The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-05-06

highest utility TO the scholar IN composing
idiomatic Chinese. This magnificent mo1u-
non, 81 literary labor, reflects great credit OF
The monarch who took 50 much interest in is
compilation las he remarks in the preface, as
70 devote the leisure hours Of every day, not
wilhstanding HE manifold occupations, fo'
vearS. 20 Overlooking the lahors Of th'
scholars engaged upon IL An examination
Of Mr.. Wrlio's 'sNo,es on Chinese Literature,
oouvcys q vivid impression OF the impression
az the enormous volume 70 which that liicra-
turr mus. have grown. These Notes -
monument OF learned industry lisl
Of about I79o works, besides hundreds 9.
others included in he Collection Of Reprints
rnanv OF which comprise within thomsclvc:
whole libraries. The second Emperor 81 shs
Sung dynasty. Who hogan 70 rcien A d, csc
more than 1000 ycars aeo, caused the pScpAra-
ton Of an Enevcicpedia Of literature, CON-
pIeics in loNshcoks aai his example was fol-
lowed hv his successor, who ordered the con-
nilstipn ef an Historical Encyclopedia som
,,rrbeuiinr the details OF al Stale matters
f-om the earliest times, ehroaoloEtcAlly A.
ranged" This likewise overaowed into eoS
hooks These listie brochures, however palJ
their Intellectual fires in Tic presence q
the work q Yung Lo, the Third km-
rcrur Of the Ming dynasty, (whose reign he
ran IN lsOsl, who appointed commission
81 scholars 30 collect in enc body the sub
stance Of all the classical. historical philosoph-
iesl, and literary works hitherto published,
embracing Astronomy. Geography, The oocul;
Sciences. Medicine, Buddhism, IaoiSua. and
III, Arts" The work. executed hr hvc chiefs
srs twenty suh-directnrs, with 2le6 sneouiI-
ustes, rsziAined in all .s.s75 hcoks more, A
I.sy'ir oakland hold ne that her Chinese ccoS,
when Asked why he did not read English books
-replir3 that ils--r Tr7g ~ hoa,s 81 Ez5aSl-
an oniuic-. fos whsch speaking by oompayj-
san. therc Vas some foundation.
sri. Tar Qs1i.g = CsiGoSs Ls'c-zE-s,
The dcfscls 81 Chinese liteTSiure, arc great
and striking. There Is scarcely any tScoSTS-
nhv. very lit,lc travels, and NJ SoieDoe, worth
the name. From q west poinI O. view. The
works on natural history, medicine and Elk,
an almost totally worthless. There Is moth
Inc in the line oi theology, which IS worse
than useless Tht mos3 vencrAic1 q al the
Classics. The RSck Of Changes may be hrieay
descrih@i a. an a;tempi = explain he I'M
verse As : whole and as : development. as
well as al the complicated phenoueaa O; in
iividual life. by the arrangement ., long and
shr-s straight linos. Il has hcsl sp.ly char
artc-i-e3 rs nr. GussSve SchleFel. IS "a ms
chauical yilay Of idle AhsiSciioas- ~. E,,el
has undertaken u show, however, that this
APPARENTLY EumeAuIpS coure-lcs O; oonQll-
Gated and intricate noOSense, = % reality ESe
he -nafncniary tne> q the horse. and the 70.
iiueniz-v legs o. the serpent. 4Ec s. sScla-
slvelv .'ruiirnersSfy, Tia; L iASts = VERY tx
r~-s sua,omis; 10 observe thea. even when
.hey arc t,aiu;t5 oE,' Tne UEiuoipal merits :.
he nos: iufueuiiaI works q Chinese hse-a-
-u-r. are tvoinii. negative AID positive.
'sTIrrir treelou- iurrn Descriptions O. Impu-i.y,
,ri li-~-tieusreSS. ana allusloslS ut the CHI
1-Se classics. which should ucs k overlooked.
Chinese 2iicragurc o1liaIus enough. ip5es5, =
.s,1lni- even she p5ui Of The heather, b1I is
SCUM has b,eclme is sediment: and a liIgis O.
,6,Ifr- can t-s icuui % ths writings iaS; ara
-,aSt hirh,v psizc3. which val M. bear PEN
81 tv auy IN any oScn.Ey. Eycyy one sc-
,aai1:s,s With the writings q Hindu. Greek
md Roman f'oe.s, knows Tire glowing oeSc1p-
hons oi rlls anloa-s q The sC5s al coiieSSaS
Vticb 6lI their paSes, and the panty Q, tie
Chinese czuoaioNl t,NoE> "a sbis reSgeSg mus
k clasiiere5 IS remarkable Mo. hiac
Sc,- 1. 3. ess.A The positive vir.ue o. the
CHINESE classics, Is Sllt iucu.czllaa o: s con-
,4rsiively high standard o; aso-sli;y. The
esiiu- faaiures Of tie F'hihs oply g. Col.u-
-iuS. are subo75iaAiioa 10 sll'erio-s, and
siul ur-5rh. dealing with Cur felicv-ne--
destitute az rcisrcuce g A. unseen Eeu6-. %
gil,r al ue1 arc accountable shey lcok O1iv
o this vtrt5 Tor ta's55 sanctions and make .hc
acas7ch himself partially szssnzhle &c higher
-ss..-s---l Asa favorable specimen q sae
,,f.icAi uo-sl5;v .auEhi. szSs shs following
x;TSci frusz The Great Leaning. a uo-s
1hich j. -ecauieL IS eQiioaliziae al that Is
scssSz1 fo- rllsE = snow N order 30
uve-u vel us Stale. The aaci@nlS, Wha
-isi.si .c illustrate rs1cvSsIaS virsue through
c. the Euuirs. trss o-icroi well ;hsi- own
.aiss. Nishiuc % o-isE vel Their s.z.sS,
,cy frs regulated their oFn families. WIsh-
x to regulate stsi- tszailos, tAey srs:
sheir re-ssa<. Wisblls &c cali
ale sl,eiv pe-Sos.s, ihsy hrss rec;i6e5 slei-
ez-ts. Wishing 70 recisfy lheir hearts. ihsy
Isl soushi % / siucs7e IN .Leir iAsa-hss-
Fishing 70 t,e silsccze In their thoughts. tasv
., ezsea5ed Iheir knowledge 70 The us-,os:-
cch crscusi,u Il snoNle6ce izv i tie suvaS-
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became cozPie;eS kuoS-leice t.ai1.c
o-apic.e. shsir thoughts ve-e sincere their
aoochis hei1c SINCERE, ;heir hearts were then
sus rex cultivated; their psrsoas beiu5- cal
.vaie6. sheir families were regulated. families
eng recrls;si. S;4teS ve-c rightly Ecvs-as,s.
ID States t-si1- r5ch,iy governed, the El1Vs-s
rsS made tuxnouIl. Frosl tae ST. q Heaven
, The nan q ilss Qe'.ls, ST 7usss cozss5e- .ie
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I s--QA-cS vf5th The p-ecs;..s q tS7s-ia- and
.ozszr Ss-eS Observes Or. Williams. s..hs
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