New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-04

NEW ORLEANS SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1870.

A few minutes after a sick man was reported
to be suffering, apparently from some IN
fammation of the breast. At once the as,
sistant doctor rushed to the sick man, ana
relieved him by q peculiar operation wn!cn'
from ignorance of it's Chinese designation,
might be called cupping.
SeiZing the flesh on the breast oetween
the index and middle fingers OF the r,ght
hand, the doctor cOmpressedithem ilghtiy
together with the forefnger and thumo OF
the left, and then gave a savage pun, leaV'
ing the part looking as If it had oeen com,
pressed by iron forceps. This was repeateo
in another spot until the whole breast was
covered with blood.red spots, looking IKE
so many semi-suppurated boils.
Was there any difficulty between these
Affections and the cognomen OF the a1flictor
'Mean Wtang?" Perhaps so. ANY how,
the severe remedy was etfectual IN the I'M
mediate relief of the patient.
As our reporter progressed in Chinese,
many Of the feminine looking men crowded
around, evidently anxious to make s,s ms &C.
quaintance. They were, without exception,
extremely polite in manner, some OF them
refined. The features of many would nave
been thought handsome in any community
although too delicate for men. Could these
have made their appearance In the streets
of New Orleans, clad in feminine attire, tne
police would have been puzzled, at least.
After considerable pathological efforts:
resulting in the discovery that "chln cnlh"
seemed to mean almost anything, ana tnat
'chow' and "yah" went a tremendously
long way in conversation, an eiforI wa was
made to get specimen of Chinese vocal
ism. After some pdldUroing with the inter-
prefer, an invidual was pointed out VINO
could both speak English and slng; Dut
when tried he would utter neither word nor
note, but remained in modest, persistent
silence.
There is, however, an universal panacea
for the cure of modesty which is found effec'
tive wherever the human palate hath force
and virtue. Nor did it fail in the present
instance. The discovery is due to the astute-
ness OF Mr.. D. T. Hutchinson OF the Gus.
tomhouse, who stood by with feeling OF
liveliest interest in these ethnoiogical
studies.
He uttered but one word-"whisky." Go.
ing ait he returned with bottle. One cup
of its contents administered to this modest
celestial, loosed his tongue at once. he
said "Chopg quo qua, you wantee seeng." "
He seemed relapsipg into silence, out
another glass was exhibited with marvellous
effect for at once there was most eXGper-
ant outburst Of Celestial song:
'Chong cha cha,
Ling long ia 80 ta ta."
The refrain appeared to consist OF the
sounds 'ka, ka, ka, va, va, ya, lepeate0 u
over and over in feminine voice. The
music was in a minor key, no more than
five notes in compass, and consisting OF the
key note, its third and fifth, repeated over
and over while the time might be expressed
by minim followed ty two quavers. The
song ended, a little Instrumentation fol-
lowed.
The nature of the instrumental music can
be easily understood by listening al black
smith shop when two or more anVlls are at
work.
The steamer Bismarck, on which the i'm
| migrants were to proceed to St. Louis, now
approached the vessel, and with Infinite
| haste the Chinese prepared to embark with
! their trunk and baggage. In the course OF
half an hour, with infinite noise and bustse,
every Chinaman, each with a box containing
wardrobe, etc, the same having been pre-
viousiy examined by the customs officers,
Was embarked.
After cordial farewell between the Ce-
lestial leaders and the gentlemanly captain
and genial, kindly crew of the Vile de st.
Lo, the Bismarck cast off, and soon was
powipg her way up the Mississippi, the
Chinese band On board performing species
of anvil chorus of forty five blacksmith shop
power.