Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-14


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The Mammoth Religion of the World.
The tourist, roaming over the sunny lands of
the East, cannot but gaze with admiriDg won
der on the gorgeous temple edi6ces that every
where meet the eye Even amid the superla-
tive richness of tropical scenery they stand con-
spicuous-their slender, gilded spires towering
upward, often hundreds Of feet, till they SEEM
ed lost in the blue ether; their tinted tiles of
green and gold, rejecting as by a prism all the
coors of the rainbow; and their myriads of
tiny, ,inkling bells, pendent from every turret
and gable Of the vauIted root, breathing out
sweet music at each touch of the passing breeze.
Nowhere else, not even on their own magnlh-
cent palaces or the gorgeous abodes OF their
kings, do Orentals so lavish time and money,
taste and skill, as on the temples of their gods.
Creator has scattered 80 plenteousy around,
these seem in perfect accord-monuments of
a devotion and self.sacri6ce that challenge
our admiration, even while awakening pity
for zeal so sadly misplaced Never were
dcvotees of auy creed or faith so fast bound
in its thraldom as are these disciples OF
Buddh or Gaudama: while this mammoth
religion numbers as its v0tarles more than
five hundred and fifty millions Of human be-
ngs, or nearly half the population of our
globe For some two thousand five hundred
Years it has been the established religion
Of Burmah, Siam, Laos, Pegu, Cambodia,
Thibct, Japan, Tartary, Ceylon, the Loo Choo
aud many neighborlng islands, besides about
two-thirds of China and large portion OF 81
beia; and at the present day 20 incousderable
number of the simple peasau,ry Of Swedish
Lapland are found among its firm adherents
Buddhism, in its pure form, undoubtedly had
its origin 10 Hindoestan, where its founder was
born; and thence, by the almost super-human
efforts of its priests and devotees, it was scat
tered far and wide all through EASTERN middle,
and southern Asia. When Mohammedanism
was first introduced into Java, the people were
all Buddhists; and they clung to their estab-
lisbed religion with tenacity that even the
fire aud sword of the false prophet were in many
eases incapable of subduing. ln Hlndostan,
within few centuries after the death OF Gaud-
ama, we find the Brahuins ferccy prosecuting
the Buddhists, and ultimately expelling them
from the county; yet to this day, despite the
siscent warfare waged against Buddhism by
Mohaumedans, and the combined prayers and
efforts of all Chrsteudom. no decisive victory
has been achieved over this mighty host. Some
laousands have been converted to Christianity,
but the loss is made good by births from year
to year; though it is true that as western civil
zatou progresses the higher class, and 10
many cases even the priests themselves, are
losing their hold on the doctrines of Buddhism,
and modifying their temple worship by some
admixture of occidental if not Christian observ-
aDces.-Funnie Roper Feudge, an September
,Galary.
A LITTLE JUDlcIoUS PRAISE. No heart is
nsensbe to words of praise, or the kindly
Smile of approbatiop; and none are utterly above
being affected by censure or blame Children
are particularly sensitive in this respect. Moth
ing can discourage a child more than spirit OF
iucessant fault finding; and perhaps nothing can
exert a more baueful Influence upon both parent
and child. Ifyour little one, through the day.
has been pleasant aud obedient, and you say TO
him, my son, you have been good to-day, and
it nmakes me very happy" and if, with more
than a usually affectioDate embrace, you say,
"Good night, my dear child, throb of sup
pressed feeling fills his Breast and be resolves
on always earning such approval. 1t your grown
500 or daughter have accomplished some diff
cult piece Of work, rendering you essential as
sl>tauce; or have climbed some steep in the daily
drill of study; or have acquired some new ac-
cOmpii>hment, or added grace; or, better than
all, have gained the victory over some bad habit
or besetting sin-acknowledge it, see it. praise
them for it, Let them see by your added ten
derness the deep JOY and comfort it gives you.
Thus you will create great incentive to right
conduct, aud lay broad foundation for char
ac;er which shall be redolent with succuent
llult and fragrant blossoms. -IemptarS Nag
The SILK TRADE.-Iu the last monthly cir
cuIar Of the American Silk Association, which
contains some interesting and valuable statlS-
ties OF the silk trade in this country, the re-
uarkabe fact is presented that the importa..
ton Of the raw silk has largely been transferred
from New York to San Francisco. The reason
OF his seeming change of course is to be found
10 the fact that since the construction OF the
!nlou Pacific railroad. silk coming as most OF
ndoeS from Asia and the East India Islands
will find its uatural entrance on the western
side Of the continent. As hitherto it reaches
me eastern States but by different route.
before 1870 the silk importations at San Fran
CISCO We're hardly worth mentioning, while IN the
September report of that year the importation
there was only one hundred and twenty pack
ages valued at 100000, against four hundred
aud thr'y-6ve packages, valued at $3l5. 962,
received at New York. For the same month
!he next year the figures were reversed; the
iAulportaions at San Francisco were valued at
MOL 900, while those at New York were $l77,-
1..' September, 1872. the values stood $685.
V-o to San Francisco New York $2O2, ,5S6.
fAElTY BooT. The latest pretty thing in
vogue Tor ladies' wear is the cavalier boot"
.Iou the agkle down, but it is much higher 10
s,H .n leg, and from the top there turns fanci
.u'y-colored and ornamentally stitched leather
aI5' ap5lon' so to speak, which reaches the instep,
,"a ,a' quite loose and of neglige air, in imi