. Review of reviews and world's work. s simplicity of clothingis, indeed, well matched by his easy, manly, sensiblemanner. There is no superfluity of gold braiding, noidiotic monocle deforming one section of the face andimpeding the sight, no exaggerated sword danglingnoisily upon the ground, no swagger worth noticing;but when it comes to doing the actual work of a war-rior, although it is accomplished with no show and nopomp, it is done well, very well. Mr. Landor recognizes the polish of manneracquired by West Point graduates, but he isimpressed also by the remarkable, natural,gentlemanly ma
. Review of reviews and world's work. s simplicity of clothingis, indeed, well matched by his easy, manly, sensiblemanner. There is no superfluity of gold braiding, noidiotic monocle deforming one section of the face andimpeding the sight, no exaggerated sword danglingnoisily upon the ground, no swagger worth noticing;but when it comes to doing the actual work of a war-rior, although it is accomplished with no show and nopomp, it is done well, very well. Mr. Landor recognizes the polish of manneracquired by West Point graduates, but he isimpressed also by the remarkable, natural,gentlemanly manner of those many officers whohave risen from the ranks. To any one whois familiar with the similar class of men in theEuropean armies, Mr. Landor says that thistrait is particularly noticeable, and is due mostlyto the fact that, taken personally, the Americansoldier is vastly the superior of the Europeanin intelligence, and, although often but self-taught, he is most often better educated than theaverage soldier of other AMERICAN ARTILLERY IN THE PHILIPPINES. 84 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS. Mr. Landor has a word of commendation forthe modest way in which American officers livein the Philippines. He says that the regimentalmess was generally of the simplest description,absolutely devoid of luxury. The food was ofthe most humble kind. While many officers suf-fered from dysentery or other internal troubles,all seemed happy enough, and one seldom hearda grumble. Some of our officers at inaccessible postsseem to have been overworked Landor cites the case of one officer whofilled no less than fourteen different posts, and,after some years of strain, broke down. noted, however, with interest, that anAmerican officer, besides being a splendid soldier, can be switched on to outside work of themost varied kinds. Some of the most prac-tical provincial civil governors were detailedfrom among army officers. Several of the gov-ernment bure
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