The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-28

fhe othen. The one nearest aft Is for tn
nse ct the officers and passengers. Mex
4 20 thia In the Chinese room, which il dedi
Gated to the production of rice and curry
IL 10 all they eat, said MIR. Emery, tn
officer of the deck, TO the iSssn man. Civ
/ Chinaman plenty Of rice and curry an,
ne VIII work his fingers' ends off for you.
A the moment the reporter was passing
Chinaman was chopping up fish for tn
production OF his fAvorite dish. He In
remarkably well-fermed man, with a lon,
pigtail, and his olive face was decorated b.
. moustache and goatee, whose gray haii
proeiaamed him to be getting somewhat OF
in years.
The third galley, which Ys near the en-
trance 70 the forecastle, is for the exclu
sive use of the East Indians. These peo
| pie are very peculiar about their cookins
and eating. Their food must be prepared
coct9d and served according to the estab
ished forms laid down BY their priests
yust bstore the Glsnartney reached New
f4<E43Nszw4shiAied On haamh InsApal
Y6f cutting his throat in the approved Hin
doostan style, the animal was knocked OF
the head. The Indians, on learning Of thiI
irregulArity, refused to eat any of the fresf
meat, and they obstinately stuck to Their
purpose until the Glenartney entered tn,
harbor.
But it in only in eating that the Indian,
maintain their caste They are sociabls
with their fellows of other religions. Like
Shylock with the Christians, they will buy
with them, sell with them, laugh with
them and talk with them, but they will
not eat with them. They live together in
the forecastle, from whose ceiling ART
swung hammocks in which they sleep.
HOW THEY DRESS
The Indians pay much more attention tc
the beauties of dress than the other classes
They are all costumed in light blue flannel
suits throughout. and wear blue cap with
a black band, on which the name Of the
vessel is inscribed in golden letters The
costume Is very pretty, and harmonizes
with their swarthy compilations. The Chi
nese present the very opposite feature Of
dress. Their clothes are Of every variety
and color, and hang about them loosely, as
though the main notion was to cover their
nakedness No idea Of the picturesque OF
beautiful seems to have place in their
thoughts. They shuttle about the deck in
q careless, slip-shod manner. and when not
at work seem i'll at ease. Their positions,
too, when at rest are awkward and ungain-
ly, while the postures of the Indians are
graceful and easy.
The Glenartney has been 50 long cruis-
ing in tropical ATTITUDES that the climate OF
New York is proving excessibly disagree
able to them. The cloudy weather of yes
terday made the weather somewhat cool
To New Workers, who have suffered the
heat of an unusually severe summer, this
change was grateful and welcome. The
officers Of the Glenartnsy and the East In
dians among the sailors suffered from the
change of temperature. Mr.. Emery walk
ed briskly up and down the deck, with a
thick coat buttoned close to the chin. The
Hindoostanese and Bengalese were Shiver-
ering in their boots. But the Chinese,
who were much less warmly clad, expert
enced no difficulty, being partially accus.
toned to cold weather in the North OF
China.
A CELESTIAL MUSEUM.
When the ship first entered the harbor
she was literally peopled with birds and
other pets. Monkeys climbed nimbly up
the rigging, and sat chattering on the yards,
OF hung pendant from the ratlines Par
rots and Oriental birds Of gorgeous plum
age rested on the spars and clung to the
halliards. The air that hOvered about old
ocean was vocal with the music Of tiny
throats, and resounded to the bark Of Chi
nese dogs. The sailors loved these pets
and made of them boon companions in
their leisure hours. The monotony Of the
midnight watch was relieved by the antics
Of these little iokers, and the dreariness Of
the ocean voyage was lghtened by the
presence of something to love and care for.
But the visitors to the ship have carried
away nearly all of these pets Money
seems to have as much influence with the
pagan Of Asia as with the more civilized
citizens Of New York. Dogs, birds and
monkeys, have nearly all disappeared, and
the sailors possess in their stead greenbacks
and Irrency, securely hidden in old stock
ings and hammocks.
On the main deck about midship stands
q large iron cage. About this scores Of Gu
riOus visitors are continually assembled.
cies Of mutton which is said to be much
finer than that grown in America. The
animals are peculiar from the size and
form Of the tail, and excite much curiosity.
Theo are about the size of an ordinary
American sheep. The body is white, the
face below the eyes being usually black
The tail is Ebout foot and half long,
and is in the shape Of fan, fiat, and about
nine inches wide At the extremity. These
animals were brought out for food, and
but five remain.
PAGAN Dogs AND PAGAN PIGS.
Stretched out on the deck Just abaft the
sheep cage, three Pekin dogs rolled lazily
about. They are Of pure black color,
and the hair is long and silky. The nose
iS long and marrow, edding Ill a peak, and
the whole head resembles very much that
Of wolf. They were securely tied tC
their kennels yesterday, but they are said
TO be very gentle.
Another cage, which rested Just undel
the shade of the forecastle, had for inhsb
itants four Chinese pigs. They are youne
and very small, and seemed to lie mOr'
cleanly than their American prototypes
The color is speckled black and white, anc
the hair, which is bristly covers the whit,
spots only. The black is perfectly smooth
and as they lay there fast asleep they
looked more like pets than the beast
Americans suppose them to be. Thes'
specimens have been sent to a gentleman
in New York who, it is understood, con
templates the experiment of acclimatizin.
and raising the species.
PROTECTION AGAINST PIRATES
The Glenartney carries two large gun
on her quarter deck, but she relies for de
fence more upon rifles, of which she carrie
a large stock. The business between Hon,
Kong and Calcutta is exceedingly danger
Ous, the seas being infested with Mals,
pirates, who are both bold and sanguinary
The sailors are all experienced rifemen
and she can be put in an attitude of de
fence at . moments notice. A perfec
knowledge Of the language insures the off
GERS against treacbery or collusion in tn
crew. I'VE can understand, said Mr.
Emery, anything that is said to our mel
by an outsider 30 they have no chance :
plot against us. Many Of the piracies il
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