New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-23

and extremely interesting account OF the Tno ~
subject As these PaPeT public 5ne library only Eng
land possessing copy-the following de'"''' WIZ
os ~ Years after the birth OF Christ
child was according TO the lesehd, III, ~, Tiangsi
born Of ,n SfS Smndeq of childhood wa:
distinguished by extraordinary pitreyye ats Nv the
had reached twenty years OF age he had at
tanned the modest stature OF NM lees not less
Unusual Tansar eyes with bs sGSsn his Knees and
crimson scalp arms reacnhs ,rns proiection he
must have been at least noteworthy III n n,od ,bat
his neishoors AZ these details Of his looks
Chang Tao-ling actually existed MS career care ,bs
sketched in the anns s G phy ne
scholar OF profound eruiition an ana ape naner Oh
s sS rs syenS them ne beletn Empire ca 80
that the Emperor appointed MN for few
vears he resigned and then copmenSeI me NE Iastsi
which secured for him the celebrity "n''" mas
III ls the scene of his Government he
hermit 1 IN TO ,h the study OF wchcret and the dis
covery OF the elixir Of life he MAS Here he COM
p Sounded the mystic pin OF immortality a an the air
covered the means OF ruling the iis and bogeys
Am ony the supernatural feats with which ne WA,
credited was the ss ag,n 81 pencil These at the
Tumble nercession OF their six kings NJ swseves
lie upon condition 'n ona 'G left CHINA CHINA alone
" VT was at Mount Ho-ning that Cnang pto,es,Ss
to receive Of IN Among the insignia Of hi:
new office was a magic seal whlcn wY 9,ho,,mh oniv
one one Its impression appears in the centre
OF the charm engraved ana I,s" wav The seal Of
r nai sour is Claimed 100 years Ola who
The % sa sS b asf kan up after
having attained the age OF one hindfSa, anu until the
p 4nrss yFad day. During dynasy which Gr
minated in 1914 the then Master va an tIi,istra.
Zion Of the duties devolvlng upon the occupants
the Masters post The Annals wns directed to ofer
sacrnces on the FIVE great mountains OF NINA az
charm away the Sh r , Pt Ia Tshu Lake Of the
crimson Monkey which hauntei H. Al ,error ~
lin called the Iron Lock ,hG rTa the AK key to the
winds was also commanded to be got ria Oh Ny '"e
si Tbe Toiring rebellion naturally induced the ra.
ncrstitious ruling powers to consult tne II
need scarcely be said that his charms ana h s
failed produce the slisneI,i, led by the later
Mosters had already led their being regarb hri
with contempt BY ther Gbins The present abode
ST The wizard is situated about rnn mn,
south OF Kyer Ki TOM SISea IN mentioned The two
ami nIuais are Represented by Two high peaks an %
tween ,s 'hn asrr res temple is named The crate n
which tho mystic pill Of mm0rtshy va va he ter
81 l., stiii shown a. also the RUNS OF the ,e.
rarc Whence Chang Tao-ng ascended to nGaye"
4 number OF monas,eries s.fo ~ dscav Revenue
ancr,ns ~ the Master from two sources. NV, ,he
Crs Is that derived from cNoGclslg Silvse' .,,,cn
housas OF tho richer reslients III uV fan5 in.
,nonisr,ns etc or otherwise averting H. anu IN
durine good luck them who seek ms se' ,s ,bc
T'ha sacond-and FAR more ucrat lVe-source 70
saio or tho charms of which we give an e:lsranS1:
~ .hn,,ld no noted that the scrawl Is Simply niraS
nv bastv sweep of the brush LEAVING .'s a,no
pS ,,nGni.hsj appecrancc visible In the draWins.
ccoboiistc characters which are absolutely dt sIht
Of meaning the two on the LEFT SIDE u zen h NV
~ O,oam Master of Heaven" The size OF ch.,n Nh
nc sold Is one foot nine inches In length .! ma ma
inchcs in breadth the paper being very common ~
Trooile The vendor alleges that. howeVer, un 10
cinherobe to human eyes, ghosts ana sopN'ys 80.
rcod the mystic characters. and VIII petahr i,,nS
selves elsewhere In double quick time on peno'''s
them , 49,. charms is a little
ovcr q 80 (roughy about 6s sd. ana seVe,a.l nrs
sands are sold annually the proceeds OF srnk
according to all accounts squandered III ol, IL 'erv
in,, drinking and gambling on the part OF inc VIZ
human arrogator of the title we have gwen, 40.
So far as we know, this IL the most si,su,a acst
istont instance of an hereditary cfcial eNu'' ~
wltch-fadcr and ghost charuier not ,nv,u. con.
iirvei I'm by the common people but actuany S.r
shifted bv the Government when any trouo.n S,nhS.
Tho African rarabouts and negro priests unuouu IL
edy exercise somewhat similar powers, u ,,, ~
merely are records wanting rs 10 the ah',au';. av
their Offices and their hereditary nature Out "'S'
nloy to very limited audiences .,..,,on
The Master of Heaven Is known 10y ,i Ivp" 90 his
,hrourhout china The original recognition ot ne ns
ancestor came from a Taoist Emperor anu as
,raoIsm Is more or less familiar 10 every ~ s.u
~ any education this Taostic ofhcli utle - 10 w.
lar cnouyh Some lucky forecast might ny any A.,
mont restore the decadcnt prestige OF TINS later 'h
sorcersr Meanwhile the anti-goblin charW VIC p~~
lsh is undoubtedly curiosity