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YESTERDAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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How We Dressed for $2.50.

How We Dressed for $2.50.

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YESTERDAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1898

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IN MEMORY OF
MY MOTHER
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INTRODUCTION        Page xiii

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Leaving “God’s Country”—Hong Kong—Crossing to Luzon—Manila Bay—First View of the City—EarthquakePrecautions—Balconies and Window-gratings—The River Pasig—Promenade of the Malecon—TheOld City—The Puente de España—Population—A Philippine Bed—The English Club—The Luneta—AChristmas Dinner at the Club,        Page 1

II

Shopping at the “Botica Inglesa”—The Chit System—Celebrating New Year’s Eve—Manila Cooking Arrangements—Floors andWindows—Peculiarities of the Tram-car Service—Roosters Everywhere—Italian Opera—PhilippineMusic—The Mercury at 74° and an Epidemic of “Grippe”—Fight Between a Bull and a Tiger—

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