The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-10-16
TAME HEAD HUNTERS
Wild Tribes In Philippines Are Be-
coming Civilized.
People Whom the orientals 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 have for several years
waged war of determination against
the head hunters of that island, The
Chinese have for several centuries
pursued a 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 DIR. Luth-
er Anderson in Daily News.
II has remained for America to show
that even these people can 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 one 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 Bontoo
and Baguio. The cures effected by the
American doctors, though perfectly IA
miliar 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 sew
eral times a day and to rub some white
medicine on his body until 1t becomes
frothy In week the white medicine,
which Is nothing more or less than
soap, has effected marvellous cure.
/ When the wild man begins to use soap
he has already begun to be civilized.
l When he begins to understand the
value of good roads his days of saw
agery are ended.
Half way between Baguio and the
China sea 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 saw
the construction work on the railroad
which is being built from Baguio 30
the China sea. The entertainments were
swarming with Ifagao and Igorrote la
borers. saw several Ifagaos operat-
Ing hydraulic excavator The water
was led down the mountain In huge
pipe line. 1t rushed through the noE-
zle with terrific force, eating away
the mountain side and washing tons
of earth and rock into the gulch be-
low. It was an 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"
II Some days later visited Mrs. Alice
NJ Kelley's school for Igorrote girls.
This school was originally private
institution started by Mrs. Kelley, and
taken over by the government when 1t
had proved to be a success. Here
we'll 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.
IN Mrs Kelley's girls have already be-
come a factor In the uplift of their
people.
Ill The members Of the first Philippine
commission, charged with the duty OF
establishing civil government IN the
islands, realized from the outset that
1t would be impracticable II not impos
sible to intrust the government of the
non Christian tribes to the Filipinos.
In the first place, the non-Christians
1 1 would never consent to be governed
4 by Fflipinos; in the second place, the
1 |Fflipinos we're utterly lacking in sym
/ Ipathy for the none Christian popula-
| |tion. Gov, Pablo Guzman of Cagayan
1 actually told Dean Worcester, former
secretary of the Philippines, that the
! best thing to do with the wild people
l OF Apayao, numbering $4,000, was to
kill them all.