The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-17
THE BOY EMPEROR.
Honored and w orshiped as a God by More
Than Two Hundred million People.
Abtg gOulSs
GARRET ZIMMERMAN.
Overseer Of the Poor.


Pail Mall Gazette
The ruler of the 80. 900 600 of which the
Chinese nation probably consists is now
within i've years of his majority the age of
Is years. and is an occupant, while yet q
minor, OF the same apartments in which
lived the Emperor who proceeded him on
the Dragon Throne. There, says the Noftn
China Herald he eats with gold tipped chop
sticks of ivory. There he sleeps on a large
Nidgpo bedstead, richly carved and orna
mented with ivory and goid-the same on
which the noble minded Emperors kang
Hsi and Cheu Lung used TO recling after the
days fatigue last century and the century
before.
Like one of those living Blu ldhas who may
be seen in the lamasery ON the Monaghan
plateau, he is knelt to by all the attendants
and honored as a god. The seclusion in which
he is kept if far more complete than that of
the gods. The building in which the En-
perOr resides is called Yang Hsin Tien, and
is little TO the west OF the Ch'ien Chen
Meu in the middle of the palace At the back
OF the central gate, on the south side. is the
great reception hall. When Ministers of
State and others enter for an audience, at 4,
5, or in the morning according TO custom,
they have TO go on foot TO the center of the
palace, over half mile, if they enter by the
east or west gate; and when they get OH in
years they can appreciate the Emperor's
be borne in a chair instead of walking.
The rooms OF Ike Emperor consist of seven
compartments. They are provided with the
divan or klang, the peculiar institution of
North China. The klangs are covered with
red felt OF native man ufacture, and the floor
with European carpets. The cushins all have
embroidered on them the dragon and the
phoenix. Pretty things scattered through
the rooms are endless in variety, and are
changed in accordance with any wish ex-
pressed by the Emperor.
The rooms are in all 80 yards long by from
TO yards deep and are divided into three
separate apartments, the throne room being
the middle one Folding doors 10 feet in
height open into each of these apartments to
the north and south in the center of each.
The upper part of these doors is in open
work in which various auspicious characters
and flowers are carved These doors remain
open even in winter, because during that
season thick embroidered curtain of dam
ask is hung in the doorway, which by its
weight keeps its place close TO the door posts
and prevents cold air from entering. In
summer this is replaced by curtain admit
ting the breeze, on account of its being made
OF very thin strips OF bamboo. The silk
threads used in sewing the strips OF bamboo
together are of various colors, and passing
through the whole texture of the curtain
from top to the bottom are very agreeable TO
the eye. These summer and winter curtains
are rolled up 10 air the room when required
The Hoppe who lately returned from Can
ton gave the Emperor present valued at
| s., 900. 1t consisted of chandeliers holding
500 wax car dies each. His Majesty has also
some electrical machines and numberless
foreign curiosities.
The Emperor was vaccinated when an in
| FAINT, before his high destiny was thought of.
| otherwise it would have been difficult to vac
| climate him, for, his person being sacred when
| Emperor, 10 lancet can touch him. His
] mother, the Princess OF Ch'un, goes in to
/ see him once a month and kneels when she
| first speaks TO him, but rises afterwards.
| His father does so, too. The Emperor stud
| les Chinese daily for an hour an a half. and
| Manchu also for an hour and a half He
| spends two hours in archery and riding and
| in winter amuses himself with sleding. He
| has little brother of live, whom it may be
! hoped the mother takes with her when she
goes to the palace. The teachers who IN.
| struct him kneel to him on entering, but
afterwards sit. The Emperor has eight
eunuchs, who constantly attend him, be-
sides an indefinite number for special oc-
| casions. He has his meals alone and the
| eight eunuchs wait round him, restraining
him If he takes too much of any one thing.
| His school-room is at the back OF the Yang
Hsin Ten, already described, and the hall
| Tor conference each morning with the Minis
| tiers is little TO the lett.