. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. )eoplc. The streets ofManila are narrow,and have a dark,o])pressive, mon-astic atmosjiheie,seeming decidedlygloomy in thesemodern days. Ite-ligious about the onlyrelief afforded , monot-onous life of thetown, the sole ob-ject of whose build-ers .seems to havebeen that of sclf-. IN- J HE OF MANILA. defence. Tt is. perhaps, needless to say that these precautionary worksare not such as to prove very effective
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. )eoplc. The streets ofManila are narrow,and have a dark,o])pressive, mon-astic atmosjiheie,seeming decidedlygloomy in thesemodern days. Ite-ligious about the onlyrelief afforded , monot-onous life of thetown, the sole ob-ject of whose build-ers .seems to havebeen that of sclf-. IN- J HE OF MANILA. defence. Tt is. perhaps, needless to say that these precautionary worksare not such as to prove very effective in modern warhire, though theyhave served a good purjiose in tlie ]ii-otection of the city thereal or threatened attacks of the many enemies of Siiani-sh peace in theyears gone l)y. It does not take the stranucr lonu- to sec all that interests him in THE 271 the old mart, ami lie must cross over the river if he wishes to catch aglimpse of life and progress. The drawbridge between the two partsof tlie city was faithfully closed at nightfall as late as 1852, givingto the walled town the appearance of one of the feudal cities of themiddle ages. The business section of Manila is the snburb of Binondo, situatedopposite the older portion of the town, though the streets are asnarrow and poorly paved as in the other part. But along the mainthoroughfare, lined with its coniniercial warehouses, bazaars, and shops
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