The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-01
ADMINISTRATIONS
MANy-oF THEIR CUSTOMS ARE THE
REVERSE or OURS.

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How They Compare with the Japanese.
what Constitutes an Educaaion--No He
reditasy Arlstocracy In CHINA The Peo-
pie vaiy In Dlferea. Sections. &
The samples we get of Chine in our
country give us very inadequate ideas
of the people. We have here to contem-
plate civilization entirely unlike our
own, but in itself much more complete
than eaIs. In the presence of the Chi
nese, all Europeans and Americans are
parvenus. These people burned coal
before the Ghristiap .era. They invent
ed printing 1, 900 years before Gnten-
berg and Faust Aourished, and they
knew the use of gunpowder when our
forefathe 81 were psing bows and ar
rows. I'M mdt things which appear ON
the surface thsEzaEszear antipodes.,
They mount horse from the right side
instead Of the left, read from left to
right, .sa y west south instead Of south.
west, their mariners needle points to
the south, the men wear petticoats and
the women : trousers, they shave the
fronts o. their heads and not their faces,
shake tn 6itt6%nI hands instead of each
others as Q greeting, write their family
names f rst and their given names aft
erward, have their marginal notes at
the top Gf their books, place a distin-
guished guest on the left and are care
full not uncover in HE presence, wear
white for mourning, the men sew and
the women work in the fields. and so on
to the end of the chapter.
We shall find in China the origin of
much thatrweahaye seen in Japan. The
positioaof woman in the family and So
ciety is about the same, except that the
Japanese. women do not -cramp their
feet, and therefore can go about more
freely. The domestic architecture is
similar, so far as external construction
goes, but the Chinese houses have no
mats, and the people do not squat on
the foor.A Both wear loose, flowing
robes, whih the Chinese button, but
the JapahsseAdo not. In the CONVERSE
ton of the people the Chinese indulge
in honorifcs as much as the japanese.
1t is the correct thing to ask Your friend
to condo scendstS come from his elegant
house to your miserable hoyel, or to al
low his distinguished cup of tea to de-
scend to, your unworthy self. The Chi
1lese classics are also the classics IN Ja-
pan, and the Chinese ideagraphs are
used by japanese writers. Education
is mainly 'sddasste. 6The Chinese have
5000 rules of behavior. which the edu-
Gated Eaaa -mast -kaew.-H man have
bad mai ners, they say he is not edu-
Gated. vFTEs o: STA
The Chinese sages, like Coafucius.
Mencius and others whose works are
classics anunciated high grade Of
ethics.. Confucins stated the golden
rule, thoagkaegdti4 elg thus; IF there
is anything do not want done to me, /
will not do it unto another His eth
ical teasMass dtakssfank with those of
the G<eek ;4nd, Roman ruloraists and
the HsbteW prophets, but are without
reference to aSShpfeme Being who re
quires us to keep his commandments.
The family customs are similar to the
Japanese. Society is patriarchal. The
family, not the individual, is censid7
cred. Mufiagesare arranged as in ia
pan to pei auate the family, and go be-
tweens ap employed fosst tlethe terms.
There isonly ofe wife, but concubines
are taken into the house at will. The
wife fiaaSxlffe Bt2dense1neiw when she is
the servant of the household, especially
of her fathSfih- law and mother-i n-law,
but when she becomes a mother-in-law
che cxoto ba. r11,,, ;pnipoc and ma Iroa ~
warm for her daughter-in-law.
The Chinese have as many genuaex-
ions as1fhe- Japanese and numerous
grades of obeisanees to unemployed ac-
cording to circumstances Three prostra-
lions, each with three knockings Of the
head against HeoJs aresupp posed tobe
about the extreme exhibition of respect.
The peopie~afy a good deal In the diff
ferent Sections. The south Of China is
mountainous, and fths people there are
smaller, more; volatile and brighter
than in sthe north, where the crowded
dwellersen-the plains and paddy fields
are heavier, less excitable, not so quick
to see or act. There is no hereditary
aristocracy in China. All the people
are bound p pbe the will Of the en-
perOr and kAt9 % rights he is bound
to respect 1hefeisno caste, as In India.
The people are classified as natives and
aliens, the latter fbeing subdued peo-
pie in the provinces; conquerors and
conquered, with special reference to
the prohibition of marriages between
the Mantchoo and Chinese, and freemen
and slaves. There are no laws against
slavery. Every native is allowed to
purchase slaves and retain their chill
dren in serT Ada but the number Of
slaves is small, and their condition Is
comparatively easy. Probably there are
no better hammered people in the world
than the educated Chinese. They art
also very competent, blsinessfmenS ane
as such enjoy an excellent reputation
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