The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-03-13

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Taper being cheap, is used TOR ia, dead
\ g.. fe' incense sticks are burned, and
a bowl about the ~, Of a coffee cup. Is
filled with ImititIOn VINE. and set w the
grave. All these thing. we're we'll rep
resented in the above case, the straw
ropes being bat halt consumed, but still
smoking But the thing which most at
tTac,ed our notice was numbers Of grave
which had been opened The Chinese
es in diameter. which are jointel on the
rides and put together in widths to SAT-
i the depth Of the coffin. These boards
/ thus made are dressed on either side and
then painted, which gives them rather n
neat appearance But the amount OF
wood in coffin is much greater than in
the board collins al home Another Pc
culairity OF these coiii ~ il. that they are
almost square, and slightly rounded on
the sides and Slightly taperng from the
head to the foot. Hence there is consiI-
cradle spare room in he coffin when il Is
occupied. This space for what purpose
have not ye, learned. is flied with lime
The body is packed in the case with
been recently opened, examined to AS
certain if possible. the reason of the dis
lurbance. | found that the body had all
decayed except tue cue, which consists of
n three plat braid OF hair. growing from
the crown OF the head. to various iengthr
GOTTEN reaching to leet). which was
lying on the side of ,hr grave in u good
state of preservation. (lt would have
made Il . oh switch found that the
wood Of the coffin AMI the lime and de
caycd bones had been carried off; there
were pieces OF each now aud then along
the path which indicated that they had
been taken to the c'ty. The former no
doubt to tie used IS fuel in cooking food,
and TIE later either 10 cement the wall
of = residence or teriiljze garden.
This seems rather mreverent treatment
Of the deal, AMI certainly al unusual
occurrence in China Because of the su-
persntious dread OF the dead presume
it is doe to the extreme poverty Of the
people. the -carcity of fuel and the uu-
usually severe winter.
The famine in the North Of China il
growing TO serious proportions People
by the lens OF thousands are dying either
from starvation direct. or from disease
produced BY the famine, called Famine
Fever. The men are fleeing to the
Southwark Many thousand of whom
have reached the valley of the Yang I'll
penniess and helpless What the result
will be is yet ~ be seen. Our country Of
milk and honey can have no appreciation
of famine or even The common poverty
of these over. crowded lands Every
thing from the cotton stalks aud dry
grass # the hills Is manipulated TOR luel,
and everything that pig or vulture
would eat il used 10y the PEOPLE for tod
not because the country does not produce
better things, but because the masses are
too poor to buy them. The Chinese dog
is about The most worthless aud digust-
ing aud diseased animal ever saw, aud
yet not one dies even with the most loaIh-
some disease, but is eaten 10y the begSars
There are stands IN the street. ofNankiny,
the former capital of the Empire, where
dog flesh wa. sold as the sole commodity.
Not an OK, water buffalo, ass, mule,
horse. or any ct .cr creature dies natu-
raj death, but his flesh is sold in the
streets and eaten 10y the people. If your
stomach is not already uaGseous, |
extremity to which poverty will bring a
peopIe--poverty. did say. Shall not
call II the degradation of aesIhenism, or
idolatry? have SCENT may be seen
any pleasant day-men standing Rgains
the'South walls in the sun, picking the
vermin from their bodies and eating
them knocked
You must not conclude, however, that
there is nothing here to tempt the most
fastidious epicure. The best varieties OF
fish in the world are in the streets every
day at prices from one>half to two snd a
half cent per pound Chickens. ducks,
geese, pigeons, every kind OF fowl may
be had in quantities aud at very low
rates. Game is plentiful in the season
for it. Rice. tea, oranges. dates, pea
nuts, sweet potatoes, lemons. chestnuts;
almost all kinds Of edibles may be had
for the cash, which the people. many of
them, have not. To give YOU an idea OF
tn 'o't of living. ] may illustrate by my
own experience. am housekeeping
occupy a two-tory brck building of tour
spacious rooms, with bathrooms, store
rooms, and kitchen besides. My took 10
a man who has had three years expert
rieuce in cooking for forei sners | ply
him 81 per month and ne 10 ird~ or finds
himself Ny house boy is Ieund by his
uncle pay the cook ftv cash, less
than five cents. day, for his board: He
makes fires, carries coal, dresses my
my study and bedroom. and blacks
boots aud does general chores. His re-
muneration IL the privilege of learning
how to work for foreigners and to talk in
English. He is regarded as fortunate to
get such berth. Il keep up the expense
of housekeeping. running two coal fires,
and eat three square meals each day;
even going SO far as to have fire on week
days. and hot cakes every morning and
yet live cheaper than | could live in
second>class boarding-house at Hartford
| beg the pardon OF Hartford Landlords
| do not mean to presume that there are
INV sernnd~cIasa hoa rding houses in