Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-10

ground is cultivated which IS i:;e capable a - Of
producing anything. but that, from the
value of land and surplus Of labor. cult.
tlvatlen is rather that of gardeners than
of husbanemen. The sides Of the hills in
their natural decliyity often unavailable,
areI by succession Of artificial terraces,
turned to a profitable account. Ever
little bit Of soil, though it be only few
feet in length and width, is turned to ac-
count: and not only is the surface of the
land thus cared for. but every device is
employed for the gathering together ar.
ticIes that can serve for manure. ScaYen-
gers are constantly cleaning the streets
OF the s:ercoraceous 6lth the ,cloace are
formed by spectators 10 human ordures;
the most populous places, are often often,
sive by the means taken to. prevent the
precious deposits from being lost. "- ;,- The
fields in China have large earthen, vessels
for the reception Of the contributions of
the peasant or traveller. You cannot en-
ter any of their great cities. without meet
ing multiludes of men. women and, chill
dren conveying liquid manure into the
fields and gardens around. The. sttnu-
lants' toptoduction' are applied with, the
mostsunriripg industry. In this COLONY Of
Hong Kong I Scarcely ever ride, without
finding some li'tle bit Of ground either
ton. H;@~."f., ~ ''s 80
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n, The Chinese have no prejudicesw hat.
eyer as, regards. food; they eat anything
and everything from, W hieh they can de-
rive, nutri' ion, = Dogs. especially puppies.
are habiIhaily sold. for food 3 and have
seen in the butcher's1shops, large dogs.
skinned and hanging with their, ,viscery
by the side of pigs and goats. Even to
rats and mice the Chinese have no objec-
tlons--neither to- the flesh Of monkeys
and snakes; The sea slug is an aristocra.
tic delicacy which is never wanting any>,
more than the edible birds nests at u feast
where honor is intended to be done to the
guest. Unmatched ducks and chickens
are favorite dish. Nor do early stages
OF putretaction create any disgust rot
ten eggs are not condemned to perdition,
fish is the more acceptable when it has
strong flavor to give it more gusto to the
rice. AS the food the Chinese eat is for
most part. hard. coarse, and of but little
cost. so their beverages are singularly
economical. Drunkenness is rare vice
iii China, and fermented spirits or strong
drinks are seldom ever used. Tea may
be said TO be the national, the universal
beverage, and though that employed by
the multitude does not cost more than Sd
to E per 10. an infusion of less costly
leaves is commonly employed, especially
in localities remote from tea districts
Both in eating and drinking the Chinese
are temperate. and are satisfied withstwo
daily meals-''''the morning rice" AT about
ten A. NJ. and "the evening rice" at FIVE
T. NJ. The only repugnance have OBJ
served in China is the use Of milk-an ex-
traordlnary prejudice; especially consid
ering the Tartar influence which have
been long dominant in the land but l
never saw or heard of butter. cream,
milk, or whey being introduced at any
native Chinese table.
MATRIMONIAL PEcUL1AR1TIEs.
The marriage Of children is one Of the
great concerns of families. Scarcely is q
child born in the higher ranks of lie ere
the question ofits future eSpousul becomes
q frequent topic Of discussion. There is y
large body oil professional match makers,
whose business it is to put all preliminary
arrangements in train. 10 settle questions
of dOwry, to accommodate differences, to
report n'pros and cons OF suggested al
liauces. There being no hereditary hon
ors in ChinaAexcept those which reckon
upwards from the distinguished son Of
the father, the grandfather and the whole
line of ancestry, which may be ennobled
by the literary rthe material genius Of
the descendant-th distinctions Of caste
are unknown. and successful student
even Of the lowest origin. would be deem,
ed tit match for the most opulent and
distinguished female in the community
The severe laws which prohibit marriage
within certain degrees OF affinity (they
do not. however. interdict with drreas.
ed wife's sister) tend to make marriage
more prolific. and to produee a hcalthier
race OF children. So strong is the obiec-
!tion to the marriage of blood relations.
that the man or woman of the same Sing
or family relation cannot lawfully wed.
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