New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-08
orEER CUSTOMS ~ CHINA.
PIE FOOT OF TIE FMrEEss-fLoGGiNG A ''N''~
n1T-ruSIsHING SUICIDES

YUF FOOT OF HE fMFEtHN- '''''
nT-rUSIsHING SUICIDES.
.n,,,hor of American doctors who have ioi
,,rao vo.r. been practising their profession IN .no
O., % Shanghai China, returned recently "
Tts ,ou,trv. bringing with them many cur
,. ,nementocs Of their STAY in the C"ies''" h'nI9
and many strange aud amusing stories Of INC
the people ,ta D-
"0f courso we take tho Now-York papers ta" ~
p.rr "wevo got to do that to keep abreast OF ''e
-, r,.ro ar, many Nc " spapers In China, but theJ
,e stale alravs Their circulation IL small oe.Au' wy
ceoplc ne a rule don't Ike to read Inc h""S u ''o
4. circulated At the teadrinkns SHOPS :"
Nh. e,tio, where the peoplo congrog'te 10 INC
,oy who have read the daily papers DO the '"'H"s'
IN. other, gathering around to hear tho hc"'' "N' 90
commenting upon whatever is OF int"resI
9Th, t,prrs,s foot r. he continued. In answer 20 m
rcpiry. Oh ycs us Of pretty good Size; ABOUT
IA . Ishonld fudge. There have never been any champs
On nor f,ot But the ladies Of tho Imnerial Coart
80 q, thcso elegant ladies came 10 the ho'lnta on"
iay and had the pleasure OF ahoM,,ns - numerous
attendants whose chief duty seemed 70 pc " oi shio
their mattresses FOR. actually, me IaoI tcy thluk
aid not exceed four inchc. In lehsth. ring
zone night at 500 CHOW ~ ~ got up
Hr,od ana eut Cut in the street expecting 10 sec to
whole cts FIRE But was on,% Iac ,po All oprn
r ITS heat The operations OF me po,ise arc ~" ,P,
en1 ahoyc board They would rather trghua . -. u,i
than him They patrol me he aitcr ana any
fi~ within hearing OF the uncarthly noise has amps
NM ioi Hm~Irs the Chinese have reputation ior
thiovcry; don't know why ~ my eipciir,I'o e -
men have discovered that they follow the ola rue J."
he tLicf never steal hOr,e-unle.S lie ID t9
fastest horse tho neighoorhood mean 70 ti,,, y,
they never steal when there's the slghtcst loSs 20
Lcing detected. When they do Steal hoWcNoI' NH
steal systematically aud IN gang- Ih"s" s'hss a..
responsible. aud are Obliged 70 Iep9IL " ~ ~ a. Win
head OF Inc profession, called tho King lie is ~ Mn
the officials Of the different c.'ie' ana ay %" need
evcr lose ANYTHING in Ciua. for all he has to do 10
secure the Of stolen property Is TO make "''0
onlcl.ls a reasonable offer for f. ..
"Tho Chinese civ as rule has no Grc department.
and Is the duty OF the =" prerc d ana
ing out failure TO do So being cohsiIeted i,y"
subj-ctng him to public hoggins Nhle oeS
there The popuace. instead Of making an nttomp 10
ouencb the flames devoted their entire attention TO e
tnndfue as TO De caught looking on the
scene II have learned since that the soISt i
Is rc,rotttod 10 hire substitute 10 take his hogghEa
lie nays tho man a small monthly salary 10 MI TINS P"
hut n the fellow happens not to be present IN eaSo VI
course whenever he takes thrashinR lie deuuc'S ~
much from the pay OF ne substitute crr,us analogy
IN CHINA TO the old custom IN England ofburying tue n3uy
Of one ho has taken his own f. AT WIN
go ,irnr the body In China, the body OF ono WHO
il so irreycTcut to commit sulrihr "ltIh tne -
of ihat portion Pekin In which tho Imperial Our
situated is solrmnly brought TO some public place
bridge. for instance and hoggcd Nhc'he' t have
had no means VI Judging but the foolshncss OF INC
tom reminds Of the story about INC man WIZ ~. '
Killed tic dog that bil NM con.lnucu w. telling
LicI II uniil friend rcmpn i's, hos dcad7
him that tho brute WIS dead. LioW III - I dar.
hc said bet wreu his teeth. but I'll teach NM g2 ~
him that there's hell aud punishment aer '!ealn
IN Iniirr court In Shanghai foreign consul gen
orally occupies tho bench with the loch MAJ
lratr mi ihc two hear the cnsos toso''.' =,
sn,uc;ln, thry get at logserheads and case
H. mot decided Tor several days hcransn- Oh
Lclr agrecmcnt. have known the white JI,lEo 20
rrtroi,, q 1y from court for week al TIN" prch1o
NE Imam Ia having been bought up by one 81 me w
giants wished to dc Idle I'm hi, favor ana thc Wte In
pnui,ni prer - 80. Aftor whilc onN or the olhI
tho Cnlnanan generally yicds and tho court P'ooeHu'
tohe satisfaction Dissatisfaction a. inc case may W.
/ OF ali cOAccrACd.'