San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-27

Occidental as in the directions already spect-
fed. Generally speaking, he ) able to sleep
anywhere. None Of the trihing disturbances
which drive us to despair annoy him With
a brick for pillow, he can lie down on his
bed of stalks, or mud bricks, or rattan, and
sleep the sleep of the just, with no reference
to the rest of creation. He does not want
his room darkened, nor does he require
others to be still The infant crying in the
night may continue to cry for all he cares,
for it does not disturb him. In some regions
the entire population seems to fall asleep, as
by a common instinct dixie that Of the hiber-
mating bear) during the first two hours Of
summer afternoons, and they do this with
regularity, no matter where they may be.
At two hours after noon the universe at
such seasons is as still as two hours after
midnight. In the case Of most workingI
people at least, and also in that Of many
others, position in sleep is of no sort Of con-
sequence. 1t would be easy to raise in China
an army Of |, 0O0, 900 men-nay, of l0,0OO, COOL
tested by their capacity to go to sleep
across three wheel barrows, with head down.
ward, like spider, their mouths wide OPEN
and a fly inside.
Besides this, we must take account Of the
fact that in China breathing seems to be
optional. There is nowhere any ventilation
worth the name, except when q typhoon
blows the roof from a building, or when .
famine compels the owner to pull the house
down to sell the timbers. We hear much Of
Chinese overcrowding, but overcrowding Is
the normal condition of the Chinese, and
they do not appear to be Inconvenience by
it at all, or in SO triffing degree that it
scarcely deserves mention If they had an
outfit of Anglo-Saxon nerves they would be
as wretched as we frequently suppose them to
be. The same freedom from the tyranny Of
nerves is exhibited in the Chinese endurance
of physical pain. Those who have any ac-
quaintance with the operations in hospitals
in China know how common, or rather how
almost universal, it is for the patient to bear
without finching a degree Of pain from
which the stoutest Of us would shrink in
terror
1t would be easy to expand this topic alone
into an essay, but we must pass it by,
merely calling attention to a remark Of
George Eliot in one Of her letters. "The
highest calling and election" she says-irri-
tated, no doubt by theological formulas, for
which she had no taste-'is to do without
opium and to bear pain with clear eyed en-
DURANGO" II she is right, there can be no
little doubt that most Chinese at least have
made their calling and election safe. 1t
remains to speak Of the worries and anxie-
ties to which humanity is everywhere sub
jected in this distracted world. The Chinese
are not only as accessible to these evils as
any other people, but far more SO. The con-
ditions of their social life are such that in
any given region there is a large proportion
who are always on the ragged edge Of ruin.
A slight diminution of the rainfall means
starvation to hundreds Of thousands. A
slight increase in the rainfall means the de-
vastation Of their homes by destructive
foods, for which there is no known remedy.
No Chinese is safe from the ENHANCEMENT Of
lawsuit, which, though he be perfectly in
nocent, may work his ruin. Many Of these
disasters are not only seen, but their stealthy
and steady approach is perceived, like the
gradual sinking Of the Iron Stroud.
To us nothing Is more dreadful than the
momentary expectation Of calamity, which
cannot be forfended, and which may bring
all that Is horrible in its train. The Chinese
face these things, perhaps because they seem
to be their normal state, with "clear eyed
endurance" which is one Of the most re-
markable phenomena of the race. Those
who have witnessed the perfectly quiet star
walton in times of devastating famine Of
millions will be able to understand what Is
here meant. To be fully appreciated it must
be seen, but seen on no matter what scale it
is as difficult for an occidental really to I'M
derstand it as it is for Chinese truly to un-
derstand the idea which the Anglo Saxon ha
inherited and developed Of personal and 80
cial liberty.
In whatever aspect We regard them th,
Chinese are and must continue to be to u
more or less a puzzle, but we shall make n,
approach to comprehending them until W.
have it settled firmly in our minds that, q
compared with us, they are gifted with th,
''absencs Of nerves." North China Daily
News
Visit the market yourself rather than order
by mail or messenger; be more interested in
your own welfare, and you will supply your
table with better food at onshaf the expense.
Newspapers are the best thing for cleaning
lamp chimneys Put the least bit of kerosene
on piece when filing the lamps, then rub
the chimneys until they shina.
The best way when hot grease has been
spilled on the floor is to dash cold water on
it, so as to harden it quickly and prevent its
striking into the boards
Mating should be washed with strong salt
water and a clean cloth, and do it If possible
at midday, to insure quick drying, which
prevents discoloration-
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