Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-08-15

Choong hwoh. says:
"Nhen the thirteen stripes and stars first
appeared at Canton. much curiosity was cx-
cited among the people. News was circula-
ted that strange ship had arrived from the
further end of the world. bearing flag las
beautiful as a lower Every body went TO
see the kara kcc chten. or Flower flag ship.
This name at once established itself in the
language. and America Is now called kloa he
ksroh the "ilowerllag country and an Amer
lean. ksca kfe ksroh yiH-''fowcr flag country
mana more complimentary designation
than that of red headed barbarian the
name first bestowed upon the Dutch.
II j. well known that al proper names in
Chinese are significant, every character in
the language expressing a tain9-o or an idea,
a. well as sound. There arc. consequent
", no unmcaning names in Chinese. CORES
pondng 70 our Tom, Dick. and Harry, Jones,
Davis, and jenkins but a mans name must
be something like House o. Barnes. II hitc
or Brown. Flood or Stone, Wood or Waters.
Foreign names. however unmcaning origin
ally. 'cqulrc, when written IN Chinese, a SIG
ni,ioancc which i often slrikingly curious.
Yankee Doodle and Washington are the
mos. remarkable Of these c.ymologics, which
have yet come under my notice. The two
Chinese characters, Yang Zee. signify "thc
lag of the ocean "A most appropriate name
for the banner which Is now TO be seen whcr
ever there Is blue water. The Chinese have
no ID. and Yankee Doodle would be written
lan-Lec too i-icc. the lag OF the ocean, soyc-
reign people OF the wOrlli' This i IN omen
sufficiently lattering, and if the Chinese do
not suspect there Is something in it. we
must give them credit for being less supcrsti-
tious taan many other people.
"Washington' is no less happy in his tran
sition into Chinese. for Uo-shiag-tlmg. as it
would be written. .ignics no less than "rcs-
cue and glory al last''-cou.d the name and
father OF hi- country be expressed with more
foliciious TRUTH
Tn CAiaese attach great importance 10
expressive and high sounding names; and IN
Ambassador - the Court Of Pckin, whose
name had not something imposing in Chinese.
voall be received pretty much in the same
way laat Bnbb .)oddington anticipated when
h, thought Of eo;ng minister to Spain. The
Commissioner from The United Stats Is very
luckily gifted in this respect, for Crushing
mean, -ancicnt Glory a namo that will sal
sfy the mot fa,.ilions courticr courier at
Che " qou Iaag. ani augurs a prosperous Is
81 TO tie ''whole pigeon, rs thc Chinese
would say
Chincsc has been said 10 be 4 language al
most impossible 90 b laarneI by n foreigner.
Ills INC writer Pronouncr, TO be a mon
s.roas xaggeration. and aiirms thai Is no.
more di.iicult t.an Grccl1 or Gcrmln. lie
adds. that China Is full of book. produced BY
= IL rature which Is three thou~and year,
old: tlat books in China are as cheap n
newspapers. AMI he sueg Ks that the liberal
Boston merchanis should ship a few books
for america along with their cargocs O. ten.
GERMANS ND FReNcl.-ihc French are.
perhaps. more fascinating. more gay, and
often plea-antcr, for the present moment;
but their conversation doc, not leave such
agreeable impressions on The mind. and sci
dom Is 80 profitable: II i moro brilliant. but
nos hnlf 50 just. have seldom talked for
an hour wish woll-cducatcd German with
ont feeling had glincd something: at all
events acquired food for thought. The
French make one laugh, and their lively Wit
i deli g',tiul; but thcy very seldom make one
think. The middle classes OF Germans APP
pear much more civil than persons of t4e
same rank il France. I doubt whether
frcachm oil the present day are 20 civil
Is hose OF other countries: perhaps. because
thy have had the reputation of being more
50. and therefore take les trouble. We
laughed good deal at a scene We witnessed
at the tabied'ho.e yesterday. where a
Frenclman. after helping himself TO II t'c
b It pieces of roast fowl. turned 10 the lad,
xt im. and said. with most minimizing
S;niir " Madame. nc mange pas lie volatile /
-Lqoy Ciaaeoions France. P.yronas. aDf
iia.
TRrNcn NArEI-NlNrH--"II Have you W.
t-r-nylupAs ia your country said French
man 10 m, IS Wc were passing the vienna
to Axe Coa,al.n?" cxcl.im d. rather
puzzled b. the quest on. when gia.cing my
eve. over the river, Immediately pore, we'd
tAe ,filt OF l.: Il lmIid saiiacc ~a> il on
,po. studded win bright crimson III another
Win buc, anl Oh TO every color IN the
Rainbow. all OF which recognised n, the
head-lrl-s OF girls sat, In litlls lotteries up
to their nccks IN water. Hi, sight. 50 nov
81 TO M. was, a. learnt. one OF every day :
occurrence; tac ddm>Cl, tlat WASH tn hncn
after the completion OF their
llbors from the banks 10 tn bed 81 he
stream. where they st in merry and social
conNcrc un.ii the shades OF evening warn
them 10 their houses. We have al read OF
nymphs OF stream and fountain, and in our
simplicity. may have regarded them as the
wild creation Of fancy. but YOU have only TO
repair TO this southern cline OF poetr, and
romance to find them actually living. and
cOrpi.abl, by I'll, senses I'm All their lowell