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The Philippines, Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)

Volume 2 — Vol. II

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The Metamorphosis of a Bontoc Igorot Frontispiece

Facing page

Head-hunters’ Weapons 508

The Three Leading Men in the Funeral Procession of an Ifugao who has lost his Head to the Enemy 516

The Sacred Tree of the Ifugaos 524

Entrance to the Quiangan Schoolhouse 534

An Ifugao School 540

The Sub-provincial Building at Quiangan 546

Ifugao Constabulary Soldiers 554

Bontoc Igorot Head-hunters 562

Bontoc Igorot Women in Banana-leaf Costume 570

A Bontoc Igorot Tug-of-war 578

Bontoc Igorot Boys learning to make Furniture 586

A Conference with Ifugao Chiefs 594

Finished Trail built by Ifugaos 602

Difficult Bit of Rock Work on the Mountain Trail in Benguet 610

A Flying Ferry in Operation 618

A Wild Tingian of Apayao 626

Tingian Girls threshing Rice 634

Typical Manobos 640

An Old Bukidnon Chief 650

Typical Street in a Filipino Town 656

A Typical Bukidnon Village Street 656

A Typical Improved Bukidnon House 664

A Typical Neglected Filipino House 664

Making Friends with the Mandayas 670

A Mandayan Boy 678

A Group of Bagobos 686

Moro Boats coming out to meet the Philippine Commission at Jolo 692

Among the Moros 700

A Moro Chief with his Wives and Daughter 706

Lieutenant-Governor Manuel Fortich of Bukidnon 708

Governor Frederick Johnson of Agusan 714

A Typical Peon 722

The Penalty for Loyalty to the United States 728

The Philippine Assembly in Session 738

Señor Sergio Osmeña, Speaker of the Philippine Assembly 742

The Manila Hotel 750

Mayon Volcano 756

The Crater of Taal Volcano 764

A Bit of the Pagsanjan Gorge 772

A Giant Tree Fern 780

Scene on a Bird Island 788

A Day’s Catch 796

After the Hunt 804

Typical Scene at the Edge of a Hardwood Forest 812

A Typical Forest Scene 820

Old-style Road across Lowlands 826

New-style Road across Lowlands 826

Typical Old-style Country Road 836

Typical New-style Country Road 836

A Canga, or Carabao Sledge 844

A New-style Cart, with Broad-tired Wheels, which does not injure the Roads 844

Road Destroyers at Work 852

An Old-style Culvert 858

The Old Way of Crossing a River 868

The New Way of Crossing a River 868

A Typical Old-style Bridge 878

A Typical Reënforced Concrete Bridge 878

A Collapsible Bridge 886

Map: Manila, the Future Distributing Centre for the Far East 888

Preparing Rice Land for Planting 892

Planting Rice 892

A Three-year-old Coffee Bush 902

A Ceara Rubber Tree 906

A Typical Cocoanut Grove 918

A Typical Filipino Town 922

A Typical Group of Filipinos 930

A Typical Spanish Mestiza 938

A Strange Couple 946

A Member of the Cabaruan Trinity 946

A Typical Old-style Provincial Government Building 962

A Modern Provincial Government Building 962

A Refuge from the Moros 968

A Possible Office-holder 972

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