On the second day they looked haggard and exhausted,
but they keep on as if impelled by a religious duty,
until they reach the appointed time for closing, and
then most of them are so worn out that they sink down,
and are immediately sound asleep in the very center of
the hall or place of meeting.
These Garotis are braver and more feared than the
peasantry further north, or the coast dwellers and men
of the lowlands. They, therefore, are not so poor, and
have more enjoj'ment in life. The well-to-do usually
possess one shirt, which they wear upon the great religi-
ous festival, and the women will own a shawl and a few
a coarse lace mantilla. The last-named owner is looked
up to as an almost unearthly being by her less fortunate
sisters and neighbors.
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The houses are small huts made of wood leaves and
thatch, and contain but one room. There is a bed in
the corner, and some wooden contrivance serving as a
table or stand. The fireplace is in the middle, and is
used for smoking meats as well as for cooking. All of
these savages understand the preservative nature of
smoke and apply it to fish, flesh, and fowl, with good
practical skill. Overhead the cross beams and girders
are utilized as a storage in which are kept rice, corn,
dried animal food and such vegetables as do not decay
readily. It is clear that in this part of Luzon at least
there has been but little racial change in many centuries.
