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Twenty years in the Philippines Page 82

Author:
La Gironiere, Paul Proust de
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New York: Harper and Bros, 1854, pg 82

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82 TWENTY YEARS IN TIIE PHILIPPIN KS. la?al Indiana poonaiug nae. upon it with courage, and I succeeded in obtaining over the Indians such an influence, that they ultimately obeyed my voice as they would that of a parent. The character of the Tagaloc is extremely difficult to define. Lavater and Gall would have been very much embarrassed by it ; for both physiognomy and craniology would be, perhaps, equally at a loss amongst the Philippines. The natural disposition of the Tagal Indian is a mixture of vices and virtues, of good and bad qualities. A worthy priest has said, when speaking of them : " They are great children and must be treated as if they were little ones." It is really curious to trace, and still more so to read, theIt is really curious to trace, and still more so to read, the
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