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Show FK A HOUSEHOLD VtT. HVandera at Will In the Homi f the Filipinos. It In a w. II known fart that In the south of Ireland the pig often shores the house with Ita huiaan Inmates, In-mates, but that la from necessity, llnw many knnw thai thorn la one country where the porker la made a pet anil has tho freedom of the house. Jlial an rata with ns Major Albert fiimmlngs. ' United States army, tells ,,f an cjperlence he had In the Philippine to prove this fart. "It was when I was In Ihe tnlerli.r of tho Island of l.nzon." all he, "thai aome of my officers and I were Invited to illne wlih a Filipino gentleman wha had a latge plantation and wan most cultured and retlneel. belnit an acoom-illBh'd acoom-illBh'd linguist. We were ushcrtd Into a spacious dining room, and aat down to a most elnlinrate repast. In the mldat of the dinner I noticed a largo while object over In one rorner of the dlnliiK room. What wan my astonishment when I heard aounda like grunts coming from th ohject. which presently arose and proved to be a huge fat hog It was the family pet. and It remained In the room all throned thai formal dinner, until one of the aervnnta disturbed hit porcine majesty's rent hy aitimhllnK over him. w-hen he wan conducted by domestic to another room. The Philippines are the only country In tho world where tho pis la considered worthy to be a hound, old pet, and after all lie la not no had when you get lined to him." |