TIII2 rijTjUSTKAT.E) 1JE12.
July 1. 1000.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Sixth Pago.)
most of tho product is Bent to bo sorted and
classified beforo It Is shipped to the mar
kets of tho world. It Is taken to Manila
1 from tho Islands In sailing vessels and small
steamers and Is brought In from tho In
terior of Luzon In cascocs, or great barges,
which arc pushed nlong through tho river
with poles.
Somo of the warehouses nro enormous.
Tho one I visited had moro than $1,000,000
worth of produco of ono kind or another
stored away In It. It was a great whlto
two-story building, covering almost an aero,
situated on tho banks of tho I'aslg river, not
far from the bay and nt tho lower end of
that section of Manila called Ulnondo. Cas
cocs and ships loaded with tobacco and
hemp lay beforo It and bnlcs of hemp woro
bolng cnrrlcd out of and Into It by half
naked Chinese coolies. Tho coolies woro la
boring In palr3, each pair carrying a balo
In a rattan sling upon n polo which rested
upon their shoulders. In front of tho ware
house a quantity of hemp was spread out
under tho sun to dry and Insldo of It were
stacks and bales of this stuff, half filling
tho great room from lloor to colling.
I went Insldo and wntched tho baling and
I3AT.ING
sorting of tho hemp for shipment. It was
Indeed a strange sight for the end oil tha
century of Invention and progress. Every
thing was dono by hand. About fifty Fili
pinos were at work tearing tho bales apart
and sorting the stuff, which looked like
strands and twists of silvery white faalr,
tut which wns really great hanks of
hemp. From time to time tho men would
carry a great bundle of theso hanks and
pllo it up on a platform until they had ai
much as an ordinary mulo cart would noil.
They would weigh this upon Immense
stoelynrds which hung from the roof, add
ing or subtracting In order to get tho 283
pounds, tho amount comprised In a balo,
ready for shipment.
Next would come tho pressing. The
hemp Is first packed in a framowork of
boxes which rest one upon the othor, eo
tint a press operated Just like a letter
press can bo forced down upon them. The
queerest thing was tho working of the
scrow. This was dono by Chinese. Upon
a platform high ahove tho press thirty-two
half-naked, yellow-skinned mortals trotted
about, pushing tho spoko3 of a wlieel.
Four grasped each of tho eight great
spokes and all ran round and round a? fast
as they could go, turning tho 6Crew which
formed tho axlo of tho wheel, thereby
pressing tbo hemp tight In tho balo. A
bell rung below was tho signal for tbolr
starting and stopping, and when they
moved It was on tho dead run, pushing,
straining and sweating as they did 83.
Tho bales aro put up In tho mo3t econom
ical way. They nro wrapped In basket
work mats of palm leaves and aro tied
with strips of rattan, so that tho cost of
ties and sacking Is practically nothing. I
asked tho proprietor of a warehouse why
ho did not put In machinery and save the
employment of so many men. Ho replied
that it would bo cheaper for him to do so.
but that his insurnnco would bo thereby
Increased, and ho preferred to work by the
old method, which has been In voguo hero
slnco the beginning.
A Hemp Trim!.
Thoro Is danger that thero will bo a hemp
trust organized, which may control tho pro
duction and marketing of all tbo homp pro
duced In tho Islands, and tho conditions
would seem to bo favorable for such an or
ganization. I met beforo I left Manila au
American who was Just starting for Now
York for this purpose. Tho facts In favor
of tho success of such a trust are that hemp
can bo raised nowhero outsldo tho Philip
pines, and also that tho business Is already
In such fow hands that It might easily be
consolidated or so manipulated that tbo ex
porters could bo forced Into tbo combina
tion. This man told me that many of tbo
homp planters aro In debt, and ho aeemod
to have little doubt of his success In the or
ganization of a possiblo syndicate. As to
the facts, however, I am not sure, and tbo
largo amount of undeveloped territory
would lead to the supposition that such a
trust might bo a failure In tbo devolopmont
which will probably como through the
American occupation. At present no syste
matic combination of hemp planters has
been organized. Tho business Is almost en
tirely In tho hands of tho natives and tho
Spaniards, very fow of tho estates being
owned by tho friars.
Hemp rnlslng is not llko sugar raising in
that It needs a large capital. A man must,
It Is true, havo enough to support hlmsolf
for tho thrco years required to bring tho
plants Into bearing, but after that an outlay
of a fow dollars will furnish him with all
tho machinery ho needs, and ho can, as I
havo said, as far os labor Is concorncd,
run his plantation on shares. Even If ho
pays for his labor ho will not glvo his hands
moro than 15 to 20 cents n day. In Manila,
whoro wages aro at their top notch, tho
manager of tho largest hemp warchou-to
told mo ho was paying nmounts equal to
25 to 40 cents gold, and ho evidently thought
theso rates cxccodlngly high.
1'rolllN In Hoinp HiiIxIiik.
It seems to mo that hemp raising will,
after matters aro settled, form ono of the
best openings for American capital. It Is
estimated that about 720 plants can bo set
out to tho acre. I am told tho plants can
bo bought for about 1 cent apiece. Bach
plant shouldvproduce nbout ten ouncre of
fiber, and If scientifically treated It might
bo made to produco moro. Two men can,
It Is said, harvest nbout 300 pounds In a
week, and this nt present rates would bo
HEMP.
worth about $50 (silver). I cannot glvo the
details, but I have been told by a number of
planters that from 25 to 30 per cent Is not an
uncommon profit and tbut If caro Is used
In gathering tho crop tho profits might b&
still larger.
At present a great deal of tho hemp goes
to waste on account of tho rudo machinery
used In its extraction, but so far nil at
tempts to Improve upon tho present meth
ods havo been failures. There havo been
numerous machines Invented, but all have
either torn tho fiber or stnlned It and there
Is still a good chanco for Ynnkeo Ingonulty.
It Is said that tho English who havo at
tomptcd hemp raising have failed bocauss
they have not been ablo to handle tbo
workmen and that only tho natives or the
Spaniards can U3o tho Filipino labor with
profit. It might bo tho same with American
planters. As to our peoplo working the crop
themselves I doubt whether they can do so
successfully In this climate. As for rao, I
grow tired very quickly, and I find that
most Americans must keep In out of the
sun during n great part of tho day.
(lllfNlloil Of TltlCM.
As to tho prices of hemp lands, this do
ponds largely upon tho location, tho owners
nnd tho title. In Mindanao tho most of tho
lands still belong to tho government, only
a stiip hero and there about tho coast bolng
under cultivation. In tho province of Da
vao, which Is bigger than New Jorsoy,
thoro Is not, I venture, ns much cultivated
land as you will find In any ono of Ohio's
eighty-eight counties. The rest all belongs
to tho United States government. Thoro
nro government lands on others of the
Islands and among thorn wild lands, which
could bo cleared for homp.
Tho most serious question as to all lands,
however, Is that of titles. I had a chat at
Zamboanga with Major Morrison, tho Judge
advocate, who has been looking Into such
matters. Ho telte mo that In tho fight
which tho Insurrcctos of Mindanao had with
tbo Spaniards all tho records were de
stroyed beforo the Americans camo and
that tho evidences of tltlo In most cases
havo been lost. Ho says, however, that all
notaries were required to report tho deeds
thoy executed to Manila and that from tho
Manila records many of tho disputed titles
can bo established. I find that tho records
havo been destroyed In tho Island of Pnnay
and In other places and tho vico presldento
hero tells mo that but little of tho land In
this part of Mindanao Is legally owned.
Even in tho town of Davao tho most of tho
peoplo aro but squattors. Tho Spaniards
did not question their rights as long ns
thoy paid the taxes and It has been tho
samo with lands taken up In the country.
It is a question who really owns the big
homp plantation which I visited. I am
told that tho Chlncso merchants havo In tho
post fow months been laying claim to every
thing In their reach at Cottabato and other
places, so that much of tho land now sup
posed to havo proprietors will need to go
Into tho courts beforo Its ownership can
bo definitely established.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
I CURE VARICOCELE AND
For tho past docado I havo contended that
tho medical profession was "at sea," with
out chart or compass, eo fur as tho treat
ment nnd euro of Varicocele, Rupture, asso
ciate Pelvic and Ncrvo-Vltal diseases wa3
concerned. My contention hno not been In
vain, ns ono by one physicians nro boglnnlng
to ncknowledgo tbo errors of their ways and
tho utter Inadequacy of a truss or suspou
sory to cure Pelvic troubles. Every mall
brings applications from physicians who do
elro to Investigate my Elcctro-Chemlc
Method for tho euro of Varlcocolo and asso
ciate diseases.
I havo successfully treated and cured, to
stay cured, over 10,000 patients slnco tho
perfecting of my Elcctro-Chemlc Mothod.
My success has been tho means of establish
ing tbo merits of my euro and today It Is
fast removing tho doubts of tho mcdlcnl
fratornlty, who woro trained in tho belief
that thoro was no euro for theso dlsoascs.
For two thousand years fevers and almost
evory other dlsenso woro troatod by blood
letting. Tho system, under tho prcstlgo of
tho ago, was considered right, and each stu
dent accepted It as a safo "euro-all." After
twenty centuries It wns given up as bad pac
tlco, and nny physlclnn who should practice
In that way today would bo charged with
malpractice every week In his life.
For years tho great cry and only prescrip
tion for Varicocele and Rupture has boon a
trues or suspensory. And why? Simply
becauso tho mcdlcnl fratornlty docs not look
beyond tho text books simply bocauso thoy
llo burled In tho rut of collogo theory and
refuso to go beyond theso environments,
This Is a progressive ago; radical chanso?
nro taking place In everything. Why not
In Medlclno and Surgery? Tho nntlquated'
methods of wearing a truss or susponsory
for tho euro of Varlcocolo and Rupture boar
tho samo rotation to my Eloctro-Chom'c
treatment ns tbo tallow dip docs to tho In
candescent lamp.
How can tho ordinary physician know
very much nbout tho euro of Varicocele and
nnsoclnto diseases, whon expcrlonco Is tbo
only teacher? Why should he be ex
pected to perform a euro when, perhaps, ha
haB novcr had moro than four of these
cases during his wholo career, and ho has
Invariably dismissed them by prescribing a
truss or suspensory, or somo othor aoul
trylng, Hfo-sapplng Instrument of torturo?
Does It seem reasonable that tho nverago
physician should bo competent to ndvtso you
to tako your very llfo In his hands?
Does It seem right to moroly offer you tho
samo treatment nccordod your forofathors
a treatment that has ruined many n man's
health, his happiness, and robbed him of his
manhood when a now, modorn, scientific
treatment In keeping with this progressive
ngo Is to bo had? It Is your prorogatlvo to
refuso to countenance such a troatmont
your duty to turn to a modern, positive cu-e
that knows no failure.
DO YOU WEAR A TRUSS?
If you aro so unfortunate as to bo a vic
tim of Varlcocolo or Hupturo, and nro now
bound up In tho vlceliko grip of a health
wrecking truss, for your enlightenment, your
own physical benoflt, your futuro wolfaro nnd
happiness, I ask you to read tho fow words
I havo to Bay to you to glvo every line
your slncoro thoughts thon nsk yourself
plain, common sense quostlons, nnd sock
your nnswor In theso lines of truth.
m DO MOT WEAR a
Aj) SUSPENSORY
IT AWAY 0
D. D. RICHARDSON, M. D.,
Copyright. 1900, V. 1). Richardson, M. 1).
You can be cured to st ty cured of
VARICOCELE
and a.ssociatc dis.as.'s.
You will acknowledge that wearing n trus.
or siisponscry is unnatural, uncomfortable,
galling and often torturing, and that at no
time docs It romove tho possibility of danger
of strangulation, nnd porhaps death. You
havo noticed that you nro campollcd to mako
tho pressure greater In order to hold tbo
rupture In plnco every tlmo you have n re
fitting. You will admit that this unnatural !
pressure Interferes with tho healthy circu
lation of tho blood In tho affected parts.
You cannot fall to notlco that tho muscles
nro gradually wasting nway from lack of nu
trition nnd that It becomes necessary now
nnd thon to Increase tho prcssuro until you
nro held In n vlceliko grasp that nukes
every moment of your exlstcnco a llfo of t:r
turo, nil but Imposslblo to benr. You ro
allzo that you aro gradually losing your
health, that you aro fast becoming Inca
pacitated for labor or tho duties of life. I
nsk you as man to man, does It not seem
scuslblo that tho passing of tho truss that
antiquated mothod should glvo way to a
modern mothod that will euro to stay cured
and dlspcnso forovcr with tho discomforts
of a truss? Why should tho noblo science
of medlclno and surgery stand still wbllo
nil tho othor professions ndvanco?
ELECTRO-CHEM'C CURE.
My Elcctro-Chomtc euro does not consist
In dosing rank stimulating drugs that loavo
you worso off when tho effects havo van
ished. Most patients aro cured without a
slnglo drop of medlclno. Tho Eloctro
Chcmlc method Is a painless, blo',Jlo,B
trcntment, effecting tho euro of Vuru.. ilo
In flvo days In a rational mannor through
the medium of modification of tho natural
forces of nature a combination of two of
tho greatest curatlvo agents known to tho
nineteenth century. A scientific euro which
oxporlcnco has established beyond porad
venturo as thu only rcllablo mothod that
will euro to stay cured all forms of Vari
cocele Rupturo and assoclato disease,
iStrlcturo and nil Prostatic ailments. When
a patient applies to mo for treatment, If ho
Is at all skeptical, I can send him to as many
patients ns ho cares to lntorvlow patients
who, out of sheer gratltudo. nro only too
willing to tell how thpy wero cured nnd of
tholr prorlous oxperlcnco with mechanical
appliances.
A FAIR PROPOSITION.
Whon I toll you thnt I havo a positive
euro for Varlcocolo, Rupturo and all Pelvic
diseases and offer to prove It to you by doc
umental cvldonce that Is backod by thou
sands of living testimonials, havo you tho
right to dlsbcllovo tho statement without In
vestigating Its truth? Is not your health
and futuro happiness worthy of your tlmo
and troublo to substantiate tho truth of my
assertions? When I offer you n thorough
personal examination free nnd then explain
In a comprehensive manner bow I can euro
you, how long It will tako nnd how much It
will cost, Is It not worth tho effort to wrlto
mo in detail, giving exact description of
! your troublo In Its present advancement?
You will rocolvo by return mnll a correct
diagnosis of your ailment freo. In nil
probability you havo novor been examined
by n truo specialist, one who can correctly
nnd minutely explain In simple language
your exact condition.
I wnnt every man, womnn and child who
wears a truss or supoprtlng device to come
to my offlco, whoro I can fully oxplaln nnd
demonstrate to their entire satisfaction how
nnd why my Elcctro-Chemlc mothod cures
Rupturo and assoclato diseases, If you
cannot como, wrlto mo nnd I will reply personally.
RUPTURE.
In stating that I can euro Varicocele and
HHforlato diseases 1 do not nsk you to risk
your tlinu nnd money with tho possibility of
a failure I provo to you nt the start thnt I
can euro you. In addition to this proof, I
can refer you to tho best banks to business
men of high stnndlng who have been cured
by tbo Eleotro-Chemlc method. A man
who hns a now method by which ho ngrccrt
to euro ou of such torturing, distressing,
nerve-wrecking nnd henllh-kllllng ailments
Varlcocolo and associate discuses In live
days and plnco your system In a sound,
healthy condition, docs ho not deserve to
havo his method Investigated, especially
under tho llbornl conditions which I offer?
Can you nn"ord to further experiment by
UHlng suspensories, washes, electric bells,
supporters, developers, trusses nnd drugs?
You must realize from your own experience
thnt they will fnll to euro you and In tho
end your money will go for untight, not
counting tho misery you havo undergone.
Under no circumstances allow nny ono to
lead you to believe that ynu can bo cured
by tho ubo of medicine. Internally or lo
eally, or mechanical appliances of any de
scription. It is absolutely Imposslblo and
no ono knows It better than tho mnn who
sells you tho drug or nppllanco.
ASSOCIATE DISEASES.
In curing you of Varicocele, Rupturo,
Stricture, etc., I completely remove by my
Elcctro-Chemlc Mothod all tho various nerv
ous conditions which usunlly attend those
dlsenBos, such as nuurnsthenln, prostration
and mnuy other weaknesses.
If you nro a crltlcnl observer ynu will no
tlco tho very minute you Btep Into my office
thnt I "know my business," ns tbo saying
goes tho oxnmlnntlon tho palnstnklng do
tall by which It Is inado and tho manor In
which everything Ih made plain to you will
beget tho conlldenco that an export deserves.
Your own Instinct will Instnntly tell you
that I can mako you a mnn nmong men.
WHERE CURES ARE MADE
I perform nil cures In my "Homo," nnd It Is
absolutely necossnry for you to como to mo
to bo cured, ns I never undcrtnko n enso ex
cept under my personnl care. My "Homo"
Is situated on Michigan boulevard, two
blocks south of tho hako Front Park, Mlchl
gnn boulevard Is a beaulful thoroughfare
thnt Is constantly traveled by tho finest
equipages In tho city, affording a panornmn
that Is nlwnyB Interesting. I havo been a
long tlmo lilting up this plnco nnd thero Is
no convonlenco lacking that would con-
I tribute to your comfort or nsslst you to n
J quick euro. I will freoly nnswer nil ques
tions you deslro to nsk, either personally or
by mnll. Those visiting Chicago nnd resi
dents may personally seo mo by calling nny
day during tho week between tho hours of
10 n. in. nnd i p. m. Evenings, 7 to 8.
i Sundays, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m.
FREE BOOKS.
I have Just written nnd published scien
tific, Illustrated booklets on Rupturo nnd
Varlcncelo, Norvous and Mental Dlsenscs,
Paralysis and Vltnl Power.
Tho lllustrnlons aro all half-tones from
nctunl photographs and represent every form
nnd stage of theso diseases.
Any Htirforor from Rupturo or Varlcocolo
can find illustrated a caso similar to, If not
Identical with, his own, nnd If ho will rend
tho booklets cnrefully. ho will easily acquire
nil Information ho desires respecting his
particular malady.
My booklet on Viirlene.elc will tell
you why HiinifiiNorlea mill an jiportern
lire iincIcnh,
Every man who wears a Busponsory or
truss will bo Interested In rending this lit
oraturo. Thoso booklets will bo sont to
nny man sincerely Interested on rocelpt of 10
cents (silver or stamps), to pay for scaled
postogo In plain pnekago.
ririiNf mn extreme enr mid wrll
your inline null nitilrcNN iilnliily.
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