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Title: The Philippine Islands Year: 1899 (1890s) Authors: Lala, Ramon Reyes Subjects: Philippines -- Description and travel Publisher: New York : Continental Pub. Co. Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: andcarrying their prey to their fastnesses in the mountains. Theiragricultural skill consists in scratching the soil with a stickand throwing in the seed. They rarely ever spend more thanone seasgn in one locality, thus constantly moving from place toplace.

Text Appearing After Image: NEGRITOS EXJOYIXG A PRIMITIVE SIN-SHADE. 96 The Philippine Islands. Their religion seems to consist in a deihcation of the super-natural and of the mysterious. When the railroad was first con-structed from Manila to Dagupan, these Negritos constantly ap-peared along the track, which they regarded with feelings ofawe. When the trial journey of the first locomotive took place, andthat huge iron salamander appeared thundering down the track,it is related that they all fell upon their knees in abject terror,worshiping the strange monster as some new and powerful deity. Unlike most savages, they care tenderly for their aged, and arefull of reverence for their dead. As a rule, too, they are independent of Spanish domination, andneither pay taxes nor submit to enumeration for the census. A few years ago the Government started a mission in Pam-panga ; a great many Negritos were herded together, and weregiven a years provisions and tools to work with. Teacherswere also provided, and all went w

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