White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-06-23

Jors $50 TIHrs.-Is having been rerorted
that the Silver Bow. from Omaha. on Friday
last, would have on board one hundred and
MY Cinnamon. Gu their ~ay from California
to Louisiana, the sound of the boats whistle,
on Friday afternoon. drew a large throng to
the Levee; and as the boat lay here all that
afternoon aud night, all had an opportunity to
see the C'lcstials from various stand points
Their dress was pretty well Amcricanized-
felt hats, brooches, and loose blue blouscs.
Their shoes were the most China part Of their
dress. being low, with peculiar shaped toes,
and the material of figured cloth, resembling
carpetinc. We heard il said that there ere
women among them, but that they were dress
ed the came IS the men, and could not he dis
tinguished from them by persons not kno~ins
them.
The Chinese, in many respects. resemble
Indians dressed in civilized garb. Their heads
are sbaven close, except on tie scalp, where
the hair is plated with silk cord. forming
long tail, in some cases reaching almost to the
ground, or when wound about the head, form
ing almost a complete covering for it. Their
language sounds to a stranger very much like
that Of the Indians. being cultural. but not
quite so much by jerks; they speak faster, and
wind up in a Fort Of singing tone. Their lack
Of pc rsonal cleanliness has been criticised; but
We think they were fully as tidy as like num-
Der Of any other class of people would be hrd
died together On tie deck Of a steamboat
The cargoes Of proeelytes bound for Salt Lake
always Look II initely worse.
An opportunity was given to observe many
of their little ways. Some we're engaged in
shaving their heads. sharpening their queer
looking raz,rs on their shins. Others were
cooking pork. FIRST cutting it in long. thin
strips. the entire width of the "sow belly"
One had a wind instrument, upon which he
made a sort of screcching music-wth the re
quisite rigging. 1t could have been transformed
into Highland bagpipe. They joke, too;
and occasionally one perpetrates Chinese
good thing. When this happens. the whole
outfit join in the chorus, and repeat il over.
They came on shore to cook their rations of
rice. For'this purpose they used large, shall
low iron kettles, see mingly but little thicker
than Russia iron. and Of the finest casting
They placed these on stones, built fires under
meath. put in the water, and covered the ket-
ties with large tin pans, until the water was
thoroughly boiled. Then they skinned off
the froth and scum, and dumped in the rice,
which had been previously soaked, and con
tinued stirrins it until boiled thick enough to
eat with chop sticks. 1t was noticeable that
they took considerable trouble to procure fresh
and clean water, rather than use river water.
= Among their curiosities. were Chinese books,
which some Of them diligently perused back
end foremost, and email Chinese coins, made
Of copper. with hole occupying a large por
tion of the centre. They readily disposed of
the coin in exchange for nickels. but could not
be induced to part with the books.
They wandered over town. picking up infor
nation. iDquiring the names of things, and
when told, repeating them over and over until
they mastered them. In their strolling, they
came upon young lady milking a COW, and |
imMediatel, formed ring around her, the
whole crowd jab,ering ard chattering like a
Cock Of blsckbirds. Their agent said it was
the first time they had ever seen the operation
OF ssiikiug performed. Whether there is such |
a tsins as milking cows in China, we are una.
Die to say.
These Cinnamon appeared like quiet. good
nasared, inodensive people, and We have TO
doubt, with srme experience and acq -aintance
With American customs, will be Trustworthy |
and serriceable. With bad examples and |
training. We suppose many Of them would be-
come bad men; and too much imposition and |
wrong would provoke resistance and retaha.
ton. But with one tenth the chance, We
would be willing to pit them against the class
that 40 persistently and msrcilessiy oppose and
nersecute them