Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-05

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visited Auan in the early part OF
May, 1882, a.d agsin in September OF
the Same year. At the time is did MOI
occur to me that the country ever would
play An important part On the vorld'6
stsRe' and although found Is of Rrea,
intersst, took but scanty notes Of what
AW and oarrisd away o0nparasively
little in the way Of sinformasion. Pre-
euminR On the possibility Of that Iitsls
being moro or len interesting At thjs
time, boy lee We 70 speak of some of the
salient features of the country and its
people. ] have seen PataQouians and
MaRyars, people renowned for uglinees,
bot none of them are onewhit ss aQly
AZ the Anamite. Who 10 the uQliest OF
men. He IL TO blame for being Aon-
golian, physiosl disgrace 70 his raoe.
VI about the same might asD the China
man, he ts coarssr and yet more deli
Gate. bis skin 10 tawny and of the hoe
OF black mud that has lain exposed 20
the sun until the process of partial dry
ing has nxed 1t of peculiar darkness.
he has hat Chinese face. with das fab
6y nose, nat, narrow forehead, and q
| natneas OF chin that never saV excel
cd. 10 make the datness appear ludi-
orous, bis cheek bones pr0trude like
| those Of an American Indian, and his
lips are ~ thick and his neok a. short
as an Africans. To make the picture
OF u9liness most co1pie, he has re-
markable svagger, and as he fairly reels
along he oxpectorstes the juice Of the
arecs nut. wniOh he 10 always chewing,
and which has % blackened the teeth
that his occasional grin 10 incarnately
diab0lical.
The peculiar human specimen is one
OF an imperial population Of 10000. 600,
Of which, besides the true Anamese, are
Chinese, Cambodians, CHAINS and some
savage tribes-the Chineoe dominant in
Ananese in the largest Numbers.
The Anaman talks through his 6at
nose, his vOioe like the growing Of =
brahma cock. II 10 hard work for him
70 talk, and no wonder, for ASIDE from
the nasal inadequacy his language il
spoken with difficulty even BY q native.
He speaks a. il he vas about to sneeze,
and seems 70 want il inferred that after
. promising sternutation hs has some
thing important 70 cay. His language
costs him its full value. Il il monosyl.
labio, varied IN tone aud necessarily
complete system Of aspiration Of .
marked character.
Prayer, so0lding, mourning and laugh.
tor are similar in sound, though differ
ent Of expression. The entire articula-
tory edOrt 10 like the fowls growing.
At Nanking was lodged near q Budd-
hist temple, and, having heard the wsr-
st ippers at PRAYER during the day, /
mist0Ok for midnight devotiOus the
growing Of Mel Ting's roosters.
The language betrayed the peoples
origin long ago, and / learned when
returned to Canton that the Anamese
are very aboriginal. Thew have been
known for moro than 1000 years a. the
GiaO Tchi: that IL, those fellows with
such big toes." This name is full of
oppression, a. the AnAmese have re-
mArkablv large great toss. Always
quite distinct from the Chinese, the in
tercOurse of tho tW0 nations has served
| to make the AuAmese very like their
neiRhbors, while still preserving their
national peculiarities from dialect 70
domestic habits. fear that cannot
describe the country. and that you will
obtsin a better idea Of IL from the
naps. Il Ii . territory about - large
a. France, mountainous IN the Wester.
section, sea- washed ON its long eastern
border. There are several large rivers,
their mouths forming deltas and SER
rating shs entire line Of coast. Conse-
Quently the soil near the sea 10 highly
alluvial and in perfect exuberanos Of
growth the mAngrsve donrishes every
whore. The forests of the hills are
noted for their heavy timber growth
and rodoubtable Jungle and the plains
and valleys are full Of groves Of fruit
palns, Ruavas, oranges, bananas and
COOOas.
Much WAS said 70 me about the fauna
Of Cochin China, bot my business did
not permit mo to make its aoquaint-
anoe with the gun, a. 10 quite the fash.
ion there. The country Is really ''rich"
in temptations to the spOrtsman-liOns,
tigers, bears. bufaloes and black hogs,
a. veil a. tho elephant, rhinOoeros and
from Cape St. Jacques to Saloon, We
monkeys among the mangrOves, and
had ocdasional sights Of ssrpents and
tortOises. Among the trees tropical
birds filled the foliage with life. We
could make on; magnificent paroquets,
peacOcks and sultauas, but looked in
vain for pheasants and hornbills. Like
the python and COBRA di capello, these
two birds are said to be common, but
We saw neither them nor these serpents.
I suppose the people would b called
agricultural. They seem TO be welded
to the soil, but il would amuse . New
England farmer 10 seo their process Of
farming. Rice ia the staple crop and 10
raised on every stream. The buffalo 10
used in the rice tillaRe, and tho plows
and Wagons are on q par with that
clumsy beast. Other cr0ps are sugar
cane, maize, cotton. the everlasting
betel nut, some vegetables and little or
no grain. Another principal pr0duti0n
il pepper. There Ii not much manufac-
turing. Some woodwork is done, in
considerable quantities Of stone are
0uarriod, and q rude industry 10 the
curing OF skins. The people prefer to
| import their goods, and In turn export
their rice. pepper and salted hides.
This trade 10 done preferably With
China and France. The trouble il the
people are lazy, and ssem hypocsit scally
ssYvile. They are not givsa 10 change,
and rarely remove from The houses that
have been in families for generations.
They mover emigrAta. Easy, good
uAtured and mild-tsmpered. they ere
contsnt 20 have China or France ~ rul-
era, % long - they oan cot their Eice,
chew the betol and indulge in The wogs
ship OF Oautama Buddha and the voo-
erasion Of their anoestors. The King Of
Auam, although . depot. 10 juse like
his pcoplo-ooutent 70 b vAsoal 70 the
Chiness Emperor, and - indolent a.
you please. Every Amman 10 full Of
IAxineos.
Conosrnine the towns ef Anam Bse-