The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28
the CHINESE IS 4HeyAsr.
rshsnrKl.TOas cOatra,. afEastsrn and
western Civilization.

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western S''n'taueA
! -Aten.yean stay In Europe has only
served to convince me that no country in
the world & 90 thoroughly unknown as
China. The speaker e Gen. Tcheng.N.
Tong, military attachs Of the Chinese
embassy at the German court -Weare
nation Of over 100000, 900 inhabitants,
and yet the most erroneous impressions
exist concerning Us. Barbarians We can
hardly be called, Tor our civilization
although diiterent from that Of The
west dates lack a time prior toeventhe
conception Of most oil those great nations
which at present are preponderant N the
oeShnies Of the world II was IN China
mat glnpoWder was inst invented. l
tamit, however, that We only knew how
70 make tisewGrSs herewith ana II was
NOT 9ntll inc jesuit missionaries taught
US thae we learned now 70 usetsieF
weapons Of warfare Frinang va.
Known IN China IN the ninth century OF
tne Shiistlan era WINE Chinese manu'
/ script dictionary 81 me second century
1 glyfs . aescription,o OF lhe magnet and q
the marine compass, me latter Of Which
sotne A.aos VINO VISITED Emma towards
sne emo o. the nhtu century Drought
UaCN 70 sesslae ana iS saSS'Suently @asnt
sle use lMete0. 20 the Crusaders, NeSG'
less 70 1alR Oh SIX ana poreeialni whleh
"ouiu alone nave ocen sulhclent 70 inal'
case a hEh state Of ciVilikaaon'
'one thing which struck me greatly
on arriving In Europe was meeting Ia.
dies in society, In China they are kept
apart from the men and do not become
acquainted with any members Of tic
sterner sex beyond those Of their own
family. This has It's advantages. A
Chinese provorb states that out Of ovCry
ten women nine are always certain to be
afflicted with jealousy, and on the other
hand men arc not perfect The peace
ana welfare oil the family are Therefore
exposed TO great dangers Now family
.I' anu. anu fanny n's.i'a1lSiS "ro '!e OASIS
on winch fepo'es the whole social ana
governments "onlce OF the Chinese en-
pre- It's therefore absolutely neces-
sary 70 assure The maintenance OF peace
IN the family Hence in China wo con-
slucr u more prudent o separating mon
rom, women 70 AVOID inc possibility OF
.toHDle ana i, 70 40 away WIN any oPpor-
1uhIty Oh disturbance. ny these means,
more morrow we prevent to a great extent
maf'1al troubles winch are always un-
pleasant; Eof what can tho husband do:
Il nc Nl''s nS la'tnieSs ~iie lie Is sure TO
IsSIet " nlees"stos' tor II IS probable
tnat ne loved her formerly. On the
oIher nAhu II ne appeals 70 inc tribunals
iUr REDRESS nc mas Dut little satisfaction
Lnsteln' LOT inc ex,matrimonlal cond'
uiuVh Oh a Oetrayed husband inspires
ael.'eI ply nor sympathy
In Europe whenever q scandal, no
matter OF what nature, becomes known,
the inst inquiry Is always Who Is the
womanF This saying Is not arpli.
cable in China, for remembering how
Contucius warned us against women as
the greatest danger In life, we avoid the
opportunity Of doing wrong by Keeping
them apart from the men.
mo one has ever been so illuminated
as tho Chinese woman. She Is repre-.
sentod as ignorant silly unable onaC-
count Of the mRtfomation Of her feet
to walk and passing her whole life
locked up in kind Of seraglio. This Is
quite wrong. She Is able to walk as
well as you or /, She goes out shopping
and making visits unveiled aud takes
her every afternoon drive in her open
palanquin. Her occupations consist of
the education Of her children, the caro-
Of the household, dominoes, embroid.
cries and tending flowers We disap-
prove Of excessive instruction MS far us
our women arc concerned. Their edu.
cation must be entirely distinct from that
Of the men, The Inter are brought IN
to trades and receive instruction In
tended to At them for the government
or merchant service, whereas the woman
must apply herself to learn all That Is
necessary for housekeeping and niing
her family. We do not insult our
women by imagining that they arc in.
capable Of scientific instruction, but we
consider tllat it would be taking them
of from their proper track IN lie and
would unfit them for the place they
hold in tho family. Woman has no need
to learn 70 perfect herself. She is born
perfect and no science in the world will
ever teach her the grace and gentlenpss
which are the two chief ornaments Of
the domestic hearth.
From the day Of her marriage the
wife becomes her husbands equal; can
sign all documents in the name OF the
family; can sell and buy property, give
her children in marriage, and, in fact,
with one exception, has just the same
civil rights as her husband. Moreover,
any honor conferred on the latter Is
shared equally by her, and she is even
entitled 10 wear the insignia Of his rank.
Women, however, can not inherit money;
no dowries are given, and hence that
curse Of western civilization, namely, a
money marriage never occurs in China,
are almost unknown in Chin,. and nav