The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-31
THE rn uru TELLER AT THE FAIR.
characteristics Of Chinsmcn-A Good Test for
n ventilater.

PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-My flrst trip 10
the Centennial was In the crowded cars OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, fare t2.0o, and the geo :
opd by the new route over the New jersey Cen
trail by Bound Brook, fare about t2.25. The e:I0
morning train from the foot Of Liberty street
over the New jersey Central. passes through a
more picturesque country, and makes Phllidel-
pha at 11:35. by this route hustline In crowded
cars 10 avoided.
Almost the 1rst thing seen on entering the
Main building is q group OF Chinese carpenters
superintendsd by Yankee. They are jabber-
| ing, saving, and chisellinR, with robes hoppins
and queues trailing over their work. A few feet
from the laborers are several Cinnamon Of high
or caste, who are having Irritation with party
| OF American Rirls.
Beyond the Cinnamon lie group OF Japanese,
| dressed In Chatham street clothes and high hats
| Everything about the two groups goes to show
| that the japanese are becoming cosmop polite
| that they have determined to initiate Franc @,
England, and America-while the Chinaman still
SUCKS 10 his Queue nis 1p,um, nis ,ps,, ana 70
down through twenty generations.
| One thing noticed about the Cbinamen Is their
| absolute aim plicity and good nature. They are
ALWAYS smiling. As talk with them here am
reminded Of a story that George Carleton. tue
Auken's kiicnen In New York. The frst morn
ING after the Chinaman came the following con-
vefSatiOu occurred.
| "whst is your name, STRIP asked Mrs. van
10 my nance Alb sin Foo"
" hut L can't remetDb Der all that lingo, my an.
| III oall you jimmy"
"Veily welle; now whachee name call-e
| your" asked All Sin, looking up In sweet siIn-
We'll my name is Mrs. Van Auken; call me
40 me can no 'membei Misse vannc AuKen.
Too big piecee nance. 1 call you Tommy
| Misse fommyv
| chine winch can throw 10000 cdoic feet OF pure
| air yer minute with teu-hJrse power eng ne.
Thai Is, th,s machine can pump room 100 feet
| square and nfty feet hig.', containing $4,000
cuoic feet, full OF pure ir In i've minutes. In
ten inmates u could force out all the AIR In the
| it, vi 90 with pure air. Tue Inventor, Francis
Murphy, says: "ihis yentilator, with n Ave-
largest opera house, the biggest mine-in fact, IL
can ventilate any hing, sir"
| Anything, you tay Z" asked.
| Yes, sir, anything"
| "wen, MIR. Murphy" said my Uncle Consider,
| III your machine will ventilats Mr.. Bl ines
p,att did with the 5000 be got from Pacific Mail
| Irwin, sentilate now kooeson deposited ss0,Uoo
bug In Mr. keeleys motor, why III hire Bill
| kius 10 go to Washington and sell one to Con-
eress for len times tie value, and give the bonus
| Here " a Mr.. johns who stands in q little
room niled with asoestos. In his hand he holds
apiece OF asbestos cloIh, piece OF asoestos IRE
hose, &c.
| Nv nat Is asbestos p asked.
| Asbestos. sir. is petriled wood and vege-
tables-petfined hax. IL u a white stone tire I'd
which We can weave INTO CLOTH" said Mr.. Johns,
handing me piece OF clOth which looked like
| coarse. unbledched domestic.
And YOU can MAKE hro-proof clothing of
| Yes, sir. I can make a suit OF clothing out
| Of TINS asbestos cotu that you can place IN the
| hottest ire. In fact, IL Is stone cloth woven
| from stone yarn"
lnen Sir. johns showed me piece OF petri-
| ned wood. Ii bent like bark. and split and
| pealod inIo hOers.
| " hess np-rs," said the exhibitor, d" are the
threads winch we weave into hre-prbof cloth,
| put arouud TIRE hose, grind tao nre-pFoof stone
pant, and wuich We ulg out Of tue ground."
| ELI pIRKIxs