New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-25
INSIDE ASIATIC LIFE.
CURIOUS THINGS SEEN AND NOTED BY
AN OBSERvANT AMERICAN.

RATING cREEDs BY THEIR PRoDUcTs-MAHoM-
ETANs AS BAD AS CRAFTSMANSHIP INDIAN
STORY OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN-THE
SACRED MONKEY RIoT-soULs ENToMBED
IN WHITE ELEPHANTS - BURMESE
DIVORCE AND FUNERALs-sIAM
EsE DoMEsTIcITY THE
FATAL MUTTON.
good many years ago J. b. Gaylord began
| haunting the Orient. and the habit has grown
| upon him that now he finds himself more
| at home almost anywhere In India, Burnah'
| SIAM Ceylon Japan or China than he feels when
| in the United States. the land OF his birth. The
aforementioned Fascination Of the East is a
| reality, so far as he is concerned, and ne be-
ieves it likely to be operative upon any inte-
| gent observant and liberal-minded man from the
| Occident who enjoys such opportunities as he
| has had Of knowing Intimately the peoples Of
| Asia mingllng In their life and understanding
| their beliefs and ways Of thinking Primarily. he
| was a commissioned agent for Barnum & Bailey,
| deputed TO obtain rare strange and interesting
things for the great show. In that capacity he
had wide range Of experience with all classes.
| from peasants TO kings. 1t was he who secured
| In Burmah the famous white elephant. and
! later the queer representatives, OF little-known
| races included in Barnum's chronological Con-
gress" But gradually he has gravitated into an
| independent position. carrying on negotiations
| for himself, and with Cingaese partner, doing
a nice little trade in wild beasts. gems. or almost
| any other product Of the East that commences
,,sot, - ths acumen NJ a shrewd American.
-, ~. ca,.,,rA e o,o Of IN.
"' may ~ '''"e'"''' ''
| comparatively few travellers who really see
| Ef,,t.r ~ I'm tor
'"'"e' t-,.'.. .,.,,.,,~, o., IRON, r-.iudices
| '''' "' -,
racial or f'nR'o"', az '''''''s ia n,.'
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ar ',t ',,.. ~ r,.r,at an, so.n,s
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| - a., a., ,.h, M ,,.,,,,t
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| ',"''e' - '''" 49, 49,. ,h chr,s-
"''n'"'''""N i"'' 90" 80 . -.
. Ia, M -, - -, frin,os ,r. nat much better
fhau The Mahometans and Christians. They
have been oppressed and serv.ie. by reason 81
caste restrictions Tor untold sehera.lnnS, az" "p,
"uch '"n p' ,nrvte,r ''., han az in tboIr rase-
| moral instruction and religious teaching have
actually been forbidden t. theIn always bu.
"t,n you t,' 80 ,1 ',- man =" toS with the
gu ,'t - - a,t ,.ttb tben, poodness Is not
''hI - 49, - ia u1aiv IN he among
| u Hlh'', 20 - 49,, al -. .ogriti. ~,
| IN" iiinlp's, 10Y '"S'r ",.H nv IN h -
| among tH' i"4''"''9 VI "a ,..', A..
| Taught against H. ,aS tt"' i'r,,' 80, ~,
cause man p ny D ,s, 80 onc NAV be horn
be good Bul1hisl JUST a. "nv "'aS ." no'I
nominally Chrisud"' YET "o' e'''
CHRISTIAN .......
BUDDHISM HAS BEEN MODIFIED.
.. p.,,,,,s,, has cb.rr.d a good deal in
..,Narn limos os,ociallv in siam. Probably in
an effort to popularize Buddha's doctrines and
10 make his philosophy mere comprehensive by
the ignorant multitude much has been injected
into Buddhism AS IT Is to-day that Is ran
tastlc. mythical superstiuous' almost weak
minded one might say. But the best man IN
the world is the one who lives up most closely
10 the great Sakyamunis teachings Of right
views. right aims. right thoughts. right words.
right behavior right efforts and right ways Of
earning a livelihood The Brahmin would be
Just as good. but for his caste. when makes
him narrow-minded. But the buddhist IS liberal
lie teaches the brothernood OF man 'na' we are
all alike. ch"Hr'h u one r"''''' anu s''"u ~ -
one another lie Tres u "'cN"' ""9r JUN"
him. Nothing iha' mas NE - p'"e"l" "S Noi'-
sderate kihdhess an" 'oN'' 'e VIII "V' 'H"-
l.fe. even that OF NetloH'ous serPc"'" he '"''
meat yes; put VIII not XIII It, All ''e o"'0"e'
are MahoWetails. ne psst hu"un'Su1 i.r ,i -,
| ,.,;er m. religion has been gr, at,y pcrvertei
50 buried unde- observances. supcrstitons and
Inventions that the pure laith 10 nhruiS
mniy ahomt 900 600 which seems ike a good
many but is only a small percentage OF the
stupendous population OF mat country bu'
ncary an NS'rp III - , So 'ho ~ ~
% ,an",ds ~ hath RrahmIns and Ruddhsts mi,
island was the original Garden Of Eden.
THE GARDEN Of EDEN STORY