Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1885-10-02
GLASS IN CHINA AND JAPAN.

The extreme antiquity of civilization
in China is proved Gf proof be wanted)
by the fact that parts of the "Shoo
King" were undoubtedly written more
than two thousand years B. c., when
the Chinese were already acquainted
with writing. In these books are al
lusions to glass, which yield unmis-
taxable evidence of its antiquity. Thus
we find it stated that the Emperor
Shun, on receiving the crown from
Yaou, who abdicated 2145 b. c.; tex
amined the gem adorned turning
sphere and the gem transverse tube,
that he might regulate the seven d.
rectors, or regularly governed bodies"
The writer of this must have had some
constructed instrument connected with
astronomy in his minds eye. The
"Shoo King" is full of evidence of a
very high state of civilization in China;
thus in one book we are told the wild
tribes brought tribute of oyster pearls
and strings of pearls not quite round,
to Yu, 2004 B. c. If the Chinese I'M
derstood glass making they would soon
begln to copy these pearls; and we lind
under Gu ii, about 40 B. c., manu-
factory where false pearls were made
OF e" u species OF glass made from
an herb' probably fern. Our great
ignorance OF ancient Chlnese literature
makes II dIihcult to collect true INFORM
alton on many points. we know they
understood the art OF glazing pottery
at a very early date, and on this ac-
count were possibly more careless
ABOUT glass making. Porcelain was IN
vented. IL IS supposed ABOUT 100 b. T.,
the Wrlt'hS on the Dottles tound IN
tolnDs was IS, uSeu IN the century peiore
our era Inc martyr goa OF porcelain
was Potter VINO threw hlmsel1 INTO
lne furnace one day. When from want
Oh iuei the lali,ng hre would nave
spolleu the contents OF the Klln-an
uheNampleu instance OF devotion TO MS
ART Inc ceieprate9 patra or aims
poWl Oh nuuuii as Is Alluded 10 Dy Shl-
i nese writer OF I'oV' quoted by MI NeS-
pitt: in 'front.' OF the image OF BUD
ana IS u sacred oowl' whlcn Is made
nellher OF copper nor IRON; It is OF a
purple Color ana glossy; ana when
strucN 1t sOulius IKE glass Inns oowi
may nave Deen Drought from the west
10 Ceyioh' pun IL proves an acqualnt-
ance WIN glass on tne part OF tne Cnl-
Irse "[I'cI. "A Ioltuguese Traveller IN
T lima. ~ ia oru|' Mllt'hg 20 oeoasVlan,
hng Oh rorlugal' ABOUT IoGo, says at a
oahqueI gwen " avery ILch merchant,
the mouse was Du'lt WIN loiI anu
very lare' WIN many la.re WINDOWS
ana easements ana all OF IL N's a MIR,
ror; whaI tne mirrors were MADE OF
ne uoes hoI explain, nor tne case
ments were hllea with glass; put TINS
Is one VI tne earnest notlces concerning
ne IN ohlna' as tlle Arao' III E9risl'
ll1f. uoes hoV seem 10 nave peen MN
sen IN Chiua' ne says: DJan k0n Is a
ceIeprateu Guy, inc onihese glass is
naue tnere; DJan kon mas not oeen
saI'siacCorily luenIlneu WIN any exist
ing clIy' pun 'he passage SHOWS tnat
ShineSe grass was supposed 10 exist
NJ Laparte thinks 1t prooaple that nne
Porceiain' anu NOT grass, Is really
meant ny I'll Eurisi' puI an hrao OF the
t"eilln century unilkeiy 10 nave
maue any CONFUSION between
the TWO substances WIN Wnicn
nc must nave oeeh perfectly lamiiiar'
MI, NeSplI!' VINO mas corrected togetner
many dlIusloIs 10 giass IN the writings
OF tle carry jesuit S!,, missionaries says
ll,e "oius po were Ill use LOT =,
lass al a very carry tlme; Nearly al
I[ehctl "IiVels os slaSs aliuoe 10 the
tale Oh piece Oh crystal De,hg taken
IN Ohlha lor the real 81, ina!eilai Oh wnict
heaven .,3 Is nlaue. Inc o[lgln p narraI aug
Oh tnis accoua ns is TatheI hccl' wne
IelI EUROPE 1000 A. ~ anu spent some
years III oaina' ne states that ne gay'
pl,Sin VI elasS W d ua!Ive convert
one Onuitas0' VINO put IL ,nto a silVeI
case WIN goa cnalns, ana adorned
turIner WIN wrIIIng tnaI II was
fragment ig VI thaV mater m Mnereoi tn'
heavens cav. MS: CONSIST con one was ss'u IC
oher nm i've hunureu pieces Oh gol'
S4on al'1i iol ~ "iii Li 'Iii ra n
iH, naa presented pre-, tt ms 10 tne Alns
ne woulu NOT sell alISr !! tha a. NE NE SET
n,gner price anu .h! soiu IL, we ma ma
SuPPos 1 lloln 'nls VnaC colori ,I OIL G!
IIanI sia rs was unhnown 10 t1e IN u
I nese' Inc nuss' Gn. ah .! Seoo Il
iues' VINO went 10 Ohlna IN 1929 say
nc was .aAen ny coihlnanu vi inc Elm
peror 10 see various slghts' among