The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-23

People " no Csa %" Atmost Any Tains b.
Nesss ct Aim.si Nosaiss.

S1iNe96
Feopic Who Ga. Ia Aim,.i Asy Jains b.
Means ct Ain..i >.saia.-
The Chinese are pr--rn;Ben'iy ccc-
n~o-nic... whether i; bc Il limiting the
number q. wan.s in pr-v-a,ia.
waste. or ia adjusting force. III
such a manner a 20 make u l.:t..
represent a great deal. The uni
v.r,al diet consists 81 rice. beans. mil
let. garden vegetable and fish. with =
little m.a; on high festivals Whole
some food in abundance nav be cup
piled n less 'hsn u penny a day Tor
each adult. and even in famine tirne-
thousands Of persons have been ken,
alive FOR months Oh about \ hAlspsa0y
. day each. This implies tho existence
OF a high degree o. culinary skill in the
Chinese. Their mode, o' preparing food
are thorough and various. Their. Is no
waste; every thing = made 70 do a,
much duty n possible. VIVA, i, irf;
Is the v%crics. ,ril.' The physicx con
dit!on o! the Chinese dog or car. who
mas 10 live on The leaving. q, n.
family. show. this. they are c~icarly
KEEP; on starvation allowances. The
Chinese are not extremely fa-,id.ou>
N regard 10 food: all i, fi,h that comes
10 their net. and most, thing. OH
there sooner or later. la the north
the horse. the mule. ths DONKEY
arc in universal u.s.. and IN
some districts the camel also does
duty. II mus: In understood that
the prac;ic. i - cut a.! y! these
animal, Us soon ashley expire, whether
the cause Of death b. accident. old age.
or disease. This = don. n a matter
II course. and the flc; that the animal
mas died OF an epidemic malndy dors
not alter it, ultimate destination. Ger
thin disturbances Of The human organi-
zatiou. due 10 eating diseased meat.
are well recognized among thu people;
hu; il is considered better q "A tn.
meat. the chcapncss of which i Ger
tain. and ran the risk % the con~c-
quencc,. which are not quite certain.
than 10 buy dear msa. even with the
assurance Of no evil results. Indeed
the meat Of animals which have died
Of ordinary ailm ,n;s i rather dcarri
than that ~ those which have died in
IN epidemic suca a. plclro-pneunonia.
Another example OF careful. caicuia
cooking pots and boiler,. the bottom,
VI which are a. thig - possible that
tn. contents mag bJil all thr sooner.
for fuel u scare and dear. aud consists
generally ~ nothing bu: the stocks
aud rcots 81 the crops. which m axe n
rapid blaz- and disappear. The bust
ness of gathering fuel IS committed 20
children. for one who can do nO;hinS
else can al least PICK up straws and
leaves and weeds. In autumn and
winter a vast army of fuel gaihcr-rs
spread over the land. Boys as
cend trees aud beat them with
club, 10 shake on the leaves; ia. very
straw. get no tim. To show which way
the wind blows bsfor.thcy are annexed
b. some cntcrrri-iny collector. SINH
larly professional MANURE collectors
swarm over all Tn. roads uf Tie country.
Chinese women carry this minut, eroIs-
omy into their dress; nothing come,
amis. Ia them: IL il j. not used in on.
p!ac. il il in another where II appears
a thing of beauty. Foreign residents
who give their ca,t-oi! c,othc, away to
('hi,a.a ,n.- h. uz.rtr.I shat 49,. 49,. -
o, usefulness OF thes. garments j. at
las; about ~ Chimes wheel
Burrows squeak for the want nj "A tea
drop, o! oil; but to people who have no
nerve. he squeak is cheaper than the
oil. Similarly. dirt j. cheaper than hot
water. and 40. "a, Il rule. the people do
not wash: the motto Cheaper than
dirt" which the -oap-1enl.r put. Ia
his window. could not b. made intel
ligib,. 20 the Chinese. To them
the average foreigners are mcr,
-oap-wa.,er,. Scarcely n tool caa
be got ready made; IL i 80 rnuc.
cheaper IN buy the parts and pu. them
together for yourself. and a. almost
every bOit staf- WIS ssFH E'fs -4sif1C
tools are not 10 b. got Two rooms are
di.nly lighted with = single lamp
t.nly plac ii in a hole in the dividing
wall. Chinese. in fact. seem 81 b..
capable o! doing almost any thing by
means Of al;nos; nothing. They will
give yyi an iron foundry On a minute
-o,ie III completeness in = back yard.
and will make in m hour "a cooking
range. OF strong and perfect draft. out
81 n pile Of mud bricks. lasting inslcfin-
i,ely. operating perfectly. AMI costing
nothing. The old ON who in her
moments hobbicd as n..r as pos
sible 10 the family graveyard in order
10 die so ~ Ia AVOID tn expense o.
c,fin bearers for 80 long a distance.
wa. y Characteristic Ca:ne~.. -.S0rA
ChGas1 Herssd
4 NeW Oisiosecfsnt.
--a-ef lrt1N. A. I