The Harrison times., 1914-09-12
Wild Tribes In Philippines Are Be-
coming Civilized.
People Whom the orientaIs Would Ex'
terminate Progressing Fast Under
Humane Treatment-Won BY
United States Policy


Formosa and the Philippines there are
numerous aboriginal tribes among
whom head hunting Is deep seated
custom, They take the heads Of their
enemies as trophies Of war. Among
them the man whose hut is decorated
with the greatest number OF human
heads Is elected chief in Formosa
the Japanese fsNe for several years
waged war Of determination against
the hesE hunters Of that island. The
Chinese have for several centuries
pursued a similar policy toward the
bead hunters Of Yunnan, Szechuan
and Human. Both tho Japanese and
the Chinese have evidently come to
the conclusion tnat the only thing to
do with the head hunters Is to root
them out Of the land, writes DR.. Luth'
er Anderson In Daily News,
1t has remained for America to show
that even these people can be civilized
and that they are amenabe TO kind
and sympathetic treatment America
has given the wild tribes peace and
security, Instead Of being continually
on the warpath the wild men can now
devote their time to their rice farms,
The American officials In the Philip
pines have acted on the principle that
the wild men will not hunt heads II
they have something better to do,
Under the tutolago OF the Americans
the wild men have learned how to
build roads Instead OF boNstng OF
the number Of heads they have taken,
the various mountain tribes now vie
with one another In building roads,
Isolated regions hitherto inaccessible
are being opened up to tho influences
OF civilization
Formerly the wild men did not ven
ture outside OF their own respective
districts for fear OF being killed by
their enemies, Now that peace and
protection Ia guaranteed TO thom, they
come down from the mountains and
barter their surplus products for the
comforts OF civilization, Many Of them
20 down to Benguet to work on the
railroad In order to earn money for
their families, Thoy bring back to
their mountain villages clothing, medi'
eines and agricultural implements,
They send their alex to bo treated
ut the American hospitals In Bontoo
and B0gulo, The cures effected by the
American doctors, though perfectly To-
millar to clvilisod people, seem moth
Ing short Of miracles to the Wild men.
A man eomoa to the hospital suffering
from gomo horrible skin disease. Tho
doctor orders him TO wash himself sew
oral times q day and to rub Bomo white
medicine on his body until II becomes
frothy, In y week tho white medicine
which Ii nothing more or loss than
soap has effected marvellous cure
When the wild man begins TO use soap
he has already begun to be civilized
When he begins to understand the
valuo OF good roads his days OF nav'
agery are ended
Half way between Baguio and tho
China aea | saw 1000 naked men work
Ing on the new Nagulllan road When
completed this road Will be one OF the
finest highways In tho world, Several
miles from the Nagullinn road ! saw
tho construction work on tho railroad
which 10 being built from DOgulo to
tho China sea, Tho embankmenta we're
swarming with lfagao and lgorrote In
bororB, | saw several lfagaos operat
Ing u hydraulic oxooyotor Tho wotor
wna led down the mountain In n huge
pIpo line, II rushed through the no1'
glo with terrific force, eating away
the mountain side and washing tons
Of earth and rock into tho gulch be-
low, II was an inspiring alght to SOC
the eomibOl JOroua IfOgOos operating
the powerful engines OF civilization
with skill and judgment The onfush'
ing waters seemed to be singing the
words OF the ancient prophet Every
valley shall be exalted and every hill
made low"
somo days later visited Mrs, Alice
NJ. Kelleys school for lgorroto girls,
This school was originally private
ipatitutlon started by Mrs Kelley, and
taken over by tho government when II