Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-25
TRIP ROUND THE WORLD.
Leaves from IN. Thayer's journal
sights and Scenes In China.

, cast anchor and remained stationary until
eight O'Clock this morning. waiting for favor
able tide 10 steam up the llngt>c river
When went on deck We were in sight OF a
long line OF low country OH either side, with an
embankment OF earth and wooden piles Ia pre-
vent the water in high tide and after heavy
rains from deluging the country. From the
steamer upper deck We had 4 NitW OF the
country far in The distance. With the cNrep-
ton OF q few hut-, the whole country i studded
over with hllpoh- from >iN To- twenty feet
high, in some places hudlled together. covering
several acres of ground in other districts
more scattered and much larger, but nowhere
but what there appcaredto be- a. much ground
occupied by them l> there was space between.
They are the graves Of Cinnamon. | noticed
trees upon them Of considerable size. indica-
ting ancient burial>. In china the dead are
buried above ground and earth heaped above
| the body. the height and size of the mound be
| Ing propOrtiOnato to the wealth and import
ance of the deceased when living. 'hlna + =
vast burial ground We passed fort OF con
siderable size, rebuilt from one DESTROYED IN
lS42, by being attacked ia The rear, Of which
| the Cinnamon complained rs being unchr>tlth
warfare, ls it wa not constructed TO be ap-
preached IN any other way than where 1t
frontei on the water We gaw all kinds of
water craft in the river the passenger, freight
and war iunks. house boats and myriads of
small boats, all partly covered IN The centre 10
| protect Ike occupants from the -un 1n1 10 al
ford them shelter for the night. In some Of
them whole families were luartcrei, children5
| heads projecting from every creyicc in the
awning We are told that the Young ones
| often tumble overheard, and that il it happens
to be 4 girl splashing in the water, the parents
submit to the will of Providence if bov, they
use every means 10 rescue him from vlterv
grave.
Shanghai Il 4 lily OF hore than hall a million
inhabitants part of the city on Tie border Of
the river Is beautifully located, aud ha7 many
| line buiiiings broad. wcl!-payed streets, and q
very interesting public garden, omamented
With ue5s, shrubs and ilowery plants, with
| rustic seats and unique grolto7 of stone, sud I
mu-i, stand. This portion OF the city = occu-
pied and owned Ly foreigners. mostly from
America, England and France. For many
wears after this port wa- opened 10 foreign
trade, large fortune were made by for
| eigner- dom. business here. hul The
Chnanen soon learned the way it
was done. aud now they are the great mcr-
chants and ri.h hauker~, huying. selling and
exporting the products and Manufactures "t
the Empire, and can do it at greater profit
! than foreign traders and capitalists from the
cheapneS> of native labor. and the strict ec"no-
my that chartctcrilc~ them above above AL
other nation, Of The earth.
In Japan, We >aw people transferred from
place t" place in The iin-rcb--ha. and suspend
ed in a Kind Of -ach attached to a pole borne on
the shoulders of two mrn. Here we -rc them
toted about On Wheelbarrow> and in .cdan
chairs. The whccIbarrow used for that pur-
pose has a wheel three feet high with seat on
either side, - that when Two passengers are
transported al the same time, they 1t back To
back with their feet nearly touching the
ground. \ trap from the end ol each handle
of the vehicle passes over the shoulder Of the
coolie, VII" has for five cents contracted with
the party Tor An hours time. Although II
seem, like a small sum for :" much OF such
labor, vet it is more profit 10 them than have
known il 10 be- in our own country to those who
a wager made during "a political contest. The
Colonel ha> moi uiadr Tp hi, mind Vet 10 ioin
me in IN excursion into the country in this
way; hi principal objection i no doubt owing
TO want OF knowledge OF what materials the
cooie may Use to balance his cart. Almost every
thing We have met in this Chinese town out
side the foreign quarter, not excepting the
wheelharrow propeller. emil- odor- not tamil
lar to u> OF agreesb!s- -, 'nr> may become
so, a. have the perfume that We have "ncoun-
tered in fashionable life.
Feb. .th, ls.9.-Eary thi, morning We tool,
the ordinary vehicle of the place 10 visit the
Chinese part OF the rity about a mile distant
from our hotel OUr WAY 10 il lay through the
foreign part of The city over well paved roads,
which are sprinkled by coolie-, with wooden
water vessels similar to what W. u-c IN our
gardens, borne by long pole over their >houl'
ders. We saw them macadaIuizing - new piece
Of road which i done by thirty coolies attachcd
bv long ropes TO heavy reNol Ing iron roller
Before reaching the wall oi thy cit, We crossed
= bridge over a dccr, broad moat The city
cont aims about half a million inhabitants, sur
rounded by : wall one and quarter mile in
TWENTY-FIVE fet high with narrow gate way
which are closed At eleven o'clock Al night ana
opened al seven in the morning. The streets
are only six feet IN width ami horderci by
stores, mechanic shop, meat, iish AMI ccget-
able markets, money changer, eating house
| toy shops, and jugzler5, none Of them mora
than 4 story and half high. They all live ii
small rooms in the rear OF their working and
business places but we did not see Il single
place used Tor the residence Of their families.
We visited several Jos houses OF temples
one yommemOTating hero in war, represent
ed by halt naked figure with long necklace
OF miniature human skulls carved III IVORY.
on all sides Of the room were figures III armUr,
| with a lighted candle before them near the
| centre was an elevated platform around which
We're " orshipper-, burning incense. In another
| apartment of the temple was the jos house Of
| h deceased mandarin, represented bv hgure
| partially concealed bv curtain. ~ II ~as the
| anniversary ot Iii birthday, q table Wa= spread
| before il covered with everything thai makes
| uU grand ica.t for one occupying thr position
! Oi "A mandarin. he widow OF the deceased
| with her daughter was dressed most elegant
| lv i'll the costume OF the cuuntrN-drc>sed and
| Ornamented from the crown Of the head 10 the
| sOles of their little feet, with tlambeauN in
| their hands and decorated, burning candle
| around them, 10 the celestial music ol gong,
| cymblls and hOrn~, they would hnecl upon
| cushions, and bow their heads To The stone
pavement with such force that We could dis
| tiucty hear the sounds ui the repeated blow
| thus made by them. Near TN. temple Is the
| lail where prisoner, are confined Tor -tealing
i and other minor Offences IL l. IN compartments
! about ten feet square. built ut upright wooden
| poles with It space between t.rm iu-i large
enough 10 admit The pu>>h@r uf the arm INTO
| each OF these ten cuprits are confined without
any provision tor food or raincnt, beyond
! the moirty supplied them hg their friends
/ F.sI IatfH III fUt4N
| copper o. two from SOM pa~>cr-hy
whose heart hI~ not become callou- To- human
! suffering. For ten cents III silver, my friend
| who Wa with me bought my pieces "i copper
/ money which WA distributed amous them. II
| equally, II was impossible even 10 guess, Tor
their emacrlcd, naked arm~, thrust between
The bars oi their cage. with their ~incwy hands
struggled with each other iur the possession of
One-llith Of Il cent. We were afterwards told
that these iPoor creature, ave confined there,
| very many ut them, until death m"rrllullN re-
! leyt- them of suffering.
| We saw several ca"cs near hN m1ir like 4
hen coop, fifteen inches SQUARE, "t The height of
| i man, shoulders, with It board Ou Top haNi IN"
| Il hole in il The sikr ui a pcr-ou- ueck. trm-
na- who have committed grave u1en'r, are
pHced in thc-r boxes, with no other clothing
| than >achrlOth about the luin~, and are there
confined until death clu>o- the scene. \o per
son is allowed to furnish them with food, drink
OF rtimcnt, and Ia Increase their torture they
| ar daily bc-mg1rrd with mult~-r, Ia nNItc
file, and other iu-cct7 to pT'N upon them. Kind
| Prov idcnc" mtigutvs their -liloriu. bl drpril
| rng them ufrOn>ciuuanc~- before ~tafN alton.
The streets here are 80 narrow nd swarm
ug with moving, Nng flesh. that even
| wherlbnrroW is not allowed to enter the gale
al the CltN everything used, except dirtN " alter
from the canal, j. taken IN hy hand. "r IA hn-h-
! ets with the rlcr-prc-"ut shoulder pole. lh"
moral and physical condition ct TIN, people
| beggurs description, and the mixed udur- eu-
cuuntered uTc beyond classification. il Is the
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