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Kmpinnn Savcgtt of Formot.
FOItSIOSA. wlifr recent arth
quake took lioavjr lull of Mfu, t(
till Inlmliltrd J mtnsa head
buntvra who have rvslstiMl tin
doreluinucnt of the IhIiiikI'i rtiurcr.
Kormut U lawr tlmn Maryland and
Kliode Island comMiied but the tt'Klon
extending from the tnounlulnt thnt
form the buokbone of the Inland ti
the rockjr eastern count la jvt to be
wtvatcd from the trllvomen.
The civilized aitrtrulturnl ivuhmi
along the wonti'rn aide of Formoaa
wvre ao oicnuccil by the hrad huntcra
during the middle of the lnt century
that the geri'mmont of Clilua, which
owned the Inlitnd at that time, built
blk'h metnl frnce for more than
hundred mile along the border of the
wllderneu. Some awtlona of the
fence are now churged with electric
ity. The Japanoae who took the
Island from the Chinese In 1SD3 have
extended the barrier until the trlhw
men are ahut off from rlvlllzutlon.
Heavily guanled gntea at frequent In
terrala permit the Mvagea to trade
with the Formoanna but no aavage la
allowed to come Into the "foreign"
territory and bo 'foreigner" la al
lowed to enter the aaraget' domain
without apeclal permlmlon of the Jap
anese police and well armed guard.
Hack In the mountain receaeva, the
trlbeamen live In compact vlllngea, ao
camouflaged that one la within their
confine before realizing It The hull
re built of large alnhe of elnte with
thatched raff that resemble the thick
foliage of the forest There la no
furniture. When the aavnge rests, he
equati aa If ready to spring upon hit
prey, or Ilea on the floor.
No trlhesmnn'a hut la complete
without akull ilmlf Just outside the
door, tils shelf may have a hundred
pigeonholes, each contnlnlng the akull
of a human being. It la a Indicative
of Ms glory aa the trophy cabinet of
modern Olympic atar.
Womsn Insist en Hsade.
The women have been blnmed for
maintaining this ghastly custom, fr
among aome trlbea the maiden will
Dot listen to the pleading of a suitor
nntil be ha at least one skull on bl
shelf. When there are no victim
within eany reach of the village the
ardent awaln goes to the borderland
of civilisation, sometimes digging bl
way nnder or climbing over the fence.
The first person who crosses hi pntb
la hi victim. Falling In this, he may
attack a member of a neighboring
tribe.
It la to common for a Chinaman liv
ing near the savage hordr to lose
III head that little attention la paid
to the Incident online his relations
band together to avenge the murder.
Freshly severed head must be dis
played at various eavage festivals, re
ligious rite and on other occasion
too numerous for the aufety of the
Formosans.
Since the Japanese have owned
Formosa, towna more modern thnn
those In Japan and China have boon
built schools established, harbor Im
proved, and a rnllrond built nearly
the entire length of the Island. Now
there art approximately f,txn),x0 u.
habitant. More than three-fourth of
them are native who are of Chinese
extraction or an admixture of Chinese
and aborigines. The aborigine num
ber about 81,000. The remainder of
the population li made up of Jap
anese and foreigner.
Tnlhokn, the capital, lying 18 mile
Inland from the port of Keelung, hna
been called the most modern city of
the Japanese empire. Wide, well
paved alreets, fine parks, largo hnnd
aome government building and a bo
tanlcnl garden give It more of a West
ern than an orlentnl npnenrnnce. For
bnsy city of 180.000 Inhabitant, It
la unusually qnlet There are no
treed cars, and automobile trnflle I
not yet large enough to disturb the
population. Hundred of Jlnrlklshn
are propelled through the alreets by
Formosan "chauffeurs" In spotlessly
clean whit uniform and large pic
turesque mushroom hnts. Save for
the pltter-pattor of their aoft shoes as
they carefully transport their fares,
and the occasional rumble of a heavy
wooden-wheeled enrt, one hoar only
the slng-iong of oriental tongue.
Jnpnnese orderliness marks every
move of the Formosuua. All through
the civilised portion of the Island one
notice the effect of Japanese govern
ment From the window of the train
all the way from Talhoku to Tallinn,
the old Chinese capital near the
southern end of the Island, the travel
er sees mile of flooded rice fields In
the lowland while higher land I ays
tematlcnlly planted to augur cane,
tea, sweet potatoes and tobacco. Fur
ther bark toward the hills, camphor
tree vie with huge bamboo. Men
and women work aide by aide In the
Adds. Itecnuse of their loose fitting
garments and mushroom hats, one
cannot detect the aex of the worker
at a distance.
Ita Product Are Large.
Although thousands of mile of the
Island have scarcely bven touched by
civilisation, In a recent year Formosa
produced approximately S.OuO.iSK)
bushels of rice, 2.",,ik) tons of sugar,
U'.Oiio tons of tea, l.Ono.OW tone of
coal, 3,otio tons of camphor, and 6.000
tona of camphor oil. 1'etroleum, gold,
silver, copper, Jute, opium, tobacco
and Milt also are Important product.
Opium I sold only to eld licensed
smokers and the number of user Is
reduced each year. Among the na
tives both men and women smoke to
bacco In long-stemmed bamboo pi I-
and many chew betel nut
The need for new sources of cam
phor baa been one of the principal
cause for the development of the
Island. When the tree on the civil
ized side of the boundary fence have
been leveled and auppllc dlmlulah,
the fence Is moved bsck Into savage
territory; for the constant demand
for the product Is too great to await
the maturity of new tree that the
Japanese have recently planted. This
gradual encroachment on the savage
domain and the plan to penetrate cer
tain parts of the Interior with roads
and railroads, sliould bring the entire
Wand under Japanese -control In
few years..
Peril of Camphor Worksrs.
Many of the camphor stations are
nesr the head hunters' district While
the Japanese are bringing the savage
more under control each year, and a
heavy guard Is constantly on duty
among the workers, raids on these
stations are not uncommon occur
rencee. The huge trees are felled and
then chipped with a acoopllke rutting
Instrument. When small cars, that the
worker push on a narrow gauge
track, are filled, the load I consigned
to a camphor, at 111 where the cutting'
ore transformed Into pnre camphor
by boiling process., Attached to the
still bamboo pipes take oft the cam
phor oil. - A large quantity of the
world production of camphor of which
about three-fourth come from For
mosa, I used In the manufacture of
celluloid, perfume and drugs. A I
the case with ninny of the largnr In
dustrie of Formosa, the Japanese
government baa a monopoly of the
camphor business and dictate It
own price by which the product I
purchased from the .Individual pro
ducers. In the wilderness, one cannot mis
take. head-hunter for a harmless na
tive If he keep his head long enough
to aae one approach. For clothe they
wear a. single piece of cloth thnt
reaches from their armpit to their
knee, arour.J their lilpa I a huge
knlfo encased In a tsmboo aenbhard,
and some of them carry bow and ar
row to assist them In their head
hunting activities.
Most of them are tattooed with
blue substance, that adds to their al
ready uncomely feature. Kvcry sav
age child la forced to submit to the
cruel niteriitlon which I performed
by .holding the victim on a hnmhoo
mat on the ground while wooden chis
els md hummers are used to break
(ho akin,
Natives and savages of Formosa
nre fund of Ashing. Instead of using
a hook and line, the savage throw a
narcotic fluid Into the water, which
i tuplfle the fish and cause them ta
float on the surface. Then, In their
hnme-madtt craft of bamboo trees
lashed together, they collect their
catch.
The BABY 1
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No mother In this enltghlvned agt'
would give tier baby something sin
did not know was perfuctly hunuless,
especially when a few drops of plain
Castorla will right a baby's stomach
and end almost any llttlo III, Fretful
ness and fever, too; It swiiif do Hint
until everything I serene.
That the beauty of Castorla; III
genllo Influence aceme Just what U
needed. It d's-s all that castor oil
might accomplish, without shock tc
the system. Without the evil taste.
It's delicious) llelng purely vegeta
able, you cun give It aa often aa
there' a sign of colic; constipation;
diarrhea; or need to aid eouml, nat
ural sleep.
Jut one warning: It la genu In
Fletcher' Castorla that phyelclum
recommend. Other preparations may
be Just aa free from all doubtful drugs,
but do child of this writer's I going
to test them I lleildvs, the book on
cure and feeding of buhlea that comet
with Fletcher' Castorla la worth Itt
weight In gold.
Children Cry for
a aw ' imsnor.wiB.
Coughs and Colds
sr ant only annnrms, but dsnornua.
It Dot Sllndi In si nnrs lh PIS
tftvslep Into serious sllmsnt
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