Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-19
MISS AcssnmArs LECTURES.


when she dlscoufsed on temperance.
On Monday night y fine sudIepce
greeted her After good music and
prayer, Miss Ackefmap appeared IN the
loose, flowing garments Of the Chinese
woman, and proceeded 10 depict the
life Of The women Of Asia.
Landing first 10 China, that popu.
lous country, where the babble Of null
titudes even on the watere 10 sampans,
caused her 10 wonder. Sometimes
there were three generations In one
boat, numerous children stored below
at night on shelves, one above another.
Women doing the work, and certainly
bsyiDg "women's rights, )" II that means
the right 10 labor ipcessantly. On land
or water they are mere slaves.
Miss Alderman travelled by sedan
chair, jiDrlkishs, wheelbafrow and buf.
fslo cart, without springs or seats, oyer
country without roads. Often she,
with her atteDdants, were obliged TO
sleep Ia the same room with the buffalo
and pigs. The cruel practice Of foot
binding she witnessed especially among
mandeins, and was told that the sole
reason for continuing the custom was,
the men thought no woman beautiful
unless her feet were small. Some won.
en- thought, and rightly too, that COM
preston Of the waist by women of 9TH
er lands was more injurious.
Wives are bought, coolie paying IS,
and higher class man $50, or $50.
Receiving an Invitation to wedding
In high life, written in many curious
characters, she inquired the meaning,
and was told the invitation was ad.
dressed to the foreign lady who invites
men not to use wine or opium.
The wedding feast consisted Of twep-
ty-four courses, and the men were able
to partake Of all. Miss Ackerman
found 1t difficult to do this even with
silver chop sticks an hundred years old.
The bride rs usual did not appear until
sent for seven times. She was dressed
In red. and sat at table veiled, without
speaking for one hour and q half.
Then her mOtherin-law peeped into
her face and called her son, the bride
groom. The couple then met for the
first time. If life IL too unbearable, her
only escape is by suicide.
Converting with a Chinese states
man about the opium traffic, Miss
Ackerman was told that the whole Of
China only needed roofing from side
to side to make 1t a vast and complete
opium den, Christian England had
forced the traffic upon the empire.
This Is the darkest spot on England's
flag. A dark spot on our own beloved
flag Is the sending of thousands of gal
Ions Of rum to heather nations.
Sailing for Japan Miss Ackerman be-
sought physicians prescription
against seasickness and was told that
seasickness was only a womah's fad.
Just make up your mind you are not
to be sick and you will not be. Proud
ly and resolutely she undertook to car
ry out instructions, but could only go
as far an q sight of the first course at
dinner. -Four days of seasickness fol-
lowed.
At the japanese port twenty dainty
little ladies with their white ribbon
badges met her. One gentleman &C
her, who informed her that
he was member Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union. He Of
fered her his arm, which she took very
gingerly and held him at little dis
lance for fear she might stumble and
cause the little man TO fall. She was
given a grand reception, and told Of the
astonishing progress Of the w. G. T. U. |
work in Japan. Upon being questioned |
The advised the Japanese ladies to cling |
% their own graceful and comfortable |
costume, instead Of adopting the for.
'ign. She visited the great university
II 900 students.
Miss Ackerman next visited Siam,
'hipping In q vessel manned by
! captain and four white officers. On
'oard were $4,000 coolies. Two riots
'ccurred, but were quelled chsining
ome and throwing others overheard.
IN landing she was taken st once to
he top Of pagoda 800 n high In
rider to view the capital Of Siam.
The streets were water and full OF
oats. The condition Of women was
ven worse thon In China. A wife
sn be pawned for . husbands
sbt. Men, women and children
lscken their teeth with Betel nut.
he was conducted to the king through
ows Of $50 armed troops.
The king knew all about the w. G.
: U. and thought such society must