Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-09

How TIE CHINESE MARE TINE THE
! Caias.= Oh.ial Almanac" Is issued annually 10
Dacemb:r, aDd is csreinliy prepared by the
! Board OF As.rouG:u5, al i@Eortsot body, ig2-
. par.i2llg anp0at=G, presided ever by PRICE
! g. ne loy =. hIyad, aoC tq1ai il dignity to aug
! other ggve:un ut body 10 Ghs e0plre. Tho
. .,2c Is tesio62d a. speclat act OF grace by
!he L uptror % the Corcsus, LoochO9aas, Ar
u:r,ii25 aoG Other tributary States.
! 3 this Luoc. is 50 beh!y pacted By tee
: Chinese, il nsy i4i!ly be considered as the rep
Ia:cCialiv3 Of the highest staio OF astronomical
! :citGce Feaehrt ~ their. large part OF the
| a.;To. gie2i portion CT the almanac is Intended
! for ''p.ac;ica! guide 10 the common afsss Oh
i..s." Z t:ars!a!!cu is given CT the adnonltl0n5
, IL tie irst Gsye 9th: coming year as follows:
Tie first day is favorable 70! sacrifice and for
cn,srgg school; =; 1ooo il allowable to bs!he.
! l. i u i,vJrah!c FOR starting on Journey or
! chnngtag resi- !crc'.
TIE seoaRd dsy is favorable fer sacrifice aId
| halaias. |, is unaveretle ijr s:arIlGg oc G
III. cg, lomjTlog CT p acto ns soupunetur2.
Tic th!id day: there ale 40 lDdlcllons.
Tie iorT!h tay; ulsy receive or make visits
a1ti 81! c9t cuthe.; at I 4. H., nay draw up
c}utIsc;1 - make pres. nts eIay not 90 On .
] JuTlsy or BIZ aA gsUGcd.
TIC iii:h d.; Gay visit, battle, shave GGd
ciosA up. May not pant AID SOY.
The sIg!h day IS favorable !OE 3scriiica, con-
iiaal u1i0a, vi:l:os, taking on neg s.lvant,
s.arsIG % ufaey, removing, marrying, re-
pairing, building, breaktog ground; at ) .. ID.
nay itaH u9 cynirsce, ureD shop, barter, send
I l:e.c-'s, stz ttSt ne soil aGd bury.
The scgca;h day G.a: level reads, but must
ms siert on = Iur4er.
iIc eighth; Gay s,c7ico, mamo!lahz:, cD!tr
Ci;ioa, assune cc7cunala' clothes; ct i've O. n.
nay III t17.rl the southeast; also favorable
t.. cJii lss! union, visits. wed1iogs, tsEiue on
. u"z sgfroot, s:scGn. 60 iju:psy, direoring
unGiGhl5 auI rutii3g Of oTls3oaaus, huilIloy,
!4!losiog soI aod berYiag.
In. wIi'sg glFes i !eS ploie Items. aod com
II -0Id a5 tnll0as:
and 8, i: goos on Tor nearly every day in tn
year. Enough has been translated 10 show tho
a. c=EElve ChllGIshness and nbsurdiLy Cf this, tho
p,iac ipri psrs Of ,hs Imperial Almanac. On the
ssy .seepIh one ;;'sy b. treated for illness and
op-n 6nches Of provisions On the twenty
s:cond it Is clio SAble 10 pull down Old houses
md Hails, but drsiDs muEt not Do opened CT
wells dug GJtl the twenty eleventh Arrests
stcuid DO rasde on the twenty fifth this ia the
nuly favorable day in tho month"; very ssti..
factory arrangement for criminals.
There are four days IN thirty in which one
uay cut Gu. Clothes aud the sene NUN Der OF
which one Inay sweep ard dean up II is ad-
vs.d 10 shave on t. e so, 23d and 2o.h, and to
t.Ih he seven lines in tho moutn. Dntorlupa ely
.bo Intervals between the BAH days ~ un. qlsl,
ENC tee toieger in too anlansc must Volt from
tho b;h to Ito l3th and from the "A: to the I'D.
jeeides. OF the frs: bathing ls favorable ut ar
iHc,nyeuisE. boar. VIE, noon .hs hour on the
:0.h s o'clock is much better.
1h=:s Indications seem too silly 10 effect sen.
sbe nan, ye. while tho Chinaman ia lot only
ssEsitle DIT ae:usly shrewt and keen, be
guides nos. Of his m5re i'm portsnt affairs by the
a.narsc. The poorer classes watch the alman.
80 Carefully, and m.r-y, busy and do ether
th2ys Only when it advises and |. ia 10 be fear-
cd .hst the better educated do Lot start our
Dey nor e:..er ofhce except On favorable days,
though 1t Is to be hoped they battle, shave and
C.EaG Eucb o!tsnef.