THE ILLUSTRATED 15EE.
July 8, 1000.
Among the Bagobas
ABSOLUTE CURE FOR VARICOCELE.
Queer Philippine Tribe
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Copyrighted, 1KX), by Frank O. Carpenter.
DAVAO, Island of Mlndnnao, May 10.
(Special Correspondence of Tho Deo.) This
province of Davao, situated In tho south
eastern corner of tho great Island of Min
danao, at what might almost bo called tho
jumping off placu of our Philippine posses
sions, has Bomo of tho queerest Httvagos on
earth. It has tribes which worship tho
groat volcano Mount Apo, which looka down
upon mo as I wrlto. It has Moros who aro
moro fanatical In tholr Mohammedan bollet
than tho dervishes of Kgypt and It has un
til rn worshipers who sacrifice human bolngs
to their Imaglnury gotta. I have met during
tho past woek a largo number of two of tho
tribes which havo human sacrifices and
DAC10UAS WBAU
through tho vlco prcsldcnto of tho town of
Davao havo learned much concerning thorn
and 'tholr customs. Tho vlco prcsldcnto Is
porhaps tho moat learned man of this ro
glon. Ho Iiob been u school teacher and has
a working knowledgo of cloven different lan
guages, Including many of tho natlvo
tongues. My conversation with him was in
Spanish, which ho speaks and writes most
fluontly. Ho has lived all his llfo In this
part of tho world and has had close associ
ations with soino of tho most savago tribes.
rrort'NMloiiuI Killers.
This man tells mo that fourtoon dlfforont
languages are used within a radius of thirty
miles of this plnco and that tho wholo
country Is divided up among hostile savages
who aro noarly always at war with ono an
othor. Most of them aro head hunters and
soiuo, such as tho Manobos, choose as their
chiefs tho mon who havo committed tho
greatest uumbor of murders. In some of tho
othor tribes mon aro not supposed to bo
ready for marrlago boforo thoy havo killed
ono or moro human bolngs and tho Dagobas
and Oulngus havo a clasB of special murdor
ors appolntod by tholr chlofs who havo tho
right to wear what might bo called tho mur
doror's turban, which gives Its owner a 11
conso to kill. This Is not worn until tho
man has put to death a certain numbor of
peoplo. It Is a ploco of red cotton the slio
of n largo bandana handkorchtof, with whlto
polka dots scattered over it. I saw a Dagoba
wearing oiu today nnd asked him how many
muii ho had killed. Ills reply wub,
"Twontyl"
Theso UagobnB llvo within about tcu miles
of Davao and parties of them frequently
como Into tho town to see the atrango whlto
giants who havo salted across tho seas to
tako poraosnlon of tho country. Thoy aro
not allowed to bring In their arms and thoy
doposlt tho great knives, swords and spears
which they always carry when at homo on
tho other sldo of tho Davao rlvor before
thoy vonturo within tho rango of our sol
ders' guns. Tho result Is that ono feels
perfectly safo In moving about among them.
I have talked with many of them and have
TWO DAQODAS
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mado, I venture, tho first photographs that
havo ever beon taken of them,
Tho Hagobas aro tho finest looking people
I havo yet socn In theso Islands. They are
taller and better formed than tho Tagalos
or tho Vlsayann and far moro Intelligent
than tho Morco. They U ok more like Per
sians than Malays. Thoy havo bright yel
low skins and luxuriant hair, which they
wrap up In a knot at tho crown under their
turbans. Their foreheads aro high and
broad, their noses straight and their lips
rathor sensual.
KnrrlnK na It lie nn I'lnt Cuiih.
The earn of many of them cannot bo noun
for tho immense earrings which 'they wear.
riieso aro of ivory mado In the shape of an
KNAPSACKS.
old-fashioned cuff button, with tho top disk
thrco or four Inches broad and tho under
ono at least an Inch in diameter. The un
der disk of tho button Is slipped through a
holo in the lobo of tho car In such a way
that it holds tho upper disk firmly against
the nldo of tho head, hiding the ear.
In order to get tho exact Mho of ono of
theso earrings I persuaded tho savago to
(alio It oft nnd made a tracing of it In my
notebook. It Ib, I Judge, JUBt about as wide
as two columns of this newspaper, or about
nt, big around ns tho rlin of a pint tin cup.
Tho under dUh or button, which goe?
through tho lobo of the ear, which I alsr
traced, is as big round as a half dollar.
Tho eurrlngs aro of the finest Ivory, and, I
judge, costly, for tho man would not sell
thom for less than 20. Tho hole in tho lobo
of the car was at least an Inch long and tho
man strotched It out by pulling down tho
lobo whon he Inserted the button. I under
stand that tho holes arc mado by piercing
tho car and Inserting pieces of wood or grass,
adding additional sticks or straws from
tlmo to tlmo, until tho holes nro enlarged to
the required slzo. Others of tho Dagobas
had earrings of wood, nnd ono I noticed had
thrust a largo cigar through his car and
was carrying it In this way.
Clothe of Woven tariiHS.
Tho clothes of tho Dagobas aro curious In
tho extreme These men wore jackots and
short trousers made of grass cloth, dyed
red and whlto, nnd heavily ombroldered
with bead's. Their Jackets did not reach
to their waists and their sleeves camo but
little below their elbows. The trousers wore
tied on with ropo at tho waist, and in no
case did they extend much bolow tho middle
of tho thigh. All of tho Uagoba men wear
bracelets about tho wrist and nearly all
havo on bauds of beads about tho legs be
tween tho calf and tho kneo. Thoy carry
on their backs knapsacks of grass cloth,
gorgeously embroidered with beads of many
colors, and those which I saw had turbans
of bright hues.
I watched them at tholr meals. They oat
with tho fingers, all dipping their hands
into tho same bowl of rice. Thoy chow the
SHOWING EAIHIINQS.
The Sympathetic Nervous System controls
tho Involuntary functions, nnd tho special
orguns depend upon their norves for their
heulthy activity. In all cases whero there
Is u loss or Impairment of theso functions a
strong probability exists that tho Sympa
thetic System Itself has become affected.
In seeking the causo of Pelvic and Nervo-
Vlial DIseastB, I havo found that In the ma
jority of cases the seat of tho trouble has
been the Sympathetic ganglia controlling
tho functions and nutrition of Pelvic organs.
Varicocele Is tho most frequent irritant of
the Sympathetic Nerves, becauso tho tox
IncA (poisons) formed In tho enlarged and
congested veins aro absorbed Into the gangli
onic substance
Locomotor Ataxia and other forniB of
Paralysis, duo to tho reflex effects of Vari
cocele, prove tho sensitiveness of the Sym
pathetic System to tho proper nourishment
of tho nerve cells.
Neurasthenia and similar nervous affec
tions aro also an ovldonco of depletion of
nerve force or Vital power resulting from
nuto-lnfoctlon, and I almost invariably find
that tho poisons wero generated in tho
stagnant blood of Varicose veins.
OrlKlmitor of Now Treiitiiieut.
I have originated a system of treatment
for Varlcocole and its Associated Pelvic and
Nervo-Vltal Diseases which cures these
conditions to stay cured.
Powerful natural curative forces which I
have successfully combined and modified to
meet the individual requirements of each
case, enable me to cure Varlcocclo in five
days.
When I have cured tho Varlcocole I bavo
thon laid tho foundation for pormanent re
storation of nervo force or vital power,
which I accomplish In a comparatively short
time.
Without tho completo euro of Varicocele It
Is manifestly illogical to attempt tho cure
of diseases which are an outgrowth of that
condition.
My treatment for Varlcocole docs not rely
for Its success on any supplementary appli
cation, such as suspensory or other sup
porting devices, but stands on its own
merits.
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D. D. RICHARDSON, M. D.,
betel nut, like the Moros, and nro very fond
of American tobacco, begging It of the
soldiers whenever they can.
The vice prealdonte of Davao tells mo that
the Dagobas are polygamlits. Every man
has two, three or four wives, according to
his means, and all the chiefs own slaves.
They enslavo tho captives whom they take
In war, and It Is from the slaves that they
get their victims for sacrifice. They are
nature worshipers, praying now and then
to the volcano Mount Apo, and It Is, I
believe, to this mountain that thoy mako
their BBcrlflcea. The man who furnl3b.ee the
slave for the purpose la thought -.to be
favored by the god, and therefore is the
chief official at the ceremony. The slave is
stripped and so tied to tho limb of a treo
that he or she Is forced to stand upright.
Then tho ownor gives tho first blow with
his barong, a sort of knife, which Is as
harp as a razor and as heavy almost as a
butcher's cleaver. With this ho chops the
victim acro& the neck from behind. The
neck la stretched and he usually cuts the
head from the body, whereupon the rest of
the tribe rush up one by one and give a
cut at the dying human. Deforo the cere
mony U Inlahed the body haa become mince
Copyright, 1000, D. D. Richardson, M. D.
You Can Be Cured to Stay
Cured of
VARICOCELE
And Associate Diseases.
My patients arc not burdened with any re
strictions or compelled to continue somo
form of home treatment after they leave my
Institution. They aro as freo from any
traco of tho disease as though thoy had
never had It nnd nro perfectly ntteu xor
tho duties and pleasures of active life.
Tho mental unrest thoy formerly suffered
Is a thing of tho past and the physical dis
comfort Is only a memory.
llellex NervoiiM IJIsenNeM.
When a man has emerged from tho de
pressing influences that accompany Varico
cele and Its debilitating reflex nervous ef
fects into tho sunshine of perfect health
nnd triumphant manhood, he realizes moro
than over that llfo Is Indoed worth tho liv
ing. Ho is thon in a position to carry out his
cherished projects, and former stumbling
blocks become as stepping stones to higher
and better things.
Thn man who throueh chronic Polvlc dls-
nnlnrn hnn lirvnmo reduced to a vtate of
nervous exhaustion nnd who feels at cro
purposes with all tho world, only needs to
bo rejuvonnted by my system or treatment.
The tlrao that may bo spent In trying
suspensories, electric belts, tonics and a
thousand nnd ono "cure-alls" Is worso thau
wasted, for Varicocele Is an Insidious mal
ady that develops by gradual stnges, and
nono of theso so-called remedies will avail
to check Its progress.
CureN Single ami Double Vnrleoeele.
Tbero Is both single and double Varicocele
and In all cases where tho disease has ap
peared on ono sldo there Is reason to bo
Ilevo that If It Is not promptly curod the
other sldo will becomo affected.
Tho longer a man permits the dlBeaso to
poison his blood the moro ho invites Para
lytic disorders, for there Is a gradual accu
mulation of these poisonous products In tho
system.
Thero Is no other system of treatment llko
mine, for the natural forces I uso are con
trolled by mechanisms of my own designing
and administered only by mysolf at my
sanitarium.
meat and the gods are then supposed to be
pleased, and, It angry, appeased. Those
sacrifices are celebrated at least onco a
year at the national feast and also at times
of Blckners or famine, when tho gods are
supposed to bo frowning upon humanity. As
a usual thing but ono slavo Is killed at such
a colebratlon.
Slaves aro bought and sold among these
peoplo. They are traded tor with the neigh
boring tribes and are also brought In at
times and sold to tho Christians. Tho four
slaves hero which I have spoken of as hav
ing been offered to mo for $50 wero origi
nally brought In by the Dagobas and sold
to their owners In Davao.
Miitmleroa, or I'rofeMHioiinl Killer.
According to tho vice prcsldonto, tho
Dagoba who has killed tho most men Is tho
most thought of. Ho says when a young
man reaches his majority ho starts out on a
killing tour In order to mako a reputation,
preferably Booking tho haunts of tho neigh
boring tribes. He lies In ambush with bis
rpear or bow and poisoned arrows and
watts for human game. When he has killed
a man or woman ho cuts off an ear or a
finger and brings It In and shows It. If ha
haa an enamy In his own tribe ho may kill
Tho system does away with tho necessity
for tho old-tlmo surgical operation In tho
euro of Varicocele and Is paluloss, harmless
and moro rapid than any known.
Tho Illchardsou Homo and Sanitarium la
tho largest and most coniplololy equlpp.d In
stitution of Us kind In tho woMd, dovotid
exclusively to Pelvic and Nervous diseases.
It represents nn Investment of thousands
upon thousands of dollars and cmbiacfs
every modern facility and adjunct for tho
care and cure of patients.
A Splendid Kiniliineiil.
Supplementary to my main system of
treatment aro many departments, each un
iir hn minor-vision of experts whoso train
ing nnd experience havo been most tnoroug".
Tho department of baths includes In Its
rnlllnmnnf m V filoctro-tronlc bath, which
combines In a scientific way the curative
fotccs of light and heat and which Is es
pecially beneficial In restoring vitality to'
thoso who suffer from nervous exhaustion.
Thero nro also Electric Water Daths, Dry
Hot Air Baths and all the ordinary baths.
Mv nnnllnnces for administering all forms
of electricity aro not to bo equalled. They
inpimin mv Kinctro-Aerial l'roccss anu em
body all tho lato discoveries In electricity.
Tho department of Physical Culture is
presided over by a speclullst In tho scien
tific development of latent or dormant physi
cal forces.
Tho accommodations for my patients are
all that could bo desired and afford them
every modern convenience
I am always glad to havo Intending pa
tients or their friends call upon mo and
they will bo shown through the entire es
tablishment so that they can form tholr own
opinion.
llr. ltleliarilHOii'N llooltN Free.
Any sufferer from tho diseases to which I
limit my practlco will, If ho so desires, bo
furnished tho names of responsible parties
Whom I have cured of diseases similar to
Vilo nwn T Invito thn most thorouch in
vestigation of my methods and will be
pleased to answer all direct questions fully.
I prefer a personal consultation, but in
caso this Is not convenient, wrlto me, de
scribing your caso carefully, and I will give
vou an honest onlnlon as to your condition,
cost of trcatmont nnd probable time nccos
nrv to cure vou.
Mv hnnklntn nn Varlcocole. Itunture. Strlc-
turo, Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia, Nervous
and Mental Diseases, and Vital Powor aro
freo to those who write as above. If It Is
desired that the book bo sent sealed, In
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him, nnd if ho has killed a number he Is
eolectcd by tho datto, or chief, a3 a profes
sional and given an appointment at court.
Tboso who have killed ten or more men aro
called mataderos.
Tho nagobas aro very revengeful. They
havo tho vendetta and carry their enmity
to tho families or slaves of tho men thoy
hato and spear or lanco them on sight.
They aro ndepts In tho use of tho lanco
and tho spear. Ono stabbed n Vlsayan here
the other day, driving his Bpear clear through
tho body of his victim. The Vlsayan was
armed with a bolo, and with tho spear still
In him bo turned and chopped oft tho head
of tho Uagoba. Tho Vlsayan was brought
Into tho town, left for several days without
treatment and then handed over to the care
of Captain A. I Hnlnes, tho surgeon, Cap
tain Haines put him under ether and per
formed an operatl n which saved his llfo. I
called upou tho sick man tho other day and
found him almrst recovered. Ho Is very
grateful to the doctor and hns given him the
bolo with which ho killed tho Dngoba as a
reward for saving his life.
Tho Dagobas are not ontlrely savage In
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