Abstract
IN this amusing and well-written book the author gives a very good description of the towns of Iloilo and Manila. The volume is the result of a short visit made soon after the Spanish-American war, of which we get an excellent account. The life and customs of the inhabitants of the Philippines are well described, and the reader cannot fail to be surprised at the slow progress civilisation has made in those parts. This fault is due, without doubt, to the bad condition of the Government. The only outcome of centuries of authority is an absolute want of national discipline. The Filipinos, far from being down-trodden by all the oppression and cruelty they have endured, are lazy and insolent; but, perhaps, this is not altogether surprising seeing that no wholesome authority has been used.
The Philippines and Round About.
By Major G. J. Younghusband. Pp. xiv + 230. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1899.)
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
The Philippines and Round About. Nature 60, 149 (1899). https://doi.org/10.1038/060149b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/060149b0