The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-23

on which were written several characters. fss8
doubt many poor ignorant devotee of B.assss-
hlsm has been deceived and gone away fFsmp
the place, after reverently bowrng before sas
stupid image, In hopes that the spirit waisis
he supposes once dwct in that body will gsaauE
him from misfortune in this lie, and aid hszxa
IN the other world In escaping from miserw,
and from transmigratiDg back to this woslgss,
again to be the spirit of cat, or of e. nula.s,
or OF vile man, or beggar.
Our guide took us to natural curiosity
which Chinese art has tried to improve. hF
was monstrous stone SO placed as to gizuse
room for forty or fifty persons to stand benaaaas
it. the shape of the stone over your head sss--
ing concave like the arch of Heaven-a. a. natteAe-
iature stone sky. In this cavern were arranya.sa
on three sides eighteen stone images with Cer..
sers In front, all ready for offering ineensas.
Many other things strange and curious nsesls
our gaze, but | fear the readers patience wIiG
not hold out so forbear to mention. thaasg
now. The temp is new aud built and deas--
rated at great expense, and is monum>sassS SssJ
mans folly and madness, as my readers -wasga
admit, when | tell them it was built BY omgl.
man, who spent his entire fortune. That nsra
is yet living and has large family, who as.'
in state of abject penury, suffering for fSoEa
and clothing. So we are told. And whonfxS
preaching, the fact was mentioned to the pss--
pie, to show the folly of pride, and ambitssxa
generated by idolatry, all admitted it was sFs,
and saw the force of the Illustration t94ai
On my way home | took occasion to ots-.
serve method the Chinese have Of pressrs@-
ing the sweet potato, which suggested the ilszs,
that our home Irish potato might be preser ~ Il
in the same way. They first wash the potass
clean, then they cut it up into slits by pasazsgo
it over piece of iron punched with heass
something like a crater. The potato thus ,sss,
up, is dried in the SUD, and is known ins<Sa
market as Potato Rice" Thousands ne
bushels are thus prepared yearly, whiahfsp.
nishes food for vast multitudes of the poores
classes. - '.o.40 "'
On small stream which tumbles down =.
steep rocky bed, count within the spau.
: OF quarter of mile five grist mills Rs
grinding wheat and rice. These mills gess
very small buildings scarcely over dozen Il ri
square. The water wheels wer c of good 81 aar
J and all of the oyershot pattern TIE clasesz
of these wheels aud the rattle of the peculsur
machine Tor boiling the -four, blending in w Ssi
the dashing roar and splashing of the wass.r
made rich music for my ear. One thing wLTsl
/. gives melancholy to the foreigner while srsas
cling in the southern districts of China, is, sls,
s almost total absence of herds CT cattle, haas
ses, and focks of sheep grazing in pastRsxi
90 mountains and in valley. A few wild aD
}. imals are found here and there, fccks OF bsr9c
g are fitting hither and thitber, but those gssa
mestic beasts of burden, and those which y5ssi
! food and clothing for the Industrious faraaxy
, in my own land, are few ard far between hess
: Man is the beast Of burden. II you, go isss, =
boat, man is the prcfelling power ). ii yaa
: ride on tie land you are borne on The shonIfs
0 er of man. C. r. MARrIN.
Fab Chau. March 10th, 1868.
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