The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-11-08

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CHINESE BURIAL CUsToMs.-At the
recent burial ola Chinaman at Belle
vile, N. j., his fellow-countrymen
seem--if the ceremonies and observan-
ces were correctly and fully reported
to have departed slightly from the GUS
toms in vogue among the Celestiais.
An article written by Mr.. John Fiske
10 the November number of the Allan,
tic Monthly, and entitled "The Pri-
meval Ghost Word" contains QUOTA
ton from Mr.. Tyler's primitive Gull
ture," in which is mentioned the
Chinese custom of receiving the spirit
of dying man in live or artificial
cock, and thus carrying it home, and
of enticing into sick mans coat the
spirit which has already left the body
and so conveying il back. At the
Belleville funeral holes do not seem to
have been bored in Ii Chow Chin's
coffin with the design, according to
Mr.. Fiske, of giving the soul a chance
to revisit the body should it be in
clined to do so. Medhurst, in his
"Curiosities of Street Literature in
China" says, however, that the holes
are bored for the purpose of letting
the spirit find exit as we'll as entrance,
thus keeping up very old notion
allied with that in reference to YAM
pires. The shadow or spirit of the
money thrown into the coffin was pro-
baby intended for the spirit should it
wish to purchase immaterial tea and
rice in it's wanderings.
HOME ADJUSTMENTS. Many very
pretty little chemical experiments may
be made by the young people, which
will amuse and astopish those around
them. As for instance, with SO simple
an article as red cabbage, very beau.
tiful effect can be rendered in the fol.
lowing manner:
Cut three leaves Of cabbage into
small pieces, and after placing them in
basin, pour pint of boiling water or
them, letting them stand an hour
then pour off the liquid into a decanter
1t will he fine blue color. Then take
four wine glasses; into one put 81,
drops of solution of soda; into thirt
the same quantity Of strong solution
of alum aud let the fourth glass re
main empty.
Fill up the glasses from the decap
ter, and the liquid poured into the glas
containing the acid will quickly be
come beautiful red; that in the glas
containing the soda will be a fin
green; that poured into the empty on
will remain unchanged.
By adding a little vinegar to til
green it will immediately change t
red and on adding a little Of the solu
ton of soda to the red it will assume
fine green; TINS showing the action
acids and alkalies on vegetable blue
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WoMANLY MoDEsTY.-Here is stra
waif that many might read and prot
by in these days when the crimsc
blow of modesty does not oversprea
} every cheek:
Modesty is to merit what shade is
figures or paintings-it gives it boldne
and prominence. Nothing adds mo
! to female beauty than modesty; it she'
!, around the countenance halo of ligt
which is borrowed from virtue. Bot
nists have given to the rosy hue viii,
u tinges the cup Of the white rose Il
D name of ''maiden blush" This pu
and delicate hue is the only pal
Christian virgins should use; it is t
richest ornament. A woman witho
modesty is like faded flower, viii
l. the prudent gardener will throw fro
. him. Her destiny is melancholy, for
terminates in shame and repentance
Beauty passes like the flower of t
Aldo, which blooms and dies in f;
hours; but modesty gives the fem;
= character charms which supply t
U place Of the transitory freshness