, United States
I ideas of order couldn't be insisted upon.
| The children might Jump over the desks on
! their way TO the front OF the room to rcclte'
hut that didn't matter. They were inter
ested In their lessons. and were Just trying
| 70 get there quickly. They never fought
each other or me-
1.-THE government establishes these schools
everywhere and the children enjoy them
that is. for the most part They can't see
/
fingers and toes TO count on. But they love
the stories In the school reading books and
they love to write daily themes. Inc!
could cover page after page any day Win
a mixture OF English and Malay about
chickens or birds trees and flowers.
They are naturally very observant. their
minds not being flled with lot Of useless
formulas and dead facts They knox every
| bird that flies and every berry that Is good
| TO eat learned as much from them. am
! sure as they did from me
THE poor little things have one ah'iction
that white children have. only IT Is much
more serious-that is measles. 1t was in
troduced by the SpaniardS and is fatal 10
the natives. The little boys would be sick
I and out OF school. What Is IL? would
ask. 'serampian.' came the answer dole
| fully from their mates. found out that
| .serampian was nothing but our measles.
vet the native children would be uncon-