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Jan., 1926 
The Queensland Naturalist. 59^ 
of those failing in their examinations were infected 
with hookworm, and often with other worms as well 
The carbon tetrachloride treatment has been found very 
effective in such eases. 
Rabies is a disease which is commonly met with, 
and deaths of human beings occur now and then. The 
Pasteur treatment is available at the Bureau of Science 
in Manila, but the native doctors genej-nlly treat cases 
by a special method of their own. The Bureau of Science 
at times treats forty or fifty people daily, and the treat- 
ment is highly successful. The treatment given by the 
native doctors, howevei-, gfuierally results in death. It 
^ consists in partially I'oa sting the dog’s brain, dividing 
: it into two. applying one lialt to tlie bite and making 
r an infusion of the other for the patient to drink. 
The native doctor is xisually a herbalist and treats 
the symptoms and not the disease itself. In a great many 
cases he is very successful, and a numher of the reme- 
^ dies used have a decided pharmaceutical value. 
Animals. The Philippine monkey is common in most 
Cl the forests, and is a decided nuisance in the neigh- 
bourhood of orchards. During the heat of the day he 
sleeps in the tree-to]is. and about five o’clock in the 
evening starts on its excursions. A ]iei*d may consist of 
any number from four or five up to thirty or forty, and 
it can cover a tremendous aiea in a short time. There 
is a definite system in their hunt for food. In a large 
tree the several numibers eltoose different branches, 
,inmping from the ends to neighbouring trees. They do 
not jump for any particular branch: any leafy mass 
seems sufficient landing. The various memiiors are thus 
scattered and often out of siglit op one anotlior, but tliey 
keep in touch by grunting loudly at intervals. If the 
observer keeps still the monlceys do not usually notice 
him, and devote their attention to tlip selection of green 
shoots, flower buds and fruits. If, however, he moves, a 
warning cry goes up and is repeated by tlie othei* monkevs 
who have not noticed. The old man of the lierd will 
often come forward jumping threateningly from branch 
to branch, uttering snarling barks, while llie other mem^ 
bers travel off at top speed, juin]>ing from tree to tree, 
the mothers Avitli the baby monke_vs clinging to their 
necks. 
