The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-09
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There arr illons mlg a fSN lines
Of business which til Chinese lit Not
Yet invaded. have already mentioned
some Of them, There are=noss lsine.e
spotirecsry shops iii iepg long whero
foreign drugs and medicines arc soll,
though in Annoy, in the midst
of the Chinese city, | have seen one
such having a fair assortment. All that
will come with the proper study OF med
icine. AS an Offset TO this dcticicn y,
there is young hinaman who, having
worked seven years with an American
dentist, h displayed his single and i,
practieing dentistry. in all its branches,
with tolerable success have seen
specimens OF his work, and may say
haze seen worse in america. There is
no lack of Chinese pl otoeraphcrs either
in Hong Kong or anton, Their work in
Guiding portraits OF all sizes and views
of Chinese scenes, which are well execu-
ted and meet with a ready sale to tour.
Its. In landscape painting tho Chi
nese have done little though they arc
making progress in perpectives, and
Some of their coloring Of photographs is
ex ,uisite.
Of their emf robbery. their carving in
wood and ivory, their skill in the inak-
ing Of pottery and the weaving ofailk,
though these arts rlay entNally be
carried into foreign countries and have
their influence in competitive way,
1t is not necessary now to speak. The
hinese build the lIDnses in which lhe
foreigners live, furni>; and decorate
tncm, an they cloth, fetd an ser'
the occupants thems lYes@ Tie pleas
uro of Icing waited on Jysa reti-
nue. Of Chinese ser ants, the dolce far
nlentc of life in summer land, the
.seryile homage crGl by an apparently
subject races ersNtea am atmosphere 81
dissatisfaction, u Kind 8ofa glamour
which render sin visible the tyranny OF
the real rulers ana the industrial sub
lection of the white race, which is in
eyitable nlnot dis ,aRt
The initiative qualts OF the Chinese
extends even to CONTRIBUTING European
and American labels and trade marks
The KIN lwlodge of certain small art Gle,
of foreign make has rtatel a desire fol
them in China, and an CT ort, 70 initiate
thom. 30 wetin at the small shop
( hinese- ma Q clocks and watches, anl
mt the stands of the street veulcr
combs, tooth-br; shes, shoe horns
pocket cutlery and ~ orS, which, Ar,
vastly inferior To The foreign 500 shit
as the price is as low as the quality il
poor, no Que can reasonably complain
The knives and IA ors ofttl bear yer,
distinctly the brands OF heJeld firm
whose names are household worl
wherever the lpglisll language i
spoken. These kni cS are sold for o
cents each, while the RI ors, Sheffield
brand and all, can b. bou sht for
cents. The last implements are roughl,
made, and to the Thin skinned man
torture to look at, hut with the othp
articles enumerated they show to wha
an extent Chinese manufactures Cal
be carried. and at what rate., defyiuy
competition they can lie furnished t,
the consumer. %4
To hasten Their discontinue, the Eng
liSh colonists are educating the hines
in their public schools, and fitting then
to hold the positions of Jerks, book
Keepers, and other Places that rcquir
intelligence and a certain amount o
education. 1hc result will lie that
speak ng English i ucntIy and easily az
quiring the necessary ampunt of com
emercial knowlcdge, they viii soon Il
the contingencies of Hong Kong, a
their untaught coantrymcn have file
the workshops city trades, and reta
avenues OF city business.