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and beauty, the logical contents Of true intuition
that no intelligent reader cnn fail Of finding here
coherent solution Of many Of the eravest problems
in philosophy. The applications Of the system to
variou. practical interests are nch in profound
suggestions. A portion Of the work is devoted to
vigorous polemic discussion Of what are regarded
by the author az hurtful errors IN modern opn'o"'
lie conducts the controversy with Transparent
! plsinnc.. Of speech. lie affects no respect, Una.
| lac docs not feel for ideas and institutions WHO"
| he believe. are destined to pass away IN the re-
| vcalcd .plcnsor Of eternal truth. His remarkably
explicit language, in regard to presumed nbusee'
will probably challenge the attention OF their sup
| porter. Who will assuredly hnd IN hr. James
focnan worthy of their steel"
TARY THIBET, AND CHINA. By n Hue iAso
2vols Pr rs 2<s. u. Appleton Co
The author of this work was French Cath
Ole Missionary, ofthe Congregation OF ST. Lazarus.
Ia the wear 1894 he dispatched by hrs ecciesas
tica .uperior. extensive tour in Chinese Tar
tary, for the purpose Of studying the character
and manners Of the Tartar with reference to the
establishment Of an Apostolic Vicariat in hongo-
liza. Accompanied by his assistant, n. CADET, the
the autumn Of that year. and after series Of adj
ventures-nany OF which are sufficiently tinged
with romance to .atiate the most greedy appetite
for the marvellous reached the capital Of Thibct,
from which he at length expelled by the jcal-
ousy Of the Government. The present volumes
con.i.t of record Of the journey, embOdying
great amount of rare and curious information,
written in t,e of unfuing vivacity, and present
ing succession Of pictures which are no hess re-
markablc for their novelty than for the good ma
tured and humorous simplicity with which they
are exhibited.
Arriving at a hongolian commercial station at
the epoch of great Chinese festival the travellers
were invited to assist at the public rejoicings,
with which the anniversary was celebrated. They
were introduced into the interior Of Mongol
tent, seated on a red carpet in the midst of a nu-
merou. circle Of the natives; and entertained with
a simple repa.t of tea with milk rolls fried in but
ter, cheese, dried grapes, and swcetmcats. A long
, conversation ensucd Soon after, this primitive
tea drink was converted into mutton soiree,"
which proved a great embarrassment to the TN
trained guests. Upon the master Of the feast CIV
ing orders II the mutton is sufficiently boiled to
takesway the milk food the eldest son Of the
family entered bearing a small oblong table on
which was placed an entire sheep cut into four
quarters. He placed the table in the midst Of the
circle, while the presiding officer arning himself
with the knife that suspended at his girdlc
cut OF the tail Of the sheep, divided it into two
parts and offered one to each Of the missionaries
Their dismay at this unctuous hospitality is best
described in the authors own words
A DiLEnMA.
Among the Tsrtars the tail is regarded
the quisite piece and u Of offered 70
the most honorcd guests. Thesc tails Ut tho Tsrtir
shcep are OF immense sire weighing with The hat that
surrounds them, from Elk TO eight pounds Great was
embarrassment at the distinction shown us, in the
presentation of this Of white !si, which seemed to
renblc and palpitate under our nngers The rest OF
leTy their portions OF nutton-oi course without plate
fork but each with the large piece OF tmeaf his
knees working st with his knife, and wiping
The Of his waistcos the fiat that drippcd down his
fingers. We consulted each other In native Ian
gusge - TO what should do with the dreadful dainty
Before US Il would have been quite contrary 10 Tarar
etiquette speak frsukly 70 host and explain our
rcpugnsnce 70 h. and scemcd impruden 10 put back
bv s<sth We determined therefore 10 cut the uncky
tail into small slices and oder them ruD 10 the
psny begging them to share with Ne this rare and deli
sous morscL We did So but Il was not without din
Guilty we the polite scruples and selfdenying
ref. a< with which hypocrtical courtesy was met
Proceeding ON the tour, amer various lively de-
scri,tione Of the domestic and social customs Of
the TARTAR, We come to IN account Of the pccu-
liuritcs Of Tartar taste in
THE IKrERurHT OF THE DEAD.
The manner Of interring the dead among
the Tanars uniform In III ncighborhood Of the
Great Wall, and everywhere that the Mongolia are min
gled with the Chinese the customs Of the latter have
inecnsbly prevailed In the desert among the verita
bly, nomadic tribes the whole funeral ceremony
:s IN ,s St the Cope 70 ' summit Of 01D
The rich Tartars sometimes burned their dead with
much solemniiy The body 70 walled mp In = sort Of
kiln of a pyrsnldcs FORM with email door st the bot
TOM and opening at the top 10 allow the smoke To
escape, and maintain current Of air During the eom
buston, the Lsmss recite prayer around the n,onu
ment When the corpse n consumed, the kiln In d.
moshed the bones collected, and carried " the GrRni
Lame, who reduces them To . very fine powder and,
the rSole s.rey saS WIKI % own h.nS. f..aon.
number Of cakes Of various sizes which he piles up In
q pyrsrnid The bones thus prepared sftcrwsrd
csrntd With great pomp to email tower built before-
hand in place isdicst~i by the sOohssyer
The x<hcs OF the Lamas generally deposited In
scpulehres II this kind many Of these little
The AongoIs have been chased by the Chinsse. The
eonvents the shepherds with their tents and hocks,
have disappeared but these towers yet remain
test the right Of the ancient possersors Of the land
The moot renowned site Of these Aongol scpucbrss
/. IA the province of Chsn-S by the famous lsma con-
vent Of the Five Towers (Os Tay } the ground V said
to effect an excellent transmgration This marvellous
ssnefy attributed to the presence Of the old Buddha
who has had his abode there. within the center of
mountain, for some ages. In 1872 TokourA OF whom
have already spoken, transported hifhcr the bones
account, happiness Of viewing Budh. face face.
through hole not larger than the mouth Ut pipe He
u seated In the heart Of the mountain crossleggcd and
doing nothing, surrounded BY Lxnas Of all countries
engaged in continual prostrati0ns.
In the deserts Of Tartary, Aongois are frequently
met With carrying their shoulders the bones OF their
Kindred and journeyng In caravans ~ the Five Tow
there purchase almost at its weight IN gold few
eet Of esrth whereon 10 erect mausoleuin Some OF
them undertake journey Of whole yesrs dursuon,
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