Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-01-09

incense constantly burnlngi these are ABOUT
the size of maccaroni, and some of spiral
form are set on a wire Frame. AS these burn
for a long time they are admirably adapted
for serars, and one of them placed in a tray
resembling a long boat is always set on the
table after dinner among the foreigners. So
enormous is the consumption Of these sticks,
that il has been computed that millions ofdol-
lars are expended yearly in their purchase,
and in all the houses, in the streets, in the
boats, and in the open fields, these sticks send
M their smoke forever. Their curling wreaths
ascending are in fact the hourly prayers of
China's mighty population; the almost uni
versal worship of millions whose ears have
never listened to the music of a Sabbath bell.
In each shop is a high wooden receptacle Tor
pipes, the ever present tea pot, and the long
scrolls of red or white paper inscribed with a
maxim from some old author in gold orblack
characters. Some of the shopman's cronles
may often be seen smoking, talking, or ia
king a cup of tea; they have no politics to
discuss, cannot wrangle about the proceed
ings of Congress, or tell who is to go in, and
who to come out; so their conversation is al
ways carried on in an orderly quiet manner,
forming a pleasing contrast to the noisy bar
room talk in our own country.
Canton has a very mean, dingy appearance
in all the streets, with the exception OF some
few filled with gay shops, and those In which
the houses of the wealthy Chinese are situa-
ted. A few are distinguished with English
names, and are ofbetLer appearance and great
er width than the generality of vile sewers
dignified with the name of streets. AT the
doors are hung little lacquered boards, with
the names and calling of the shopmen paint
ed upon them.
1Ioro % - ,,,r;a4,, etnra Grrnigh1nn Hfp
thousand fans, at three weeks notice, down
to an opium pipe, or mandarin's sword, at a
moments warning. Here is a shop for the
sale of mating; small lots exhibited brought
from a vast warehouse far in the suburbs,
containing one hundred thousand rolls. Here
a porcelain store with fine ware, rarely deco
rated jars enameled with historic scenes and
brilliant birds and flowers! costly sets of man.
tie ornaments, and singular tops of tables,
painted with figures of fighting mandarins,
and richly robed ladies; immense bowls in
blue, crimson, and gold; high narrow necked
flower holders with antique characters or
scenery; and little curiosities, Dragon-cups
and Tantalus cups. Here is a silk store with
its pongees and levantines, its green, white,
and scarlet Grape shawls, and gorgeous satin
damask and embroidery. Here a lacquer ware
store with tables, secretaries, walters, work
boxes, and magnificent screens painted in
black and gold, with animals, fruits, plants,
and representations of China's landscape gar
dening; and chess tables inlaid with ivory and
mother of pearl. Here grass cloth, fine and
white, for handkerchiefs or dresses. Here a
curiosity store, with porcelain purporting to
be centuries Did; and jade stone vases, and
cups of rhinoceros horn, with deliberately car
we'd stands, and singular roots, and magic
r,trror5 TInn too thacA i,,or,y ,.-ax .-:.I
delicate fans, hand screens, and card racks,
chess men a foot high with exquisite cos.
tunes, and cut as though in the softest sub
stance, and ring-puzzles, and balls within
ball
eccentric and eccentric scrubbed DER,
Cycle and epicycle orb in orb"
Such are a few of the shops in China street
and a walk OF two minutes will bring US 10
Hog Lane, rightly named; the vilest sink I'M
der the sun, a long narrow den of scoundrels,
filth and crime, and having said enough of it
we will pass on through one or two alleys,
turn around this corner, get out Of the way
of this sedan, and find ourselves in Picture
street.
Here we see lamps, ~lustres, and ornamen-
tai paintings on glass, lanterns, square or &C.
tagon shape, with carved frames or colored
NCSiSLS u landscape VI hRulGS' cOllG Oh
these represent personages in Chinese my
thology in very gorgeous robes, and others,
demons of the air and devils splitting at each
other; these are set in high carved frames, and
if brought to this country may serve as fire
screens. The painting is on the back of the
glass, precisely as the art is practiced else
where,
Another turn, and yet another, and we en-
ter Physic street, filled with apothecaries'
shops Of neat appearance, containing all the
Ingredients Of Chinese Materia Medical
This at a short distance changes its name,
becoming Curiosity street, where all those
articles of fictitious value are exposed for sale.
Some are undoubtedly ancient and others
made to look so. How old is that vase! in
quired the American Consul of a shop keep
or. Twenty thousand years, was the very
prompt answer These two last streets are
quite cheerful in their air, pretty broad and
clean, and immense white signs with scarlet
characters are hung perpendicularly at each
shop door, giving the whole street a very
brilliant app arance. But Carpenter Square
gives the bes idea of the actual labor of the
Chinese Artisans, because we see them there
engaged at work at all hours. Several en-
tire streets are devoted to furniture, or branch
es relating to carpentry. The work is neat,
beautifully carved, II neeueu, anu very CHEAP
There is a wood from Chin-Chew resemb-
ling rose wood, of which they make a great
many and articles of furniture
This takes a high polish, and when stained
black has much the appearance of ebony
The whole air here is perfumed with cam
phor wood, of which immense quantities are
used-made into trunks and other articles,
and sent all over the world. These retain
their agreeable scent for years, and are admi-
rably adapted for woolens, as no bugs can en-