Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-02-23

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lei NE LIFE OF T II CHINESE.
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a Lecturers Favorable Estimate Of Their til
#a customs and y Eiaractsr.8
From the New York Star. zs.s.5
W hon the Yene cradle keter Cooper took
the red backed chair in the Cooper Insti 4
tute last night, to preside st the free lecture
on The Chinese ut Home, !" he was warmly
applauded. 81 -.3 81. r. 555 81
The lecturer was e. b. Drew, who has
been for sixteen years III. the emplo yment
OF the Chinese government az q commits
sioner or inspector Of their customs sys-
tenn. He is, ct present, on q two years
leave OF absence in this country 4.
The chief characte TIC, he said, OF the
sons OF CHINA, is their untlTlug III dustrya
Their work begins with the dawn and CON. 81
tlnues Until darkness comes. LAG emper-
or and court rise soon after midnight. and
receive the ministers and delegations until
8 O.. m. The schools open Of sunrise and
close at 3 p m. In tas tea cleaning rooms
one Will see dozens OF chatterlng women OF
work with countless children under their
feet, and these women work all DAY fof six
cents each. The new year is about the
only time when they take any relaxation,
and that lasts i've or ten days. J his IS q
season Of Teasing and pleasures, OF pro-
eession, open air tieatricals, end paying
debts, and at It's close the same round OF
ceaseless tolls begin again for another
year. On one occasion sEhlle g party OF us
were passing through q country town open
air theatricals were going On, and the whole
pop Ellatlon was Out 10 witness them. e
had almost passed by without being noticed
when one or Two OF the natives saw MS, and
at once the cry pf n Young kretza, !" which!
means foreign deylls. was raised, and the
whole crowd, followed BY the heavy Villain
and the prima donna OF the company, We're
in hot pursuit of#us. Foreign devil IFS
the appellataon given to all foreigners. 1t
was simply curiosity THAT isd them after us,
and we we're only nnolested by Them shouts
and curiosity. M
! The Chinese seldom get excited when
working and s maleteer, when his animals
get stuck in the mud, taxes out his pipe
and smokes until they get rested, and then
carries half the load himself, instead of
lashing the animals. They are also very
peaceable, and seldom resort to blows or
knives. They pull each Others queues and
shout, and then are separated. they are
not a c0wardly race, tor as soldiers, they
have been tried and found brave. They al !
so will endure, without win cl1ig, the most
painful surgical operations. They ale not
an aggressive or fighting race, but when
once aroused and on fire become as blood
| thirsty as other nationalities. They believe
! III taking things easy, and A Bea chow che q
which means DONE worry or get angry, is a
much-usea expression. Il
They are indiM erent to new measures or
reforms, or changing any Of their old GUS
| to1ns. he common people are generally
too ignorant to understand the benefits Of
| the proposed reforms, and are especially
opposed to them if they bring any increase
in taxes. # 33i5 3s
| a certain Mandarin was asked to present a
| cup for d race one time, and said that, as
mis- predecessor hadn't done so, he, of
I5conrse could not think Of doing SO. # #S. I.l#
What il and has long been, they hate
| oh aging tits almost vain to try and SSH
hoes and ploWs ia China, as they still use
| their old implements There are, however,
some innovations taking place, VACCINE
ton has been id vogue among them since
1905; glass is used Instead of yaper. an
kerosene ID rapidlv replacing other oils or
account Of its cheapa ess. IA 5s
| IA guest is treated with the most pro
| found politeness and many salaamg. Q III
fact. politeness is i prin ipal trait of their
character. The guest gets She seat OF hon
or. The host and the guests sink sinful
/ tanaoasly into their seats, and it would be
1 highly improper for either to sit down be-
fore the other. Hats are not reno we'd ex-
cept BY special request. .5s 5si s
aTney Are not a truth telling people.
! They give false hi ornation Gil everything,
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