The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-25
To De concluded


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Naturally the objects Of nature hrst eX-
ercised the ingenuity Of the tn,ne-e ~
motors of IDEAS The heavenly bodies were
aiyavs before them. and the hieroglyphics
renre-eutine them were among thelf hfst
efforts But the time came when theN wore
clllcd upon 10 express on paper, 10y means
.ofcomp6und cnlracters, tine various phrases
Of tine .un and moon for example. ne
Ir,n,iflr of 1.-THE sun above straight line
was sufficient % indicate the early dawn,
and A.. 10 rose higher above the horizon anu
shouc through fbe trees. lt susse-teu an
telegram reproducing th3 scene lthe sun
sbinIn. through trceJ To- represent lhe
Fa.t The ",un" and "tO reign com
n,unlod together was considered sum
cieutlv descriptive OF "the sur 1richieniug
inf, fuu day." The darkness before dawn
was "the sun y NOT vet As il sank toward
tha We-t n was a'shiclded SUM- and even
inc WAS AN ESCAPED SUM-" For de-clp-
tiou az "Nrishtues-' i'm the abstract the
serIc-s of the moon were called INTO pay
and the two mmiusrios placed side by side,
reurosortod very effectively the idea. but
what about The -far,> iheir relative SIZE
.upported ihe notion Of their being Inc OH
spring OF the sun, and so tney were nance
D'Born ol tho sun" Descending ID oaIlh
we find ih8t man and bis concerns largely
7 q N
orators OF idr0erams. "a man ana "tWo
stood for humanity and regard for one
another "A mans words were truthful,
sincere AMI 'halt % man" was companion,
IAN idet0f f.ii0W-hip which seems 10 lhdi-
cafe that. according 90 Chinese ideas. a
pprfeci man. like happiness. vas born "a
Twin. Etiquette or dcC0rum was the right
eousuo-- of m an" \ "White man. WAS a
nobleman or chief probably referring To- a
time when the Chinese were brought
into contact with the daTker--kinned
aboriginal tribes OF China ana a
VALLEY man. was one ol lhe
common herd. a mans fault was dis7l-
nation. as il often h. here as well as in chi
ma, and Woman's hesitation ana uncef-
taintv: while extravaganza was represent
ed b., symbol signiiying "a mans eX-
cess" and wantOnness "WOman's.' II
has TO be admitted that the characters
drawn of women in the kilograms are ON
no means always complimentary, WHICH
of course, must be attributed % complete
ignorance Of the sex ON the part of the M
vrntors Of writing. How else can we eX-
plain the facts that "A compound Of two
women" represent strife. AID OF 'thice
intrigucsy Or. again, That To suspect 10
dislike should find expression mn charac
Ter composed OF" woman, plus together
with, or mat bauOg pert hNoNlu ~ i'PiC-
scented by moreover woman" 10 is curl
ous 10 note that an ldeogram formed of "a
wave" and "a woman" stands fora yirago,
lust as waye-man. OF ROnln. IN japanese
meaus lawless adyenturer. The ideal Of
beauty among the Chinese differs as widely
from ours as do their written characters
from our A b G.. Not long since member
of the Chinese legation was looking al a
Photographic group of decidedly pretty
ysung English ladies', and being asked
whether he admired them replied, "No,
they are difficult 10 look at, dihcult 10 look
at" As to figure. a willOw-llke waist. and
"a bending, yielding form are the objects of
highest admiration in China, and so "a
character formed of paris sienifying ga
woman" and "curyed" is used 80 denote
beautiful. lovely, c0mcly. Many meanings
connected with women are associated with
characters which prima iacle bear no rela-
tion TO them whateyer-Lo London saturday
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