Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-21

CUsroMs OF CHINA.-Going to take a
drive, is an affair of great ceremony with
a Chinese lady, as she must have one
horseman to ride before her carriage, one
to ride after, coachman to drive, and two
men on each side 10 hold up the vehicle,
lest it should tip over. The entrance is in
front and the mule which draws it, is not
haruessed ill the lady and her attendant
have entered, which is managed by bring
ing carriage into the house, and resting
the poles upon the stairs. When gen
tleman goes out he displays his magnfi-
cence, by the number of his attendants,
which often exceed twenty. Not more
than one or two Of these fellows are decent
ly dressed, but however ragged and dirty,
pride demands that numerous troop Of
these lazy vagabonds, should be maintain
ed.
The movement in the streets Of Pekin,
begins it'll the break Of day-that is, in
summer at four O'Clock, and in winter at
six, and the noise and hustle increases till
seven, when it is at its height. BY nine
or ten O'Clock, the whole city is asleep; the
most profound stiffness reigns in the DESC
late streets, and only here and there is
seen the faint light of a paper lantern fas-
tened against post.
Means of Living and Life al Const anti
nople. The living, or rather the mate
rails which form the gourmand's larder at
Paris, London, and Vienna, are all bad a,
Constantinople, or at best Indifferent
Meat of all sorts inferior; only young
white beef, poor mutton, no veal or pork.
Fowls half-fed, hard, aud bad-taste. But
ter, none to be had nor tole rabIe milk, and
this mostly goats. Bread, from their being
no yeast from breweries or disiileries, is
universally sour and nasty. There is no
wine but what is imported; and, as great
profit is made upon it, it is everywhere bad.
The water at Pera is also brought from
tanks, and unless filtered, is most disagree
able.
The vegetable and fruit market may be
good in their season.; and the fish in the
Bosphorus is Of various kinds, and excel
ent; the swordfish is particularly esteemed
a certain fish with black streak down its
back is curious, but do not thing it good.
Small gudgeons, muIlet. red and gregg
white bait and Holsters, all capital. There
is game, especially woodcocks and bares;
but, except this one luxury of the table,
this vast city is SO unprovided that the
great houses are actually obliged to import
from other places every article of excel
lence, or that is usually found furnishing
good tables elsewhere.
The pleasures of exercise are reduced
to pedestrian perambulation on an infamous
pare, or riding the streets on the horses
that offer There are no r!ding-schoos,
or other manly exercises Of
any kind.
How then is the life Of man accustomed
TO European tastes to be passed, or rather
spun out, at Constatinople2 He mus, sink
into the Incidence and tnSouciance Of the |
Turks; turn to the fumes Of tobacco, 10 |
sherbet, and coffee; and be satisfied with
put The harem, which seems the natural
Dreroga,ive of the MussuIman. Ibid.
Perpetual motion-The editor Of the
Madisonian has seen patent, which Mr.
Evans Casselbury has obtained, for inven-
ing method of winding up clock by
means Of the expansive power OF mercury,
produced by the ordinary changes IN the
temperature Of the atmosphere. This is
n effect. .s Derpetual motion;" because,