The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-20
THE WAYS or cnINlMEN.
A Lecture by Prcnticc Nulford on the Chinese
In California.


The Chinese in California were lecturcd
about 10 Trenor's New Hail last evening" by
Prentice Mulford, who aims at establishing sun
day evening popular lectures fIe said that tho
Chinese first entered California In 1850. lilo
trctted patiently after the white man, and tho
two fulfilled the fable OF the hare aud the tor
tose. The Mongolan has carried back to his
native land uncOunted millions OF dollars. lie
does not assimllate with us, does not even use
our groceries; does not allow his bones to rest
In our gravcyards. The Chinaman Is found in
nearly every avoca,ion except law and divinity.
lie built the Pacific Rlilroad. 1t had been sal
that the Chinese could not blast, because that
was process requiring skill; but the Chinese
proved his ability by making 1ftecn tunnels
through the Sicrrls.
The Chinaman does thrce-fourths NJ the laun-
drying in California. Previous to ironing the
clean clothes he nils his mouth with water. and
with gre u noise difuses " over the clothes.
like a spray. There are 2OOO Chinese In san
archiiccture, the Mongohan rarb, and Mon.
colian groceries. Their food used to be called
heatheuish truck" IL Is true that the Chi
nese, from their dense population to be fcd,haye
acquired the faculty OF utilizing as food every
nutritious substance; and while much of their
food we should consider unsavory, II not un-
whoesomclv gross, there are some articles
eaten by thom which we might well adopt-for
| instance. n soup made OF shell-nsh.
| The Chinaman is arccrcaiiye barbarian. He
| PLAYS more and preserves the split of Ms youth
| longer than we do. In California he has thea
| Tres In which n drama occupies months, like a
| scrinl story Ia newspaper. Ho never dances,
! and thinks dancing IL an indication q Anglo
| Srxon insanity He flies kites and plays
hattledore and shuttlecock. His even
| ing meal Ia prolonged, aud he IS not a
gloomy. silent eater. lie Is good agriculturist.
| with our comparatively wasteful farming, and
| our completely wasteful sewage Of cities, how
| would China have FED her three hundred mil
lions Of peoplef He does not adopt our reli-
| ciOn and has little Of his own excepi belief In
God and the devil. lie pays more attention to
! the devil, as being more dangerous. He has
Distinct ideas Of an immortal state, and believes
| II to be like earthly existence suhhmatcd. 50 he
| spreads out a feast for the beloved dead. be-
| licvlng that they eat the evaI oratiOns OF
| cxhalation Of the viands MANY loads Of
| salt pork have been drawn IN funeral pro-
| CessiOns to bc In theory partaken OF
| hy the departed and when its freshness Is
over he takes 1t nome and eats II himself As
for his cooking. he simply Wits his vegetables
In boiling water, ana eats his meat half raw
but he has an idca # literature and on his bust.
ness sign he places, along with his name and
| business a verse from his favorite poet or phi
lOsopher, llia medicinal ptls are about as LARGE
waiuuts. lie l. not allowed to testify IN court
but when II is hcccsaart t. In rudtce his state
ment, the way L. bind him with the soemnitN
of an oath Is TO bring IN living fowl ana Kill II
lie has been tax d while uth. 3 foreigners are
EXEMPT, but Is NOT allowed 10 tc~tiN 30 court
nor his children 10 attend the public schools.