The bright side of humanity; glimpses of life in every land (1900)
Pell, Edward Leigh, 1861- [from old catalog] · Richmond, Va., The B. F. Johnson publishing co · leaf 256
especially of theTagalaogs, who inhabit Luzon, and who are by far the mostnumerous and most intelligent of the population, is their im-pressive demeanor and imperturbable bearing. The Filipinosare stoics. This accounts for their remarkable coolness in mo-ments of danger, and their intrepid bearing… … NATIVE GIRLS OF LUZON. (233) THE FILIPINOS. 235 regard them as lacking in sympathy for the misfortunes ofothers, but it is not so much a want of fellow-feeling as a senseof resignation. Their fatalism saves them many a bitter pang.Mr. Lala says that while they are not noted for foresight andenergy,…
Ethnology · Manners and customs · Temperament
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