Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-02
M us. R 39.
r.en, d, ch,a.. Rra.,ls.,.
WALKS ABOUT CANTON.

tucc- While Doc hntclf Vas applying The bsfnboo
60 his tH,k. One application had already been
matc; scr, little tlooi however seemed To have
boon dfavu b,t could not perceive w what ~ay
the Qualification ws, Performed ot wheiher indeed
llrr Vas ans fu,h operation; for throng having
rs'h"rcd around TIC man stopped. n,dc u ne
ccssar, for NE &C. push on ard lcavc them. Tho
/ OPERATOR teerci mere chnrlatar; and the only pc.
culau,ics which uoiircd abou, him we're hi. broad
/ hot tho bum hl as tee, in circumference. and
roll or Euroreau newspapers
.Naas While returning / saw n great mnny old
omen Mo h8a uccr so ohc 81 inc Nunhc ntrrr 10
prav for rain among them vac nuu; and rs pass
/ ed by the altar Which stood By the wsysidc saw
/ another on Tor kn,e- bcfore an idol To whom ,hc
/ vas prctnrniug the sow literally Knocking
! her hcud ON the stones Of tho street. Nuns hero
do no, hesitate to 70 abrosd; md on such occs-
siuns they are ususlly Creased prcoisely like the
priests Of Rulba ami have their heads shaved IN the
same munuer.
Forninr TSiicrs nnl such like, find old China
street spacious and convenient resort. Passing
through the street to DAY about, two o'clock. y. NJ.
| counted twelve Of those decentralization medi.
! cal embellishments. and five money changers. Two
of the first we're priests. one Buddhist, md the
other Of thr raou sect. They were all poor, h'thy
| and bcrrnty IN ihcir appearance; and zach hsd
gathered around him circle of dlcrs OF the sape
description
The Dress or the Chinese during the month has
presented a mcdum between the winter and tho
sumner months Hats and Gaps q speak Of the
common people have been laid aside; the number
Of acke,s reduced 10 two or three; aud tho tight
trowsars exchanged for loose oncs. The gentry
and Official have reduced them dresses in similar
manner: while The poorest or the common people
. appcar no, only barchcuded but with bsra backs.
having bul single Carmen, reached from the IONS
to the calf of the legs.
Rrs.--'Non es, d,,putandum degusibus'. sure.
", thought l. when saw old mnn approaching
me in the street carrying on his shoulder long
pole or bamboo loaded with rats. My attention
was attracted to him by the sinking Of little bells
which he carried in his hand fastened TO the end Of
short stick. There about dozen and
half of rata +; and they suspended from the
pole which lay ncross the mans shoulder, precise
~ in the manner described in of the old Eu-
ropcans books about China. On inquiry, ssccr-
tnincd that the were not for sale, this indeed
expected when tho man passed me, for the snitnsls
seemed 10 be nothing more than rats sklns stuff
ed md such understand is the fact. The man
was BE- profession. Il ! was correctly informed. a
ratca cher aud those winch he carried on hiS
shoulder designed TO point out his ton
lie md his ffate. nifty have various methods OF
destroying rats, bat the most eflcctua is by poi.
son.
IN Ou;-aa,- Part oC the suburbs of Canton
which border on the open country are inhabited by
rich and opulent people. The houses are spacions
and he streets urffcquenicd by travellers. little
before sunset this evening passed through Of
those streets into the fields beyond ihc suburbs
After a short excursion among tho gardens fish
ponds &C.. turned my course homcwntd: and on
entering another Of the private streets saw poor
child which had been cast Oh, among the rubbish
4 fr,t ,Ip housps nT tho tiri The child Na
in basket, and apes rod to he about n year old.
The way which rad TO pass in order to reach the
f entrance the street was very narrow; and the
basket was placed that was Obliged to s'ep
p over IT, Several indiyidusls (ns,ves) had passed
along jus, before me, and seemed not to notice the
child at all: nor dad !, nl was actually raising
my foot over the 1ske. The sight shocked
snd give me sensation which shall never forget.
gazcd moment at the pifu object. and tho
5 Chinese gazed at me. They seemed much
amazed at tho fan kwei, he at the dead
child. The basket quite small, and the child
was doubted up and crowded INTO u, so that its
head hong out over side the face was fair and
only hlle swollen.
.A,cicrg incul-sicd by the classics nd rcqur.
: cd by the las 81 China, a. it exercise for tho
soldls's ofthc celestial empire. This afternoon,
waking across the sandy ground near the river
and lu-' beyond the western suburbs Of the city,
'nrt ~ small party cngagcdin this exercise. They
Tariers. corporal ana four privaies who had
been seut ont drill. The target was placed
sboit eigh, rods distant from them. They had each
bow, strong mud nesty made and their arrows
Here pointed with iron and festhered. The eorpo'
raj vas an atrp'; every time he drew the bow, an
lrro,y be- the mark. The bow and arrow were
gr1.peA ~ the same instant 10 Tdrtar' the heels
zero PLACED together with tho body erect the mark
bring Of on the lch, the archer drew the bow
string p, pulsed MS night Zoo, Throwing the leh
htie ont. bcniing The bods forward, swelling The
br'ssi sod oxteai'ar he arm a. fall !cngth, with
rhc hands elevated to the level ~ his eyes. gave
savssc GIN ana lc' ~ ,he srrow.
p C',ruiaf.ag Lit,a,ics II have onen heard Of
"c...4lsu4s u,fane. o. hot b"ips reschsd this
crtu'fy never tlw thrm carried through the
-tfc,', -e 20 s.copmo4sfe eyefy man al lHs Own
door. ,,in ne countries ofihe ~eh ,sooc Of the
roe'1na. lbaues here IRE siaaonsry AID eFey
customer must 20 ssnd 20 the depository io' no
he q