The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13


all her rare and precious gifts, the dis
trlct where climate ana soil combine To
support the wonderful Sam shee Is very
limited. and covers scarce Il square
mile of the valley OF the silver Moon,
Further, the Imperial Government has.
from ancient times. restricted the cult
| walton OF the plant to the garden of n
Buddhist monastery in the heart of the
valley.
The scarcity OF the product upon the
market may thus be understood, and
when II is known that the aromatic
floss from these precious pods is en-
ployed In making wicks for lamps that
burn eternally before important shrines,
It's immense sentimental value may be
appre Ciatcf.
< new god visited Chinatown yestcr-
day and settled upon an altar in the
upper loft Of III Mott street y consiSn.
ment OF Sam Shce especially imported
for the solemn ceremonies OF Installing
this new deity also arrived. and II was
his as much. II not considerably more,
that led to the gayetics OF last night,
that leave Chinatown this morning in
a dead and alive condition that Is woful
10 behold.
The new god has 3.5sa different names.
as many as the arrows that Prince
Quang launched at the Tartar dragon
in his memorable exploit some years
before the Christian era. Hut the name
which the Occidental tongue can nearest
seize Is the one that sounds reasonably
Ike Low Flung. So he stands as Low
Flung for the purposes OF this chronicle
al least.
1t was heard that the chinese residents
OF this neighborhoud had great time
over a new joss. and an Evening
World reporter went e. inquire. Al
though 1t was well along In the forenoon
not 4 curtain Mas drawn in Mott street
The temple was located. AZ, noted. on
the top OF No. ID, and thither the reporter
repaired. The stairs were climbed past
floors OF sealed and silent chambers.
No one appeared to ask the wherefore
OF the Intrusion, for stranger passing
through your bedroom or exploring your
pantry liz an incident OF nc, account in
Chinatown. A peep was taken III Low
Fat Tuen's restaurant on the third
floor. and the tables and hoors were
aba ndoned pastures OF their fall
when the temple was reached some
interrosati9n Was eNpeoted but herr
time spent and gone.
The room was fitted ne are all Joss
houses, except hat the fttings here
were new and shune brightly IN fresh
gilt and ied paint There was an altar
near the middle OF the room and a
shrine behind II In the back of the
shrine and painted upon a silken cloth
sa, III august Low Flung, white the
holy Sam Shee burned feebly al his feet
In bowl OF peanut oil.
The atmosphere was heavy with
fumes from thousand burned out
insense tapers aud the feversh odors OF
All ill-ventilated sleepins.room. The
priest lay prone in the doorway OF a
closet at the side OF the shrine too
dead to the world TO open his eyes
when pretty forcibly stirred. while
curled beneath the altar Ike two over
fed dogs lay pair OF acolytes who had
wsaried AT tn" task Of feeding the
eternal ftTos.
Without any interruption the reporter
| sketched the majestic features OF Low
| Flung and the still more rare and
sacred lamp OF Sam Shee wick. Then
| he posted on t. collect the facts that
| make this narrative possible.
| II appears that the delirious time,
seen, was due TO the remarkable CON
junction OF invoices of Sam Shee and a
new Joss. The former has been OK
planned, bui the latter bafftes elucida-
| ton by one who has spent less than
u lifetime IN the study OF Cinnamon
| and their ways Low flung may or may
| not he war god,
He carries cheese knife looking OBJ
jsCt in his right hand, which may be a
| sword or u sickle, and in the other what
| may De a cotton blossom or an imperial
lily to reward tie martial hero. His
morous. His trappings ar variegatY
and costly. His functions are 10 brlHp
good fortune upon all In who's" interests
lie may be consulted and pruIeriy pro
itiaied with glfts chinatown yester
day invoked his favor upon the imperia
home government that the next news
fTum the East may bear tidings OF a ter
rihle thrashiuG NJ the laps, and then al
hands. got drunk on poppy juice an,
plain liquor.