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Til IS TLLUSTliATED 3i.13.13. 7 Carpenter Visits SUMMER HEAT ADDS TO DANGERS FROM VARICOCELE The Sulu Islands This Insidious Disease Undermines the Foundations of Vital Power. .tuly 15, 1000. (Copyright, 1900, by Trunk G, Cnrpcntcr.) JOLO, Island of Sulu, May 22, 1000. (Spe cial Correspondence to Tho Dec.) I am still In tho land of tho Moros. I havo sailed westward from Mindanao and for tho last week havo been traveling among tho Islands of tho Sulu archipelago which dot tho sea In a great crescent from Mindanao to Bor neo. Thcro nro 200 of these Islands, somo mere dots upon the fnco of tho sen, others composed of mountains and plains, covering an area equal to that of several hundred good-sized farms. Some, such as Hasllan, Sulu and Tawl Taw I, oven approach tho dignity of countries, running from ninety five square miles In Tawl Tawl to 330 squaro miles In Sulu, with Hasllan coming between nt an area of 2C3 squaro miles. The Sulu islands nro among tho most ciirloiu, wild and romantic of our Philippine mass rising about one thousand feet almost straight up out of the sen. At one end of It there Is some low land. This Is nbottt Hongno bay, and upon It are the barrack of our eoldlers. There is a fort nnd some other buildings. It Is said that tho pirates used Hongno n n resort in tho past, It being especially wcl. fitted for defense, nnd tho Jungle on the mountain f ruling a good place for retreat when attacked. Hongao Is only a few hours' rldo from Uorneo. Aiiioiik Hie Diver. These Islands are all moro or less sur rounded by pearl llshcrlcs. The chief busi ness Is In the shells cf the pearl oysters which aro gathered from tho bed of tin ocean near the Islands. There Is nn En gllsh company nt Jolo which Is shipping IN Tin-: MARKET AT jolo. possessions. They nro Inhabited chlclly by Moros of the most savage order, governed by dattos, and all subject to tho sultnn of Sulu, with whom the government has made a special treaty, giving him a monthly sal ary from tho United States treasury. Ills rule Is such, however, that wo have had to placo troops at a number ot statu ns throughout tho archipelago. Tho chief gar rison Is hero at Jolo, but there are soldiers also at Siassl, Hongao and Hasllan. Iliinllnn, SIiimnI unit IIoiik"". Hasllan is only a few hours' rldo by boat from Zamboangn. It has a population of something like a thousand or so, nnd Its capital, Isabella, contains about eight hun dred Inhabitants. It Is n beautiful island, with good soil, nnd having mountains cov ered with timber. The Spaniards used it ns a naval station, nnd built there dock yards, barracks and a hospital. Tho Island of Sln?el Is the most Important of tho Tapul group, embracing about n score of Islands and Isles. It Is situated about forty miles from Sulu, nnd Its cap ital, Siassl, -vies with Jolo as ono of the commercial centers of tho archipelago. Tho town of Siassl Is tho only port In tho Sulu sea nt which steamers can come directly up to the docKs. Tho mnln street of tho town, In fact, Is built out over the sea. Its houses aro up on posts standing out nbovo tho water and somo of tho people go from hcuso to houso on stilts, stepping from their stilts to tho first floor ot the houses nnd leaving them outside until they aro ready to depart. Tho town Is very pretty, being well shaded with cocoanut trees nnd doing n considerable business In copra, sharks' fins and shells. Wo havo a company stationed at this point. Another company Is quartered at Dongao to keep watch over the two dattos who live thoro nnd tho people of the Tnwl Tawl group. Tho group has about forty Islands, tho most Important being Tawl Tawl. a long oval Island nlnety-flvo miles In cir cumference and nbout threo hundred nnd clghty-flvo square miles In area. It Is very mountainous, lacks water and has almost no cultivated landc. Tho Island of Hongao Is a hugo rocky quantities of these shells to Europe. They receive from tho poorest variety ab nt $700 a ton, with tho additional profit which now and then conies from the pearls in the oys ters, srmc of which sell for hundreds of dollars nplece. General Hates told mo that when he called on tho sultan his majesty offered him n pearl ns big as tho end of your llttlo linger ns a present. Ho says It wns worth about $5,000, but that as ho was a government official ho did not feel that ho had a right to accept it, nnd hence, to tho surprlso of tho sultnn, refused. Tho sultnn nnd tho dattos havo tho right to the largest of tho pearls which nro gath ered by tho Moros, and it Is said that tho sultnn has a great fortuno in pearls stored nway In his palace. A German Jowcler cnlled upon him the other dny nnd tried to buy some, but he found his majesty ns well posted on vnluo as himself nnd went nway sorrowful. The company which Is now doing most of the business is composed of Englishmen. They pnid, I am told, some thing llko $25,000 for their fishing outfit nnd they havo n speclnl arrangement with the sultnn. They own nbout thirty schoon ers nnd mako regular excursions to tho pcnrl fishing grounds. They use divers who wear diving suits and carry on tho business nfter modern methods. Tho shells nro used In manufacturing knife hnndlcs, buttons, paporcutter.s nnd other such things. I am told that not one-tenth of tho monoy mndo from the fishing comes from tho pearls themselves. Tho shells nro tho most valuable, tho pearls being merely a by product. This Is so, I believe, In nil tho pearl tlshlng centers. In tho western Aus tralian fisheries, for instance, tho returns for tho shells In ono year wero $100,000, whllo tho pearls gotten during tho same tlmo told for $1150,000. Tho fishing goes on nbout tho Island of Hnsllan nnd In other grounds In tho western part ot tho nrchlpelago, such as at Dongao nnd Tnwl Tnwl, ns well ns In tho seas not far from Sulu. Tho sens havo not yet been carefully prospected, howover. Tho method of diving for pearls ns fol lowed by tho nntlvcs Is exceedingly simple They use no diving suits, but go naked Into 'SI IK MAN WHO CUUKS VAUICOOKI.K,' The extreme hot weather greatly In Tenses the danger to which sufferer from Varico cele nro liable, for the disease, which is al ways debilitating. Is ten-fold more Injurious during the summer months. The super-hented blood retained In the congested varicose velti3 Is exceedingly un healthy, ns It becomes tilled with minute clots, which aro n serious menace to tho whole- neivous system. Vnrlcocclo slowly but surely lowers tho standard of vitality and depletes the nerv ous system, which is tho foundation of phys ical strength and Hint masterful quality which is best expressed by the term .Manliness. Its presence Is nn evidence that, either knowingly or unknowingly, certain phys ical laws havo been transgressed, and Its penalty Is as certain as tho law of cause and effect. No man who neglects the disease can es cape the I03S of physical vitality, and In tho majority of cases the Intellectual forces aro dulled to a greater or less extent. I care not how seemingly successful tho sufferer from Vnrlcocclo may bo In busi ness affairs or social life, his disease lins robbed him of tho full enjoyment of tho plenBiires thnt success should bring. Tilt' ('nilNClOHNIK'HM ItC Vi'CII It'll CNN. Tho consciousness of physical deficiency nnd the knowledgo that the condition Is constantly gaining headway Is enough to Hugo all his thoughts with bitterness. Ho becomes n misanthrope, because ho feels that he must suffer In silence, and as ho trie3 suspensories, electric belts, tonics and lotions, without relief, he gets the Idea thnt his caso Is hopeless. My original method of treatment for Vari cocele enables mo to nasuro ovcry discour aged and disheartened sufferer that no mat ter how long he has been nlllictcd with this malady or how serious it may havo be come, I can absolutely cure him In one week If he will visit meat my "I I -mo" In Ciihugo for that brief time. (Wdomotwear a Aj) SUSPENSORY JA IT AWAY If " W. After Investigating every known treat ment for Varicocele, 1 came to the conclu sion that no treatment then In vogue was either scientific or successful, unil my Wee-tro-Chomlc Method fulfills both of these re quirements most perfectly. I.UInu Wll iii'nhi-m to Hn IIi-iicIIIn, Thousands of cured cases scatteicil throughout tho length and breadth ot tho land and oven In foreign countries are liv ing witnesses of the singular success of Eloctro-Ohemlcs when administered by my self nt "Tho Home." Those who visit my Institution express surprise and wonder nt Its magnitude and at (he completeness of its scientific equipment, whl.'h I have no hesitancy In saying excels any saiiltuiium In the world dt voted to tho class of diseases I treat ami cure. Ti ciilment IVi-Homill) iIiiiIiiImIci'i-iI. The treatment consists of Electrical and Chemical forces which I apply directly to tho diseased parts, nnd I have never failed to effect a cuio by my new but thoroughly tried methed. I havo known the old-time, wide-open Fiir glcal operation to be practiced with n fair degree of success, but the pain and danger of that procedure Is such that 1 cannot con scientiously advise It. Tho Kloctro-Chomic System Is tho only treatment that Is entirely successful and Is not nttended by tho pains nnd risks of rad ical surgery. Tho patient must come to mo to bo cured. I havo no remedies to sell, but give my best professional services to all those who are In need of my treatment. I confine my practice to Varicocele and Associated Pelvic Dlsensis anil to the Nerv ous and Mental discuses which result from them, thus accomplishing results Impossi ble to the general practitioner. Itiilituri- ( Hied. lly an adaptation of my system of treat ment, I nm equally successful In the cure of Itupture. A truss Is a veritable instrument of torturo to tho unhappy wearer during the very warm weather and It Is best to get rid of it as soon as possible and be permanently cured. Tho trups Is not a cure for Hupture and h no means assures safety to the lluptured man. A llttlo strain or Jar may oaut-o It to slip aside, permitting the Itupture to become strangulated. Death often lesults (rum that most agonizing malady--strangulated Her nia. I would see every man strong and robust fitted to cope with tho burdens and re sponsibilities of business life. Tho class of diseases which I treat exclusively aro of the most distressing nature, anil they develop so gradually that a man scarcely realizes Ills condition until It has almost unfitted him for tho active duties of life. Ilim'l Till. ( luiiiccM Ai'l Toility. Piiderstauding so well tho treacherous nature of Vnrloreclo and Its associated dis eases, I wc tild urge every man who even suspects that lie Is affected with these troubles to lose no tlmo In placing himself under my professional cure. I have always found It desirable to give each case a thorough physical examination, hut should you live at n dlstniice and wish to consult me by letter, I will write yi u nn honest professional opinion based on your own description of your caso as you un derstand it. My books on Varicocele, Itupture, Nervous ami Mortal Diseases, and Vital Power are free to those who write for them and toll mo what their symptoms are. If books aro to be sent scaled, ten cents should bo In closed for postnge. D. D. RICHARDSON, M. D., Stf v ' 1 1 ' " ' " NATIVES OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF JOLO. tho water, tying heavy stones to their foot to help them sink to the bottom. Thoy usually chooBo grounds where tho pearl oysters nro not moro thnn forty feet below tho surface. Tho oysters nro attached to tho rocks and the diver cuts them loose with his knifo nnd puts them in n net bag. Ho then gives tho signal by Jerking tho ropo nbout his waist and Is dragged to tho surface. The Moros aro export divers and swlm mets. Thoy havo trained themselves to holding their breath undor water and Eomo con remain below tho surface for nbout t-vn minutes at a time. Tho business is ex ceedingly dniigerous, for thcro nro numorous sharks and a man Is liable to lose a leg or an arm, If not his life. After tho shells nro gathered they must be cleaned nnd tho oysters shucked out bo foro they nro rendy for snlo. Thoy aro often piled up on tho shore nnd left there to decny, in order that tho pcnrls may bo uqueezed out. Not all of the oysters havo pearls In them, but a very poor sholl may (omctlmes contain n very lino pearl, so that great carb Is used In handling tho product. IIimv l'1'iirln Are I'ornicil. Pearls, you knew, nro caused by somo for eign substnnco working Its way Into tho flesh of tho oyster. It may bo a grain ot sand, a small pebblo or other foreign mat ter. Tho oyster tries to protect himself from It by putting n coating of pearl nbout It nnd this coating goes on nnd on until nt last wo havo n pearl. Indeed, I nm told that pearls aro now bo lng mndo In Jnpnn nnd China by taking tho oysters from tho sea nnd carefully opening them Just wide enough to slip a particle of sand between tho leaves of tho shell. Tho oysters thus treated aro planted nnd fod nnd within n short tlmo each begins to grow n penrl. It Is said that tho French boro holes through tho oyster's sholl nnd In sert n llttlo silver of glnFs and about this tho oyster grows a pearl. I havo seen tomethlng of tho penrl fish eries of different parts of tho world. Somo of tho best until recently havo been In Ceylon, but moro aro now being discovered In tho Poralan gulf, whero about $2,000,000 worth aro tnkon out every year. Tho fish ing there Is dono by naked Arabs, who plug up tholr noses nnd ears heforo thoy go down Into tho wntor nnd, llko tho Moros here, tie great stones to tholr feet to cnnblo them to remain down moro enBlly. In Pan ama tho diving Is dono by tho native Colom bians. Thoy find both pcarlB nnd shells nnd somo of tho sholls nro exceedingly flno. Not long ngo n sen captain mndo n contract with tho natives of Pannma to clean tho barna cles from tho bottom of his ship. Thoy did so nnd nmong tho shells fastened to tho hull found an oyster containing n pearl worth $5,000. Tho cnptaln claimed that tho pearl should bo his, hut ho was not nblo to por suudo the ColomblniiH to give It up. I nm told here that tho best pearls como from oysters which aro about four yenrs old and thnt they rango greatly In value according to color nnd shape. Those which aro perfectly round nro most prized. Tho most ot tho Sulu product consists ot smnll pearls, ninny seed pearls being found. Tho largest pearl known to tho world Is about as big around as an English walnut. It wt ns threo ounces, but its shapo Is not n perfect sphere. I'jIIkIInIi C'iiii Keep n Secret. I find It very difficult to got much Infor mntlon from tho English concerning the penrl industry hero. Thoy havo succcodcd to tho business or n Chinese, who evidently found It qulto profitable, for ho is said to bo a millionaire nnd Is ono ot tho richest men of tho Philippines. Tho English ovl odntly hnvo n good thing and profor to keep tho details concerning It secret. What thoy pny tho sultan I do not know, but I nm told Hint tho Chlneso gave him $1,000 ft month for tho prlvllego of fishing In tho deep wntors of tho nrchlpolngo. During tho past week I havo coasted firound tho Island of Sulu. It wns ono of tho most beautiful of tho Philippine group, mado up of mountains nnd vnlloys covored with rich grnss nnd hero nnd thcro spotted (Continued on Eighth Page.)