The New York herald., 1870-10-14
MORE OF TEE HEATHEH CHIHEE.
How He Lives and Works al Belleville- Eow
he Has Done So Far-The Experiment De-
cided Suocess-Chalh Ming's Religion
Tho Pluck Of Captain Hervey.

The success OF Captain Heryey's experiment at
BellevIle, n, j., In introducing the heather Chineo
for the purpose OF performing the light and cleanly
labor Of his factory n assured. few days ago the
reporter OF the HERALD had an opportunity Of OBJ
serving the bland and childlike Ceesials ut work,
ana ~ lt was their second weeks experience II was
safe 10 rely upon Captain Hervey's assuring state
ment that In the brief period they have been en-
ployed they have shown not alone an apttute To
learn, but by comparison with the girls, superior
adaptabiity to the work at which they engaged.
The interest felt in this experiment IL universal and
hundred different manufacturers await the result
with impatiencc. Whether others can quite
10 conveniently handle ana md sucn OBJ
vousy appropriate labor for the Cinnamon
Is another question. Captain Heryey Is q man OF
very great energy, zeal and determination. wnen
he takes thing in his head he goes through with It
though the heavens fall. To face ri0tous combina-
fions 70 meet sulen looks at every turn to hear all
manner OF threats and abuse, and, above all, to
worry ana watch and bargain as you would with
SO many Jews, these are some OF the troubles which
accompany the speculator in Chinese labor.
THE FACTORY AT BELLEvILlE, Mnt
nol properly speaking, factory, but o laundry on
the largest scale Of any in the country has now
been employing for over two weeks sixty.elght
chinamen. They are In charge OF foreman named
Challi Ming genial. easy going, but shrewd and
intelligent fellow. With the exception OF his blue
blouse, which Is cut In Chinese fashion, Of
his dress is American. He speaks English Of much
superior quality TO the .pigeonv kind.
In company with Challi. Captain Hervey and Mr.
hcryey. JE, the reporter made complete tour or
the promises aud an extended observation OF the
Cinnamon as they appeared at work. The first
thing which strikes the visitor on entering one OF
the rooms where the ironing is done, al which the
Cinnamon are exclusively employed, Is the clean,
orderly and quiet appearance Of the men. Many Of
them are extremely like women, With faces 80 soft
bland innocent and efremnatc, that one Is apt TO
arrive at the conclusion the sexes in China must
have few pointsof difference. ea
THEY WORK ALONG NoIsELEssLY
through the day, moving about when occasion re-
qnires with hight, soft tread one fails to hear.
the business OF ironing shirts is one that
requires much cleanliness and some skill
fui manipulation. 10 iron fancy frilled
instructed ny the Irish girls, though Oh the advent
OF John 1t was thought the female department or the
laundry would upset things generally. John takes
kindly TO Bridget. He follows keenly with his
almond eyes the course OF practical Instruction and
| when he sets 10 work TO do the thing on his own
pairing the sunday shirt or the Emperor OF China.
Asst ls they are slow, but Captain Hervey does not
want them to go quick. He would rather they went
along carefully picking up the business until they
became expert than hurrying them now, when to do
80 might be prejudlcal to the business. An oversight
| who also has force OF Chinese 'at work making
shoes, caused him some loss, the III made work
hurriedly turned out was thrown back upon his
] hands. Slow put sure Is Captain Hervey's motto.
IL .. QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED.
| Are the Chinese. by their social and domestic
! habits, unit to be introduced into Christian and
! Caucasian communities IL IL safe TO answer the
| question by decided negative. They are very IN
offensive; their mode OF life at Beeville has nothing
/ 70 which the most fastidious could object They
built their own cooking range, ana the food which
saIs snere prepasso oy two a. heiT - own COOKS Is te
| wholly and rice paramount The tables at which
they take their meals are perfectly square, that
! eight carsi around each with sun cent room TO
eat and yet not six inches to spare. This and many
other things shows the economy OF the race. M
INTUITIvE INTELLIGENCE
\ Outside OF the foreman few OF them speak pigeon
English. Among them are three or four young boys
strclled over 10 Captain HsryeY's house and went
inside TO view the place: The Captain. wishing to
to sweep UP the library He went promptly 10 work
took the broom from the girl, swept up the whole
books Wound the clock and hunted Inc cat into the me-
yard. The Captain says the performance was very
interesting to watch-to see the little fellow pig.
tail bound about his head, stirring around win q
light, lively movement, looking grave AZ an owl
and handling everything with as much ease and
| 10 do the same.
] DOMESTIC TASTES.
| The Chinese eat hour. butter, beef or sugar
| In the cookroom there Is always ON hand a bucket
| Of ukewarm tea, from which they drink through
4 Inc DAY. TDeiT sleeping rooms number,
anu at the top OF the building wherein the laun-
4 dry is contained Tney use no bedsteads. Captain
Heryey got them supply OF IRON ones on their ar
rival, but they quietly moved them out on the cor
| rdor ana ri2ged up pialn pine boards the width
| and form OF a ships BERTH Each has bis
blanket which he hangs ont Ia the morning 10 air
and taxes ia AT night Cballi Ming, IN endeayoring
| To explain - - ~
! THE RELIGION OF HIS cHINAMEv
expressed himself substantially believing I'm thre
gods--the nrst who opened the skies let the light ia
| on chaos and created the world the second who
| planted the trees, the crops, all things inanimate
and oil lower animals or animated nature the tnird
| whe created man and man alone. To the after home
Of the good he pointed up TO heaven for the alter
abode 0f the dead he poiDtcI down.
"And VINO is IT, Cballi, disposes or the wicked In
that way; VINO send him down and who send min
| up?n
/ ''Oh yah r said Chal: '.tor one. He Ok him. He
send down, down; ri gee shoe 90 up, mp. Tor one
do all; yes, yes yah; uss So da wossa matter good
| All this was retiled over very fast while chau
laughed and looked grave BY turns II was mpos-
/ sibie 10 make MIN comprehend the question A. 10
! whether he worshipped craven images.
mo 'hQi0n yah; not for Joe, " was about the an.
/ swer he gave to the question:
Chain IL OF course indispensable 10 Captain Her
BOSS or THE cBISAxEN
| rney can only understand him when Il il neces
sary 10 give them Instructions and understand what
they need For his services he gets sixty dollars
! month IN god the others $50 In gold This Is GOOD
pay for men who nave TO be Instructed in their WORK
/ and VINO can 1--we upon one-sXti the wages OF any
| otner class Of working people Their lodging costs
i them nothing and their meals but a mighty small
\ tiide.
! EMPLOYING THE HEArHEN9.
In the matter or securing the services OF the Chi
nesc AT the fountain head, San Francisco there Is
mnch 10 be said. Those VINO go there with The no.
ton That the heathens are TO be had for the asking
| count without their host Captain Herveyis Is a
picked gang, but 10 secure sucn COSTS much time,
| trouble and anxiety.
An Young, fortunately. ana not All sin, was his
agent, ont even MI. Young though a conscientious
and clever fellow, taking nm all III all experienced
some diffculty In getting the class OF men that were
quarters ever seventy men were got together; bat
through some cause or other i've OF them
| disappeared. and their places, in the captains
belief were sup.led by field hands. The trouble Of
getting them at last out OF the city, OF settling about
tneir wages, OF bringing them all the way across
the continent trfng expense either, OF finally
Introducing them Into the hostile village OF Belle
vile, and OF facing the ciamor raised at their intro
dnction, were no inconsderaple items IN the cost