The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18

edge cuts like a razor. tho operates
would slash the skin OF one TO De dec
Grated until the body reeked with
blood Then. in each wound pinch
OF dirt was pressed. tho skin drawn
over the rrotuberance, and when the
wound healed, there showed a little
knob on the flesh. The more OF these
knebby patterns one could show Oh
his body the better he was pleased.
The Negritos are not satisfied with
the teeth which nature gave them
To correct what they believe to be an
error on natures part. they chip oft
with a rude chisei tho edges OF their
I front teeth until they are brought to
a point as sharp as those OF shark.
The exploring secretary found theEn
using the bark of trees for clothes
the bow and arrow as weapons. and
living exclusively by hunting and Ash
ing.
Wariikc Head Hunters.
In contrast to these Mr.. Worcester
found the Bontoc Igorotes a strong.
warllke. head~hunting tribe. number
ing approximately $4,000 and sepa-
reted fren, neishbering tribes by
. mountain barriers. At the time Of
the American occupation the typical
1gorot house was tcontraption''
overriding with a grass roof. the
ground space being divided between
sleeping box, a stall in which food
was prepared, and another In which Il
was cooked The houses we're grouped
In villages, and the villages divided
into atos. or wards. IN each OF which
were a group OF three OF these prim-
tive structures One served a. q COM
mon sleeping place for girls. second
answered a similar purpose for boys,
while the third contained q secret
chamber IN which were kept the
skulls OF enemies killed In battle. and
where the men met to loaf and talk.
They were inveterate head-hunters.
and were constantly at war not only
with ne.ghboring tribes, but among
themselves
They had a crude way OF admin
istering justice. Where two witnesses
contradicted each other a lance was
placed at the head OF each. slanting
upward against the scalp, and then
at the word Of command each. lance
was driven between the scalp and
skull by sharp blow on the butt.
The lance head was then pulled out,
and the man who bled the least was
held to have told the truth.
The 1nfugaos. another warlike and
head hunting tribe, numbers $4,000.
:
in their hill country the men spent
Emost of their time on the warpath.
leaving all work to be performed by
4 the women and children. But II IL
now six years since head has been
taken, and the various tribes now live
on the fricndliest terms with each
other. Such disputes as arise be-
tween the tribes now are settled on the
baseball field, or In tugs Of war, or in
running or jumping contests. Order
is maintained by the native constan-
nlary. a thoroughly weli-drilled, ef-
ficient and loyal hand. equipped with
| the American army rifle and revolver,
and under the sedulous drilling OF
American army men they are az goo0
soldiers MS need be.
What Has Been Accomplished.
Summarizing the work plished
among the wild Hill tribes. Mr. Wor-
cester said that the friendliest rela.
lions had been established with all
save few OF the Negr.tos and wild
i Tfgians.- certain of the Moros, and 4
/ few unimportant tribes In the interios
LOT Mlndanao.
| 1--WE have he said. built good
| rpads and trails through much Of the
territory occupied by many Of the
widest Of these primitive peoples.
| thus making 1t easy to exercise con-
| troll over them. and facilitating the
! marketing Of their products
We have checked head-huntinG,
imutder. slave taking. selling and keep
! Ing robbery and theft; and have naa4s