. Review of reviews and world's work. R 26, 1904. 320 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REI^/EIV OF REI/IEWS. disconcerted, would drop liisshovel and begin carryingthe loose earth with hishands. In leveling tlie gradefor railroad work the Fili-pinos would always use theirfeet, arid in bonding therails, which was very partic-ular woik, they were mostcareful and efficient. Theywere sadly exercised aboutthe wheelbarrow. To beginwith, they would load it upwith gravel or stones, thenlift it to their shoulders andstagger away. Then theyhad difficulty in guiding soon they tied a shortrope to the handles, a
. Review of reviews and world's work. R 26, 1904. 320 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REI^/EIV OF REI/IEWS. disconcerted, would drop liisshovel and begin carryingthe loose earth with hishands. In leveling tlie gradefor railroad work the Fili-pinos would always use theirfeet, arid in bonding therails, which was very partic-ular woik, they were mostcareful and efficient. Theywere sadly exercised aboutthe wheelbarrow. To beginwith, they would load it upwith gravel or stones, thenlift it to their shoulders andstagger away. Then theyhad difficulty in guiding soon they tied a shortrope to the handles, andlooped it over their then they preferred totake half-loads and makemore frequent trips. TheFilipino objects to work in-volving weighty loads ; un-like the Chinese laborer,who carries extremely heavyburdens by a yoke over the shoulders and Filipino and Chinese saw has the teethreversed and cuts by pulling. It was found ad-visable to continue its use, as it was better formany purposes than the American saw, which,. THE FILIPINO METHOD OF CLIMBING TROLLEY POLES. cutting by pushing, often involves buckling orbreaking in the hands of a novice. The Filipinocrude plane cuts by pushing ; but after someteaching the natives took kindly to our push-plane. They make excellent blacksmiths, and
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