The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks
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say no one, not even a babe, ever died of diarrhea.
Two of the three prostitutes of Bontoc, the cast-off mistresses of Spanish soldiers, have syphilis, or na-na. Formerly one civilian was afflicted, and at present four or five of the Constabulary soldiers have contracted the disease. Lang-ing'-i, a disease of sores and ulcers on the lips, nostrils, and rectum, afflicted a few people three or four years ago. This disease is very common in the pueblo of Ta-kong', but is reported as never causing death. Goiter, fi-kek' or fin-to'-kel, is quite common with adults, and is more common with women than men. Varicose veins, o'-pat, are not uncommon on the calves of both men and women. Many old people suffer greatly with toothache, called "pa-tug' nan fob-a'." They say it is caused by a small worm, fi'-kis, which wriggles and twists in the tooth. When one has an aching tooth extracted he looks at it and inquires where "fi'-kis" is. They suffer little from colds, mo-tug', and one rarely hears an Igorot cough. Headache, called both sa-kit' si o'-lo and pa-tug' si o'-lo, rarely occurs except with fever. Sore eyes, a condition known as in-o'-ki, are very frequently seen; |
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