The inhabitants of the Philippines . ethem come one at a time, and they consider it to be anevil omen when one of their women brings forth such a case the last born is handed over to whoeverdesires to adopt it. This is held to avert the omen andstraighten things out again. Of late years the establishment of forts with the Tagalor Visayas garrisons in the Igorrote territory, and closercontact with Christians generally, have tended to demoralisethe heathen, and, above all, to lower somewhat their loftyideal of chastity. Amongst the Igorrotes of Lepanto, and those farthestremoved from Sp
The inhabitants of the Philippines . ethem come one at a time, and they consider it to be anevil omen when one of their women brings forth such a case the last born is handed over to whoeverdesires to adopt it. This is held to avert the omen andstraighten things out again. Of late years the establishment of forts with the Tagalor Visayas garrisons in the Igorrote territory, and closercontact with Christians generally, have tended to demoralisethe heathen, and, above all, to lower somewhat their loftyideal of chastity. Amongst the Igorrotes of Lepanto, and those farthestremoved from Spanish influence, when a man of positiondies, a notification is sent to all his blood-relations, eventhough they reside at a great distance, and the corpse isnot buried until they have all arrived and have each takenthe dead mans hand in theirs, inquiring of him tenderlywhy he has abandoned his family. All this time a greatfeast is going on outside the house, vast quantities of riceand meat are provided and consumed, and an unlimited. ANITOS OF NORTHERN TRIBES.
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