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
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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
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