Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-15
Chinese Traits,



cpn Cites.
Mr.. T.. V. SmaIley's paper in the
February Cea'u,ycn Features of the
New Nurthwrr,,' Is au interesting con.
clu>iun to his noteworthy series on The
northwestern region. He discusses
various social aud political subjects,
and speaking OF the Cniu,,c populu.
liou, su 5 in part: There Is mistaken
notion in the east that the Chinese are
ALWAYS humble aul submissive and
much put upon anl abused by the
whites of the Pacific coast. There was
time when the huodlums OF san
Francisco maltrruted the A. attic i'm
igrdnrs shametully, hut that time has
gone 10y. Now the Chinamau appca's
TO be as secure in biz ght> of person
and property u anybody Instead Of
being dtteren,iaI aud tlmiI. he is often
pushing aad inSnleut. He does not
give way in the street. u hustIes ynu
rs rudelyas an English navy a huly
Of Chinese luhnrcr> marching down a
narrow street will crowd IaIics into
the gutter. The Chinese m rchnnt~,
doctors aud Others btlongiuI tu The
better CLASSES are rs polite It, French
men, but the masses uf the Chinese
population uu the Pacific coast are
ru lie aud brutal. The chief thing III
their favor Is their habit OF personal
cleanliness. Tie railroad laborcr-,
who are the poorest aud most Ignorant
class, wash them,elves from head tr
foot at the end Of each days work.
All classes are frequent customers nf
the barber, who gives minute attention
To their heads, faces, ears aud ucCks
Among the common luborers there
Is little sympathy for the sick aud in.
Jured comrades. 1t a man IL likely To-
become burden, the other members
of his gang want tu get rId Of him Il,
sOou as possible. 1t Is commonly hp.
lieved by the white bosses on the rail.
WAYS that the Chinese doctors put sicl,
men out of the way by poison when
they T. ink they cannot be speedily
cured. 4 case was told me in Oregon
OF Il coDIe railway luburer whp had uu
arm broken. II was set hy ,hc cpm
pany's doctor aud was doing vel, but
the mans conrad. insisted on Chr.
nese doctor To attend him. The dUcto
came from distant camp and gave
the patie.t dose. In an hour tl
poor fell w was dead. In such cu,,a-
III re is no investigation, nubndy care,
that there i one Chiuamau less. The .
death of Il car, horse is ct much more
consequence. Oue great difficulty the /.
employers of Chinese lauur have To- /
contend with i the superstition of /.
these queer people. Their religious .
worship CONSISTS chiefly IN propitauus /
the mAleynIent spirit ot the dead
TIA Chinese domestic tan les rhcr, .
is ghost in the house he departs ~ .
once, aud leaves an inscription behind .
tn warn his succ,s~ur-. II often hap. .
pens that family will b. unable rr I.
keep servant Inusrr than single .
day. Man after man will come AMI .
20 without giving any reason for hl- I.
abrupt departure. At last the warn /
ing -ign i found in the kitchen nr the .
servants room and expuuL"d; lhcu .
there il no more trouble. Mt long
age two Cinnamon were killed in Ore .
gnn by the premature expulsion ui a
blast on = new railway line. Onn ul .
their fellow wprkmrn declared thai
just before the expulsion he saw two
devils cnme To the Opposite bank Of thu
rive aud hear them talking. There.
upon the whole gang uf forty men
dropped work. ani could MT be in
duced. by threats or persuasion, to r..
turn to the ~ t.