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Title: A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Wheeler, William Webb, 1845- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (St. Joseph, Mo., Hardman press)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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n goes down. Then everyone who can, goes out onthe Luneta, a very pretty drive alongside the City Park,and the barracks. The bands play in the park, and thewhole populace, as well as our soldiers, come out for alittle fresh air and recreation, and drive, walk or sit, untilabout eight p. m. when it is time to go home for dinner. We were at the Metropole Hotel, the best in the cityat this time, only been open about a month and has themerit of being clean, but the cooking is Spanish, and ifthere is any kind of cooking that is always bad without anyexception, it is the Spanish. The beds are bamboo frameswith a light cotton pad about two inches thick for amattress, and awfully hard; yet I was tired and could haveslept had it not been for the mosquitos, as I had arevolving fan overhead, which ran all night, and made alittle breeze. The Philippino servant carefully placed themosquito net and tucked it under the mattress all around.I guessed that we would have trouble, and, when ready for 125
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bed, made a quick rush and flank movement, intending toleave Mr. Mosquito on the outside, but it was no use, asthis insect knows the ways of humanity and made it a pointthat we should not be separated. He does not make anygreat noise about what he can do, but quietly andpersistently does his best to make it lively for his victim.I have fought mosquitos in temperate climes where wealways have frost every winter and kill ofi^ the old ones, sothat we only have one seasons crop at a time, but herethese insects never die, unless by chance one can hit thema good heavy blow; therefore, we had them of all ages andsizes, from the ordinary yearling up to the ninety-nine yearfull-grown driller, and a solid army of them. I thought Icould reduce their numbers by a good long fight, but inthe end, had to give it up; they were too many for me. Manila is in latitude fifteen degrees north, and has anannual rainfall of eighty to ninety inches. The rain beginsabout June first and continues most of the ti

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