Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-07-08
THE BATH HOUSE.

SIS III NdIlouS CltlcS VI cdpdi. dhh
was greatly surprised TO find the
Chinese Baths so much inferior to
those of the japanese. The room
was dark, and contrary to most
Chinese houses. ~oorlv ventilated.
The water is placed in large earthen
conos. Fresh water is put into
these congs every morning. but not
changed during the day. The wa
tel is heated by means of small
furnace placed under the cong. and
as the languishing Celestial per
forms his ablutions thick nauseous
vapor arises, ohscuring his bronze
figure. A Chinaman always bathes
and washes in hot wa
ter. The women do not frequent
the public baths in China as they do
in Japan. There was about twenty
congs in the room and almost ev
cry one had an occuI ant noticed
two boys in one cong. they were
pert, vivacious little fellows, about
twelve Or fourteen years of age and
had short, sickly looking little tails,
something like a foot in length
When | entered the room they all
left the bath and gathered around
me. staring and gaping like pack
Of owls never winking or speaking
a word, but occasionally laughing
heartily among themselves. The
sight and smell Of these greasy,
brown "Celestials," together with
the sitting vapor from the baths,
produced most disagreeahle qualm
aud we beat a hasty retreat.
After regaling ourself with a strong
cup OF tea, and answering. thou
sand and one questions as to who
and what | was aud where come
from and where / was going, took
leave of Mr. Chez Ling and his jol-
" guests with a hundred chin chins.
A CHINESE STREET.
As soon as we reached the street
we were again surrounded by the
eager multitude. 1t is very difficult
to give the reader a satisfactory pen
picture of Chinese street. We
were now in one of tie principa
thoroughfares of the city. At every
turn we saw great numbers Of mis-
cradle beggers multitnder Of nova
BILE work shops of tinkers, cobblers
BARRIERS ana blackslniths, born upor
the shoulders of these different arti
sans The narrow streets are cho
ked with the tents and booths. where
vegetables, fruits, fish, and all vari
cites of cho wchow are exposed fol
sale. Great troops of long cared
melancholy looking donlleys, bear
ing bags of rice larger that the bod,
Of the animal; the hand carts ant
the screeching wheel barrow loaded
with passengers and pushed by cool
les; the crowds Of curious looking
people, buying selling and barterine
their different commodities th'
bawling peddler with his pack: th'
conjurers and quacks: the monnte
banks and fortune tellers the con
fused babble OF lounges the scilril
music ofhorns ;the howlings of dog
and the deafening peal of the ever
lasting gong,are but merest part o
the many things that leave''no spac
unoccupied,' and thoroughly con
fuse and bewilder the stranger
Every where we are heset with tina
pest of all densely populated coun
tries and cities.
| SKETCEING
succeeded in taking several in
teresting sketches in the city. and
found my sketehbook the best wea
pom to travel with. 1t gave the peo
pie my motive for travelling about
and as it kept them in good humo
I had nothing to fear. There is
degree of harmlessness associate,
by the Chinese with the artists hand
icraft, and | often found that womei
and chile ren would come up to NJ
while sketching, that would hav,
run away in fright had / been other
wise employed.
The only draw back is that a.
soon as l had finished nay rud,
sketch, was obliged to submit i
to the inspection Of q crowd of per
sons whose cleanliness was a kin tt
their godliness.
Passing through the crowded
streets we emerged from the city by
the south gate. a rugged noun
tain range, which begins near th'
city wall, tends away to the south
The green foliage of the campho1
and arbor vitae prodvced a mos
pleasing and gladdening effect upor
scorched and weary eyes. We
trugded our way along an old stone
pathway up the mountain side
amongst mossy mounds and dreary
graves. We took seat on the
steps of an old Buddhist temple
and venerable priest. with closely
shaved head, came out of the TEN
pie and invited us to take cup Of
tea. While we were slipping The
old priests tea, we saw funera
procession slowly winding up the
mountain side. bearing the coffin Of
a palanquin richly covered witt
scarlet satin. But / have detained
the reader too long already. Some
other time l will give him the de
tails of the mano interesting objects
which fill the sketch book of trav
eler in China.
MIKADo
Daniel Mccartney, of Salem, O.
it is said, evinces a remarkably
memory for dates. He says be dist