Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-13
Pictures OF China

tea-,ordens. some rescued vita the buzz ut
imnrisone1 insects and the song OF caged
birds: there are ''curiO" shops, wneTc are 10
be seen antiuu t rs OF dyuastics long anterior
n the Christian era carefully wrought by
living hands: there are carcatures OF the Eng
lIsh barbarians, one OF which 1 canGot re-
frain from huyiDg there are carvings in
bamboo. very inferior TO Canton; there are
shops Tor fans and enbrDiiere', and -iik7,
decidedly inferior to Niugpo. There l. al-u
The studio OF pr RAFT FaInte-, not probably
a dangerous rival Of Llmqua, OF Macao.
There is loud talking in that studio. y
Yankee captain is insps e;ing a portrait OF
himself, which has been painted at contract
price of some $50. The Ilnkee il man
about forty, with streaks of gray in his buShy
hair and beard, with Il, ght defect IN one eye,
large nose, md q pOckmarked face. Yet,
witha,, thanks to his atfucnce Of hair and an
expression Of iaunty Disseminating and devil
mav-care go-aheaduess, he Is manly look
ing fellow. He is looking rueiully, however,
at this counterfeit presentmcnt OF himself
which is to 90 to the girl Of his heart at New
! York. Ii is a most laughing moving Garcia
ture of all the salient points OF h's phS-
sippnomy. The Yankee s%cars that II Is ~
more ike him tnan hickory nuts are Ike
thunder. The artist has produced small
lOuking-Ilass, which he places beside tho
portrait, and pointing To the grey haIr ana
the squirting eye aud t1e PockmarkS OF the
portrait, and then to the present originals from
which thew were copied says trumphaGt'y
at each verihcstion, "llab got? Hab got!
fiat got? How can make handsome mans
muse no got handsome faCe? Let Us leave
these parties. for there seems likelihood ot a
hot DISPUTE, aud, arming ourselves with an
other cherOyt as a defence against bad smells
retrace our steps through the city and out
at the cast gate.
4 FryrR,L Procession. There Is a
sound Of gongs, and u creptatiOn Of small
crackers at the north end Of tho buLd, and
the coolies leaving their work 10 look on. As
it is day for sightseeing and Sightseeing
is our business, let us follow the crowd.
u il burial procession. The mother Of
q Chinese opium broker is going to her last
home. She carries with her oil her Hue
comforts aud neCesSarcs Therewlth 10 be
gin life in the next world. Many palan-
Guins appear at unequal distances preceded
and followed by coolies marchlrg four
abreast. These litters contain SMALL JOSS
houses, and basins holding fruits, and sweet
meats, and bean cakes, aud O;her 0fthcooA
Buddhist comestiblcs There IS good store
also Of siyerei and giIdej paper made to
resemble solid ing0ts OF gold and silver
This is the wealth wherewIth she Is 10 az
pear in the land Of ghosts a. respectable
well-tc-io matron. But il this bdil!Dn pass
current among the ghosts, they have lost ,le
Qualities which most distinguish them IN the
flesh. Ia life Chinaman can distinguish
the exact tneness OF u piece OF silver ~ tue
touch. 90 much go that the word touch" Is
used as technical term 10 Indicate the Quail
ty OF each description OF bullion; 1t must he
very narrowing 10 the ghosts Of Chinese
comprador to find himself obliged to deal IN
these shadowY ingDts. Un marches the pro-
ces,ion. There arc lIttIc boys blowing ShrIIl
trumpcts and other stranger wind lns;rC
mcnts, men CzCruciatlng our ears VITA Gym
balls and gOngs, and grave adults exploiting
strings of crackers. Then comes the CONN
"A strong wooden case like q carved aud
ornamented trunk Of tree. II Is hall cover
ed BIZ Graperes, and is borne by twelve
coolies. l. is Theoretically sealed with tena-
cious plaster the Chinese call "chunam. -
Ii will be borne to a joss-hOuse in the city,
Here it will rest on the surface OF the ground.
After the time of mourning ia past, few
spadeF-rull Of earth will be -hJ'e.ied upon 1t,
then year by year few more, till mound
arises, and Taak grass and Chinese lIIles
spring W, aud tuis old ladY's habitation
adds another unit to the myraus Of sacred
burrows which cumbcr the rich soil, and
serve no purpose but harbJr for the pleas
-. lI-n
books upon China say that only hills are set
apart for this purpose.
SMALL FOOTED LADIES There are SINAI!
footed ladies at Hong Kong who gain very
fair livelihood by exhibiting their pedal ez'
tremlties to sea captains and other curious
Europeans at a dollar head: but, as 90 su-
! perfcial an examination OF tins national pc
cuharity did not satisfy me, l had recourse
to some of my good friends among the ms
siUuures. by their AID, obtained that
some poor Chinese woman should bring NE
a complete gamut OF Et,ie girls from the mis-
siDnarv schools Macy Of these female chill
dfeu probably owed their lives, to the per-
suason laided by tho oPportune donation OF
rice, OF my missionary freed anu bis lady,
but their influence had been pOweT!ess To
prevent the torture OF their feet. ia the aI-
pointed day they were all seated IN row 10
my friends library, and their feet, which
suspect had undergone preparatory wash
ing were unbound by their mammas The
first was a child o! two years old. Tier pea
nance mad Just commenced. When the ban
dagc of blue cotton was taken off, | found
that the great tie had been lett untouched,
bot the other four had been forced down III
der the ball Of the foot, and closely bound m
that position. The child, therefore, walked
upon the knuckle joints OF her Iour toes
The toes were red and iutiamed and the liza
ture caused evident pain. Ia the next three
children lull of ages advancing at small IN
tervals) the preparation was only TO the
same extent; it was confined to the four toes;
gradually, however, these four toes, cedng
to the continual pressure, lost tbelr artlcuIa-
tons and their identity as limbs, and became
smaIgamated with the sole Of the foot. 10
the eldest of the four the redness and uiam-
nation had entirely disappeared, the foot
was cool aud painless, and appeared as
though the four toes had been cut Of by
knife. The foot was now somewhat the
shape o! trowcl.
The MYSTERY OF SMALL FEET EXPLAINED.
In the fifth girl saw the Commencement
of the second operut0u--a torture under
which sickly children frequently die. The
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