, 1864-01-19
CHINA AID the CHINESE.
At the North Presbyterian Church last
EEen1ng-Lecturob by Rev. ". Spear.

At the North Presbyterian Church last
EEen1ng-Lecturob By Rev. ". Spear
Eev. William Spear, long missionary among
tie Chinese in their own Empire. and since 1s5!
connected with tho Miesloa among tho Chinese In
California delivered lecture last evening ut the
North Presbyterian Church, Oh Indiana street,
NEAR Cass. The audience wss not large, but the
interest excited BY tho vivid descriptions Of life
amcug the Oricntals was. very considerable and
tho lecturer listened to with marked attention
from tie beginning to tn cloke Of his remarks.
He said there were several distinct races In Chtns,
each with pecnliaritIea and idiosyncraees Of re-
ma1knb1e character. There were the Meontzas,
who came originally from Barmah, and bear about
the same relation to the cultivated Chluaman that
the aborislnes Of cur own country do to the cuti-
gated vhite man. They live In wilder
wild beasts. The Tartars are a race
who at different times have conquered CHI
ma. Tho leading and dominant race in China.
arc the Mogp1 Tartar. The Emperor Is a Manset
Tartar. Bestdes these there are few jews, III
descendants Of the Babylonian captives, and 1 n
ton Of Mahomedars, race remarkable IN this
that they possess III alphabet1c lferatura-al1 how
eyer under the control Of its dominant Tartar.
nse sSs and in ct
speak the same language, but arc the lr1dgers Of
tie na9R 5fn m their hands tue
''1as H. c coolies aad wotltng men smsng the Chi
nese wear little dress, usually nothing but short,
plated etraw OF the untanned hide Of some animal.
As VIC advance in the stale Of society, crest In
p1oyemcnt is observable IN tho stye, and nat material
whose ball and tasse1 Is indicative OF his rang and
With rich sillcn garments he4vlly embroidered.
With designs indicating The order TO- Th,sh h1s BE- BE-
aud small pockets wherein Ii denly hidden the
material wealth Of tho mandarin. HIS pauta1oo9s
iDgs. and Terminated with leather and paper shoes
constructed on philosophical pri1ctples;
Tho arees Of merchant il inade ot wha. We call
Wear saaie % Suspended from ther necks beads of IA
grant sandal wood, and it is not unusual to sec
trader drive short bargain and tell hls prayers
When You enter merchants house you arc In
leaves Of acE ten iuto tiny cup aud eo7er itwith
ed, when It Is drank With great ceremony.
The Chinese say that the foreign deyils use 'pant
g. ed" Or green ten, covered With M pElssian green.
tonr pounds for cent, to that worth thirty dollars
pound: The latter ia used only by high gdycrn-
Is saay s1 u
to lattez their visitors. and 1t is expected that
strangers VII abase IN On
ltis the height Of ill.brceding. to ask after the
We Of calnapan pa p9 ms wi, teI yoa 6y hia &c
upon forbidden ground-ihat It is none Of your
business 10 interfere with his domestic CONCERNS.
vhtch obtains s among Christians sweetasats arc
first distributed and then comes soups and liashes,
aud the dinner is closed with rice The universal
get as mark OF especial fasos, to serve you with
1 atender slice from young dog OF luscious NOR.
sci from the loin Of Kitten.
Ehn IoaS mn nd RI
freely Of sort of whiskr distilled from
rice, but they rcycr became intoxicated Hc did
not racoect daring long Residence in China ever
! streets. Their money consista OF bronze coin,
circular IN shape with square hole IN the centre,
| each one of which Is Wo1th enc twelth of . COP.
the eamc as In this country. but natives live Euch
cheaper. neeidcs the bronze coin they have silver
dollars brought there by foreIsn merchants, which,
before it will circulate, receives tho stamp OF each
person through whose hands It passea. The OBJ
ect Of this custom IL to provide against the cirSa
apea Il obse
| country.
men. The shoes nle exceedingly small, and the
| feet arc crnmped in carly Infancy to that extent
that VIXEN arrived nt years Of maturity. they meas
fee. ] aTe Prevalent and instanees are knowa whsre
feet have been 90 cruelty treated that amputatlon
! has been necessary. The custom. In tho opinion
% Of lie lie Women; Women On tEo % part Of M ths men. ''1'
| The Chinese arc exceedingly fond OF card play
ing md Of theatrical exhibitions; 1n the earlier
cast, followed BY comedies IN tho afternoon. aud
Juggling exhibitions In the evening Females o!
low character Gully attend these exhibitions, and
siIE for the entertainment OF visitors. The relu
dy they produce is like the screaming Of a cat
TIE Chinese smoke both tobacco and opium.
Tothss latter habit they ore exceedingly addicted
and tS effects on The morale and phya1ca1 well-bc.
| ing of the peUp1e Is mpet pc1nfcfoue- '
They are extremely polite, the common sa!ata;
on afStg any 5asf
salute the Emperor or one o: their idols by touch.
ing the head to tho ground nine times in succes'
sion. .
bride going 10 the house Of the betrothcd IN her
SEDAN accompanied bS her attendants, mud beszins
ilIzed nations. The Chinese have no proper wife,
and as many concut1nes as they can well support.
whoae children arc all accounted the oaspsins Of
Ing degree Of infanticide. Female children arc Of
ten stEnnglcd ut tkeir birth.
ditIon of China. Slaves arc not composed Of per.
sons Of color, but arc men and women Bold fol
debt, and sometimes this slavery Is hereditary bn!
besxas are aud much
decentralization made SO by their own acts. The
universal custom is to give becgar Chinese
eeise the cash. The common rule Is that sf1an:
then marriages arc frequently Celebrated in the
Tho Chinese produce the finest qualities .o
porcelain. and VIC have reason to believe that H.
Romans imported porcelain from China about the
Paper and printing were invsnted s and IN gea SsE
eVet n te ay o Ourselves Hss
and their contralot1cs arc very anusing: The
lecturer gave an interesting exhibition Of chinest a
| books. Their dictionaries contain from G0AD0 te
10000 words, and their language consists Of CHAR
hare no alphabet. Many Of their characters are
tlon. When you are able to read $500 characters
you can read any Of their common books, and YER,
sw Ct their bsat fcaoats arc able to
u Hhen trane!ated into Enslsb, would be ~ e
g Il eess1
accurate. The merchants arc experts tn counting
!. and generally use co1ntiug-board- In some 0
and ivory. The lecturer produced q 5aIf not NOR
than two inches in diameter containinipg sevel
The government Of China Is despotism.,:th
i tfe t@pef!si so'or ri t6s sdlcs IL aEs publis5s
| Government is however, mild form OF deepo
tim, and their form Of government may be saia t
III sho% derea s 81 esa
which would be credit 70 European govern
ment. Tho council is a democratic Organization
! Of village ruled with rod of iron. When the
put forth IN edict the Emperor dare not override it
Their dcepot1sm Is almost u pure democracy.
The second lecture will relate more partlcu1arl.
to the superatilons Of the Chinese. their religion
md emigration.
| PROGRESS OF RECRUITING.
Removal OF Capt. Pomeroy's Office