New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-05

funeral, ut which enormous amount oil i"fr' Hll-
mcntS was tonsumd. But thea | suddenly re-
mcmbercd that money goes a long way III Japan
the smallest coin representing Tie 1houS'h"th
part of dollar. Besides. il was manifest there
must have been n balance left sufficient 10 con-
stitutc her dowry. since she would "rcr have
succeeded in finding another husband without II.
For in accordance with the custom of japanese
married women her teeth were stained coal hlacl;
and hrr eyebrows shaved Off. added (" which She
was no longer young
Talking of the refreshments consumed nj III"
| bctto's ohscouics, reminds me that this somewhat
grewsome custom Of eating and drinking At
funerals seems 10 prevail in almost every country.
both civilized and unciviliycd. under the sun.
Grief aDrars Ia Stimulate appetite CrrvantrS
relates that when Don QuiXotc was dying, his
niece and Sanchp Pan7a ate heartily. while if we
arr 10 credit orc of the French poets. pd"s
overwhelming sorrow on being deserted by A"ncas
was asSuaccd by n hearty meal oil fat TURKEY
J.. cia-in s,iu,ra tant at on>.
I',p,.tit" d. II c'as" Ddon.
Que IN fuit" i.tc".
Ii toll" delI:>s-,.
p.n, du Go> dun d'@.u dinGon.
That Grief likewise stimulates thirst is shown
LAX ,hc appalllns amount of liquid absorbed around
the collins of tie dear departed. presumably with
the object Of rcplcnShinc tho source of tears
ana of maintaining il AT Underwater mark. More
over additional evidence 10 the parci.Inc cicrt
Of sorrow on the human throat Is afforded by the
nlmo,, incredible number of lrqnor saloons. lc"r
! gardens and poihouscs which line iii" approaches
10 all great cemeteries. both in the United states
and in every other country that hay" NlSi'ch
Here in Ncw-Iork. where there Is surh lIrI"
| number Of forien colonies. II might prove h'ah
interesting and useful To discover. 10y in."i, -
METROPOLITAN cemeteries. first. the particular fora
Of liouor affected hv the mourncr> of each diI"r-
ON, nationality: and secondly. Tie HIND of drink
which Is proved hv the largest consumption I"
,c Tie most cNicaci"ij> i'll "$>Ta@'us +r,ci.
THE CHINESE AND THEIR ru"p
| ,j.;ncsc servants are far more rrli,llr AVID
con,.iucncc more frequently cupl">ci hy FOREIGN
crs IN tie Orient than those OF ]aplu"~f naii"i-
| ,G,v They are exceedingly conscientious AMI
cx.r, in the pcrtornancc of their dates and are, ~
| any rate rs far a. my own c\wlrn'" anu INK
! of all tie persons I ever met are c"i'"ru"L "N-
rccdinclv honest. l'ut thcS' advantages are ~
! great measure couutcibiaurrd ny certain draw
| backs Of "A physical ~ wei, ~ of a moral na'ur"
In the first place. tlcv one ana all are saturated
with smell the of sweet. which S"rns IN
contaminair and 10 cIy" fast" and peculiar
| odor 70 everything they t"n"h For long Inn"
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stale c-1s a far greater dclicncv tl,u fresh "n"-.
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