The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-01

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return 70 worship In the ancestral haso bring saonoes
70 The icmbs OF their fathers; but may be doubted
disease, nom bad arran gemeas, from ship wreck and
ether oasuIae., amounts 70 . hghsiui per censage on
The muI.sudes Of persons who live by the fisheries in
China afford evidence not only that the land cultivated
70 NE greatest possible extent but that v Insufficient
TO supply the necessities OF the sing population,
for agriculture held in high honor In China, and the
husbsndman stands next In rank to the sage literary
nearly tenth Of the population derive thor means Of
support from fisheries. Hundreds and thousands Of
~ sSS .as sssas
thai moi prscsed With success In Ohina-every
smss.. q h ss nis u .hs care o. Gina TY b
night and hshing by day-nshng In moonlight, BY iea
lShs, and in auer darxneszn.kns In bo.u Of ~ s.ss
-rshpg by thoEe who stationary the rock By the
ssside and by those who absent for weehs on the
wildcat Of fishing By cormorants-nsnipg BY d.
sss ascS, I'd asvios fnsrs No ys. wsos MOI
ntaked 10 assist the fisherman In bis craft There no
lake, no pond, which IL not crowded with nsn piece
Al daybreak every city Is crowded With sellers or live
dsh, Who carry their commodity In buckets Of water
ps Tor another day service. And the lakes ana ponds
Of ynns not only supply large provisions Of a,h-he5
which are largely consumed b! the people Among
these the escusnt sRum the water chestnut (sciypss
t.0erossl and 'be lotus (eumosSm) arc the most re
The river population OF China who live only
IN beats, Who arc born and educated, who marry rear
their existence on the water and never have o. dream Of
any shelter osher than the roof and who seldom tread
except On the deck or boards Of their samp nsshow 70
whas extent the lend u crowded, and how inadequate
70 mainssin the oumberen Of the SOIL In the oy Of
Canton alone estimated thai 300 900 persons dwell
upon the surface Of the river; boats sometimes 20
w deep cover some miles, and have their wants sup
through every Accessible psssase .nis v.ss pouuis
ton sone dwell In decorated river boats used for
purpose Of license and festviy-or thea,res-fOr con
lusf
and social recresons; some Gran Arc employed In CON
vsyns goods and passengers. and In state Of
| engaged ~ servants or Iaborers on shore. Indeed,
heir pursuis are probably nearly various those
whiOn arc loud in Chinese waters has never been
adequately described Some ere OF enormous size,
nave oil domsstiS scoomnodstonS, ana are en-
pioyed for the transfer Of whole families, with ali
their domestic attendants and nmodauOns from
place 70 anothersome called ceetipede from heir being
rapidly the valuable cargoes from the inner ware
from the huge and oumbrous unks whica remind one OF
Noshs Ark, and which Represent the rude and
constructions OF the remosest ages 70 the fragile .nks
.poa WHOM SOLITARY eper hangs upon the ou'sfrts ef
socey-boats Of every form and applied 70 every par
:. n amount Of population
Not Only Arc land and water crowded with Chinese,
but many dwell on an ncia Islands which float upon the
Akss-sands with gardens and houses raised upon the
afsers which the oocupers have bound together ana
which they guilty sse what u needfu for the supply Of
| mes dsiiy wants They have their poultry aud their
vegetables Tor use, their flowers and their scrolls iOr
ornament their household gois for protection ana wor
In all parts OF China 70 which We have aooess We ind
NOT only that every foot Of ground IL cultivated which
cspabe Of producing anythng but that from The value
nils, In hsr natural deoviy often unavailable, arc by
count Every ltse biz Of soil, though il be only few
feet In length and breadth n turned % sooount and pos
.ny the surfsos Of The land thus cared for bat every
oevos employed for the gathering together Of every
article mai can srve for manure. Scave gers are oon
oC., are iaInsd By spseuissors IN human crdarss tho
moes popuious paoea are Often made Offensive by the
ios Tns ne,ds IN CHINA have amos, always large earl
ware vessels for the reception Of she OF the
It.sn. or The traveller You cannot enter amp Of sher
snc children conveying liquid manure into the nsds and
gardens around he siinuiants TO Prodrctlou are ap
| pied win most untring indusry. Ia THE colony o
Hong kong soarosiy ride out wi,hou nsdiug some
ate bn Of srouna either newly cultivated or clearing fol
AueS,ion 10 The soi-not only 70 make II produo,ive
bu - maon productive ~ possble-u inoalcatcd -
Of China Ypng ohip) says =" Les there be no anculn
vssed spos In the oounuyuo unemployed person In the
b. oh !, required 70 Dc read srouSS lss empire o.
me La ana lbtn dsy q every moon, the presence Of
all the ,osr Of The State. d 70 the following effect
| Les Euabapory occupy the pstsopsi phase, and the
supply OF fOed clothing" sAn Nuns, the name
smpercrs, means "ihe Divine Husbandmau."
The 0t Of DRAINING and rnsatins-of preserving pre-
ifsrrzDs seeds nossd, eli ,ns details Of Chinese "a
cehure are well deserving Of nos, and al display evi.
The se, bears % sss densnS. for ne Of Inc
people
gsras ood ey ess asyh and every thing from which
nsy CO. i've nutrition. Dogs, especially puppies, are
psbu.'y sold Tor food and have in sne ousoaers
SHOPS To- 90 dogs skinned and hanging with taer viscefn
oy tDs Of pigs and goats Even % rs and mice the
Ininese have cbjsouon-ns,ner she nesh Of mon
ocsty o,lnsoy which " never wanting any more shAn
bo edible BIRDS nsss st esst whore honor ateaed
are isvore Ssh Nor do ,hs early Stages Of pawofao.
non osesse any dissuss rss.sn esss are BY no means
condemned 70 pefdion nsh n ne mere sosspsAols
who's IA has sroDg fragrance and flavor 70 give more
A. me fOod zoe Chinese e. FOR the mos. par, hard,
coabse ana Of iitts 20 tnRr beverages arc singu
LAMP economical Drunkenness . rare vice Ia China,
ana fes msntso spr strong drinks are seldom used.
rsss, ssd though hal employed by the multitude does
nos moro tnss fro ID 70 Cd per b. IN infusion Of
oe.iis. reso.s nom he sss dssisss. Bs,S IN ssaas
and arnkng he Chinese are enperne, and are sausnco
.hs zee s.,y .s..,ss m.rsi,s ri's r .S sSs 10
fragrance have observed In China 20 The use OF milk
an e1nsoreinsu prejudice, especially considering me
land bu never saw heard OF butter cream, milk or
wnsy beng introduced II any sNive Cainsss table
sonviy r ,he repro iucson ana susssnanoe hu.
| man race, there = probably no psr Of NE world N
destructive naa In China, producing voids shich rc-
auire ordinary app aooes 70 al up. huutuds psrtsh
absolutely rom want Of ms Of noe-iau sdasions
G,stovy tevps and villages and al Asir inhabtsnn;
would not be easy 70 calculate the loss a NE by the
yphooss hurro..es WHOM vim, NE ooss Of ohiaA,
| vhioh poaa and jupts arc sonnet aes ssornoed By
hunnreda md ~ thousAsda The hh civil VANS In
ubrs pus have led los q sillioss Of lives rhs
iui Al NE .omeas q vssch vriS u . bsn.ved INA,
fVm go 70 go vicsms fall daily ey the hands Of TIE
besasmAn n the provinoe u KwAngtung alone. Rsve
for NE there u none, % me sxsn IN superhuous
| sbundsnoe. dead body an object Of 20 little con
| cern thaz u II sometimes not thought worth while %
from The spos where putr De- on the surfAoe
Of tbe h. 0sea have corpse under We hbie
os gamblers; o,en have rod putrd bcdy ~ ths
.nr,ssoio OF door In many parts a Cnina snerc are
| ,owtr u brok or stone wh@e VOC hlses-pripolpaiiy
enAe-chidron tnro~n BY heir parents into noie
the SIDE Of the Val. There opsnisns
| sns ens0 ihfAnu,ids In CHINA but that v
con Dov prpct - In pany provinces admits Of no doues
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