Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-12-09

individual Ter whom he designs the favor.
10 open his mouth, puts the niorsal, what
ever il is. between his lie, tn. As they are
not peculiarly nice in Their eating, and
their teeth are by no means pearlv, this
part OF the ceremony would have been
gladly dispensed with. 1t was, however,
not 10 be ESCAPED, all that was left was re-
tallation. which hey Immediately practised
alter an hour at tsblc they all returned 10
The ve.andah 10 be surprised by yet further
cWIilies. There they begcn TO examine
the apparel OF the Americans, piece by
piece, cravat, coat, waist coat, shirt bosom
trousers, sword-belt, gloves, all in turn
were inspected. DR.. Parker told them
This was the very acme of Chinese polite
ness, and 10 be emulated without delay,
whercupon they Examined the caps, but
tons, peacock's feathers, and ornaments
OF the other party.
Alter two hours spent in this manner,
the chinese func.ionaries departed:
The Chinese con6ne the feet at the age
Of five, by cotton bandages, thus prevent
ing their increase in size beyond that Pc
Rod. The fashion is not confined to any
peculiar rank; indeed, there is no such
thing as sosial rank in China. Parents
with five or six children, usually select
one of them 10 undergo the operation,
with The hope that she may, conse-
quence, marry rich man. The Others
are suffered to remain untortured.
Every Chinese as soon as he is able TO
do SO, takes small footed wife. He
sends for some old lady as ''go between"
and enquiries where he can get suitable
wife. She then sees the young lady,
Mise Lee Nung OF Now Leen, and des-
cribes her merits TO Moo Chung. The ar
engagements follow, and then The wedding.
In high and wealthy families, the husband
first sees her face when she arrives at the
door of his house, and taking her out to
the Sedan chair raises her veil The
Tartar do not compress the feet at ALL
Chinese women all use paint, both red
and white. Some paint the under lip with
n poisonous substance, which compels
them to keep up perpetual paint for fear
OF swallowing the poison.
The second lecture Of Mr.. Webster on
China was delivered on the Doth, in the
Tabernacle, to a crowded audience
He commenced with the thieves Of China,
whom he described as exceedingly expert
and daring in their operations. They
have novel way TO escape arrest. which
would hardly have been thought of by the
pimps in our own land. The burglars,
before they attempt TO rob house, take
off their clothes; oil their persons, and fill
their hair with sharp knife blades, and
thus prepared commence their operations.
They never enter q room except where
there is light, thus reversing the order
as practised by The burglars OF our land
Indeed, said he. in China every thing is
reversed. Their night is our day-thcir
West is our East-two friends when they
meet shake their hands at each other
their mourning dress is white-tneir CON-
pass points to the sou'h-lhey put their
saucers on the top of their cups-ihey are
certain that the sun goes round the earth,
and they know that the earth is fat and
square, Parents are rewarded for the vr-
tues Of their children, and indeed they
have every thing peculiar to themselves.
The Chinese code Of laws is very extern
sive, regulating all the affairs Of life, re-
ligious ceremonies, social intercourse, sal
u'alions, and even courtships. The chan
ges of the seasons are denoted by the Chief
Mandarin changing his dress.
Mr.. Webster then gave an account OF
manner in which the Chinese dress their
hair. They have no hereditary aristocra-
cy. All dignity is official, schools are
univc rsal, literary excellence is open 10
all and wealth conferes no Distinction
There are nine degrees Of rank, dstin
guished by the coler Of the buttonst on the
top of the conica cap, and the peacock's
feather. The affairs Of the Empire are
conducted by POuS, or bands, OF different
kinds. 1t was, said he, found impossible for
US 10 obtain consent TO correspond with
Pekin. W hen the topic was mentioned
keying said that he would attend to that,
as lie, being superintendent Of the five open
porte, was the proper person.
Mr.. Webster then vert on to state the
delay they experienced at Macao, where
the members Of the legation remained
three months studying The Chinese Ian
guage Keying promised 10 come to them
in five minutes, which turned out TO be
about twenty days.. lie then described
the visit of the Chinese minister and suite
| TO the American Envoy: The treaty was
signed en- the third day Of July, 1874
Eight copies Of the treaty were prepared,
in each language, and they then went
to the temple, where it was sealed after
much ceremony, and the whole party went
to dinner. The Chinese insisted that they
should take off their coats. Some Of Is
were prepared fer this, and brought jack
cts with US, but one who had not done so
was obliged TO sit down to dinner, in his
shir, sleeves. The dinner consisted oil
fruits and flowers, and drink inferior to
our whiskcy, and soup, birds nests and
pudding; the Chinese commissioner, out oil
respect 10 our Minister, taking with his
own chop stick moIsels of meat, figs, &c,
placing them. in the open mouth o: Mr..
Gushing, Mr.. Gushing returning the com
pliment with his chop sticks. Among The
meats on the occasion were roast mutton
and roasted hog, with the back gilt, and
the soup, which closed the meal, was con-
tanned in bowl which The Chinese min,
is,er took in both his hands, drank Of and
then handed 10 Mr.. Gushing, who partook
or; in tho same wov. as did also the 9th