The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-09-03
TAME HEAD HUNTERS.
Wild Tribes In Philippines Are Be-
coming Civilized.
People Whom The orIsntaIs Would ".
terminate Progressing Fast, Under
Humane TUatmsnt-Won Dy
United States Policy.

human Trsasnent-Won ~
United States Policy.
Baguio. p. LIN southern China,
Eormosa and the Philippines there are
numerous aboriginal tribes among,
whom head hunting is a deep seated
custom. They take the heads of their
enemies as trophies Of war. Among
them the man whose hut 10 decorated
with the greatest number Of human
heads is elected chief. In Formosa
the Japanese have for several years
waged a war Of determination against
the head hunters OF that island. The
Chinese have for several centuries
pursued q similar policy toward the
head hunters. Of Yunnan. Szechuan
and Human. Both the Japanese and
the Chinese have evidently come to
the conclusion that the only thing to
do with the head hunters is to root
them out of the land. writes DR.. Luth-
err Anderson in Daily News.
1t has remained for America to show.
that even these people a be civilized
and that they are amenable 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 tutelage OF the Americans
the wild men have learned how to
build roads. Instead of boasting Of
the number OF heads they have taken.
the various mountain tribes now vie
with n another in building roads.
Isolated regions hitherto inaccessible
are being opened up to- the 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 Is guaranteed to them. they
come down from the mountains and
barter their surplus products, for the
comforts OF civilization. Many OF them
go down to Benguet to work on the
railroad In order to earn money for
their families. They bring back to
their mountain villages clothing. medi.
cines and agricultural implements.
They send their sick to be treated.
at the American hospitals In Bontoc
and BaguiO. The cures effected by the
American doctors. though perfectly ia.
m1liar to civilized people. seem moth
ing short of miracles to the wild men.
A man comes to the hospital suffering
from some horrible skin disease. The
doctor orders him to wash himself sev-
eral times a day and to rub some white
medicine on his body until 1t becomes
frothy. In a week the white medicine,
which is nothing more or less than
soap. has effected a marvellous cure.
When the wild man begins to use soap
he has already begun to be- civilized.
When he begins to understand the
value Of good roads his days of saw
agery are ended.
Halt way between Baguio and the
China sea l saw 1000 naked men work.
ing on the new Naguilian road. When
completed this road will be one OF the
finest highways in~the world. Several
miles from the Naguilian road Dsaw
the construction work or the railroad
which Is being built from Baguio to
the China sea. The entertainments were
swarming with lfagao and 1gorrote la.
borers. l saw several lfagaos operat-
ing a hydraulic e%xcavator. The water
! was led down the mountain in a huge
pipe line. 1t rushed through the noz.
zle with terrific force, eating away
the mountain side and washing toni
Of earth and rock into the gulch be.
low. 1t was IN inspiring sight to see
the semi-barbarous Ifagaos operating
the powerful engines Of civilization
with skill and Judgment. The onrush-
Ing waters seemed to be singing the
words Of the ancient prophet. Every
valley shall be exalted. and every hill
made low"
Some days later l visited Mrs. Alice
M. Kelley's school for 1gorrote girls.
This school was originally a private
institution started by Mrs. Kelley, and
taken yer by the government when 1t
had proved to be a success. Here
well-dressed Igorrote girls are receiv.
ing the benefits Of practical education.
Besides the common school branches
they are taught housekeeping, cook.
ing. sewing and the care Of children.
Mrs. Kelley's girls have already be-
come a factor in the uplift of their
} people.