The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-10
Philanthropist's Experiments with
the Heather Chinee.

A Philanthropist's Experiments with
the Heather Chinee.
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The Rev. DIR. Hawkshaw, a practical
philanthropist, has been prosecuting
some interesting psychological expert
ments in San Francisco with a view to
determine the mental and moral status
OF the Chinese character. In order to
make this test thorough and impartial
he has during the last few months had
five of the Chinese nominally employed,
although his real object in maintaining
them was that he might study their Pc
culiarities. He has reached the conclu-
sion that the moral deficiencies of these
people arise mainly from their. lack of
education and their constitutional and
mental peculiarities. He has been in
the habit of daily lecturing these pupils,
through an interpreter, on the simple
elements of moral principles at the same
time testing their appreciation of his
teachings. We will let a San Francisco
paper relate what success has attended
these systematic efforts to reclaim the
reverend gentleman's heather proteges:
/" His pupils first consisted of four boys
and one girl Of twelve years. The pre-
liminary experiment was intrusting his
oldest boy (who came to him with a
character) with $40 piece with which
to do some marketing. The experiment
was successful, and neither basket
nor boy have since been seen.
The Doctor experimental to the
extent of two complete sets of heather,
the sacrifice being one gold watch, a
seal ring, eight teaspoons, one feather
bed and his best pair of pants,
not to mention one barrel of best
sugar and other groceries. At the
end of the third month, having only one
boy left out of ten, and him untested,
he concluded that for innate inquisitive-
ness the Chinese have no equal, and
that absolute proof to the contrary, if
Practicable, would require an impracti-
cable expenditure. He resupplied his
wasted ranks with good boys from the
best Chinese families, and has since, by
adopting the principles on which the
Lotta fountain is run, managed to keep
enough cups, chairs and cold water in
the house to supply his frugal wants
and those of his household, although
his front gate has long since disappear
ed and the gas company have bill
against him for forty-seven feet of gas
pipe and two gas meters, and his landlord
has compelled him to pay for window
shutters, marble mantels and back
doors. He thinks that, with all that, his
leaven is slowly working.n The Doc
tor describes some of his efforts to ham
mer into his pupils a little of the Amer
ican sense of the ridiculous or humor-
ous., John does not know joke from q
clothes basket, and his smile is as sense
less as that of Cheshire cat-a simple
outdrop of satisfaction and good
nature. The Doctor retailed to his oldest
pupil, day after day, the most ridiculous
anecdotes Munchausen tales and
the like-without the least effect. When
John was told that the baron one night
hitched his horse to thetop OF . steeple,
in consequence Of the depth Of the snow,
and in the morning, after thawy night,
discovered him dangling by the bride
from the steeple high in the air, John
merely remarked, :" Heap snow,'' and
went about his work reflectively. A
pie stuffed with cotton was set before
him for his dinner. He seemed simply
to regard it as a peculiar dish of the
Americans, and ate every crumb OF the
crust, leaving the cotton very neatly
spread out on the plate The queues Of
a pair of heathen were tied together,
which resulted, when they attempted 70
lgo in opposite directions, in nearly
tearing their scalps off. So far from
manifesting any appreciation of the
ljoke they fell upon one another like Kill
kenny cats, smashed pier glass, I
handicapped center table, and greatly
alarmed the Doctors family. Tht
Doctor, however, is still persevering il
his efforts to analyze the Chinese char
acter, with view to test the possibility
of making an American citizen out o
him in the ultimate future. If he shall
succeed will he not spoil him as China
man? is still graver question.
Ii PUMPKIN writer, VIII,
has tried it, says to preserve pumpkin
take Z pounds Of pumpkin, 5 pounds q
i sugar, 4 lemons, and ounces of greer
i ginger-root. Cut the pumpkin in slice
4 half an inch thick in any desired form
3 square, round or diamond shape, an,
E boil in the sirup till tender, then tax
: up the pieces. Slice the lemon an
ginger-root very thin and scald them j
4 little clear water, after which ad
b them to the sirup; boil the latter dow
E until it is clear enough to keep withou
Q fermenting and then add the pumpki
: to it.
L n e = -
PLAIN RICE PUDDING.-In six-qual
pudding pan put Il teacupfuls of ric'
not boiled; add 2 eggs beaten with
7 cup of sugar, little salt and nutmeg
!; add cup Of raisins; fill the pan wit