Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-28

New Jersey. I returned on December IA. Perhaps you would be interested in some of the experiences of my week in New York city.
 Two afternoons were spent in visit ing the Fresh Air class of the Ethical Culture school which is held on the roof of the fine buildings on Central Park, West. It consists of a principal. three teachers and sixty children. Their school room is enclosed on the north and west and open on the south and east. They obtain unlimited fresh i air and sunshine. The class was started in September, already there 1 is marked improvement in the health
 Part of another afternoon was spent at an art exhibit.
 One morning was given to the Mu- scum of Natural History. l was much 1 impressed by the changes and i'm provements which had been made since my last visit several years ago. A large and fine collection of materials has been added. Also a wonderful mechanical apparatus for demonstrat- ing the movement of the earth upon it saxis and the movement of the earth around the sun.
 A very recent acquisition is the Philippine exhibit. 1 will share with you my notes taken from cards at tached to various portions of the eX- hibit. The tribes represented are the Mohammedan or Moro tribes; the I. christianized natives (Visayan Taga- G log and so forth); the Pagan tribes
 Qgorot, Maggau and so on) and the
 Negrito tribes"
 The Negrito were the first inhabit- ants of the Philippines Islands. They
 number 250,000. Some of them have
 no fixed abiding place but sleeI
 wherever night overtakes them, under
 some tree, or in hut improvised from
 inpa palms and a few sticks.
 Household utensils consist of CO.,
 coanut shells, bamboo dishes, large
 sea shells and rude wooden boxes. ''The most highly civilized of the
 non- Christian tribes live in villages oi well built and cleanly houses and art , very cleanly in person and dress. The women are very tidy housekeepers After each meal they take the eartheT
 vessels in which the food has beer
 cooked to the river and SCOUT then
 with sand until they are so clean tha
 the finger tips will not be soiled Whel drawn across them
 Some of the tribes build their hut in trees. There is such a hut in l tree In the eXnlblt.
 l From even casual study, on . gains the impression that most of tn . natives are very clever with thei l | fingers.
 I The men make excellent baskets X The women make pottery, weave cloth r ing and plait mats. There is larg
 number of jackets beautifully decorat n ed with beads, and as for bags, wh < Married and Happy and all the othe f bag lovers, would be envious of tn P number and beauty of the bags owne d by the Philippine ladies.
 if Many of the jackets are made fror e very coarse, cheap looking clotl f which was evidently purchased fror
 traders. It is pathetic to think of an
 one devoting so much time and labc e to such course material
 s One of the newest exhibits, which d regret to say l did not see, is a won l. derful fish from Africa, whic 0 breathes both in and out of water. y l saw two of the best plays of th
 season-Julius Caesar and Milestone
 Julius Ceasar was magnifcently stag
 ed. The scenery and costumes wei
 all copied from paintings by the fs .r nous artist, Alma Tadema. The act l ing was very good, and the entire pei = formance genuine feast for mind, eS u and ear. Milestones is a very swei y and wholesome play. To quote from
 citicism of it-"The play has CT, 10 ated sensation because of its remarl It able boldness and entire novelt, r. scoring one of the most conspicuol
 successes upon the stage in recel le years. It has been called a satire, ar It it has been called a comedy; it m neither. exclusively, for it chngs t lg closely to life. It is a story of the clas ie ever in progress between the genero, o. audacities of youth and the jealous co- S- tion of old age" l would add tn as there is an abundance of wholeson Id fun, tears sometimes fill the eyes.
 appeals to some of the noblest sent m ments of the human heart. or l must close or you will think a SC like 'Hfppety heart who once got az |, ing and never could stop"
 With best wishes from Uncle Zc 'u van and myself for very Happy Nc A Year.
 Sincerely yours,