The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-21

thirty or forty ingredients were selected
with the utmost care, and were deposited
In, trough made Of tin, with fiat
bottom aud sides about an inch high. This
was on the floor. A sort of trestle was
placed over it, and another moon-eyed indi.
yidual straddled 1t. kicked off hts shoes, or
rather clogs, seized sort OF roller with his
toes, and rolled it back and forward over
the heterogeneous mixture below. After
having sufficiently ground the medicine 1t
was carefully collected In the form OF pow
der, wrapped, rewrapped, and tied several
times, scaled. and endorsed, making about
a pound package. / sincerely pity the hap
less Celestial who has to swallow that dose.
Among the many incidents which amused
Us was the following: Wishing to compli-
ment one old Chinese lady, expressed
great admiration for daughter OF hers
who was present, and was promptly offered
the damse!. in fee simple, for $500, liberal
discount for cash. did not buy; and
seeing the old woman was disposed
to bargain, and the young woman
listening with interest to the CONVEX
sation, IincontineDtlv backed out, and, -
added, in relating it to The boys, "with
very red face" All during our trip
the little Chinese children stood up at once
on our entrance and shook hands with each
member OF our party, and If pcrchance one
was passed without the shake, it would
todde after one until it received The hand
sbuking. OF the crowded condition OF
these people can give you an idea when l
state that within space OF about eight
blocks there are 10000, and that many Of
the houses within that space are restau-
rants, stores, shops. theatres, houses OF wor-
ship, &c, &c. ! must not forget to mention
their "Josh "-house, or place OF worship.
This is small room, containing five idols,
one OF which is the figure OF woman who,
Chinaman told me, lived "too toman yeer
60, and wa allie same Vilgin Maly." AS
there was nothing really remarkable about
this place save the carvings and the
fact that some ceremony wa7 about
he enacted by which Il priest or Josh
man" was going to pray man out OF pur-
gafory for and in consideration OF the sum
OF $40, TO be paid by his distressed widow,
who wished to marry again. but could not
do so legally until her late " hubby's" soul
was emancipated from its present summer
residence.
/ will not add to this already long letter.
have told YOU the least offensive develop
ments OF this Tip through Chinatown, and
that it would he impossible for ME TO give
you aA idea in writing OF the squalIor. filth.
and degradation of this people. Ny Object
in going was to satisfy myself OF the truth
OF the numerous assertions which | had
heard and read, but never before realized,
and to account for the fact hat in the re-
cent election the votes were in proportion
OF 1000 for Chinese immigration TO 10000
against it, and in San Francisco 420 votes
to 10000 against. Hencefouh I am most
opposed TO the Chinese as uii-
Zcns, or even us soiourner>, in any civilized
community, and especially SO, as am told
oplum-Smoking is slowly becoming Il prom
inent vice among the lower order OF whites.
No white labor can compete with them.
Their food costs seven cents day. their
hunks fifty cents per month, their opium
Seventy-fve cents per month, and their gar
ments two dollars in six months. They
work from fourteen TO sixteen hours FER
day. They live like pigs, and they are
pigs.
l have written so much, and it is now so
late, that am afraid this letter will have to
be all Chinese. However pharlsaical it may
be, thank the Lord - am not as they
are." J. u. |.