Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-05-29
THE FosslLIzEp EMPIRE.
china's Place In Ancient III
tory.

/ China's Place IN AhcieHN
tory.
Although China has of late been hum-
bled by its once despised adversary, Jn'
pan. the Flowery Land has wo..cei fHl
history. and long before civilization
dawned on these shores the Morgolians
were making practical use Of arts aHd
sciences. Recently at the Victoria in
stitute-Prof. Hull, F. II. s.. in the
chair Surgeon-General c. A. Gordon,
NJ. D., c. b., described how the record
ing of the history of China commenced
96 centuries b. C. by order of Hwauti.
From that date to the present, he said,
the current of history in relation to
he Chinese people could be accepted
for the most part as correct and con-
tinuous. Hwauti was an extraordinary
emperor, possessed of "all the talents
Having vanquished his enemies he set
about improving things in general. He
established the cycle of 60 years in ar
cordanee with which Chinese. chronol
ogy has ever since continued to be
reckoned. He introduced the decimal
system of notation. encouraged the
study of astronomy and meteorology-
being able, by means of making eN
periments, to foreteh the changes OF
the weather and air." He established
methods of measurement by length and
by weight, and made stringent laws
that both should be just; the art o!
cooking in furnaces prepared for the
purpose; the erection of houses in
stead of bowers formed by branches
of trees. He caused roads, chiefly for |
purposes, to be made, and |
bridges erected throughout his domin |
ions. One instrument which he in |
vented is identified with the compass.
To him also is assigned the Introduction
Of written characters, his idea in thai
having been derived from OH
serving the markings on the shells of
sortoises. The systematic rearing and
of silk worms and the
of the fiber produced from
hem into robes of different shapes and
,olors were also among the numerous
advances connected with his reign. Ia
urther pursuance of this policy he APP
pointed a professor of music, whose
luty it was to explain the order and
of the different tones
le taught the way of making flutes,
lies and organs, trumpets that imitat-
d the voice of the dragon, and drums
hat made the noise of thunder. He
ivided his country into principalities. q
n each of which he caused cities to be
rected. He introduced the use of {
rheeled carriages, and the training of
orses TO draw them. Lastly, he or t.
cred that collins should be made in
'hich the dead were to be inferred
fter him came several empeIors of ex
genius and merit. and such I
aried subjects as scientific agriculture Il
nd the composing of national songs I,
aceived equal attention. In those far II
II days Chinese patriots had their own
luivalents for "Rule britannia" "The .,
ritish Grenadiers," Scots wha haze"
MOurir pour la Patrie," etc Other "
atoms, now humbled in the dust, were
sing, and it was during the dynasty q
Hea that, in consequence of famine
Canaan, Abraham proceeded to A
gypt to buy corn, the latter country "
q NAACAA 1N4ANN " eAss q ANU VI IllCAAlN
he shepherd kings are considered t.
I've invaded Lower Egypt about D. c.
14-1S0O, and the duration of their rule
have continued 26O years. During Il
G same period the birth took place =
Isaac (B. c. 1896; of Esau and Jacob
}. c. 1886; Joseph was sold by his
ethren into Egypt; his family, then
madic tribe, settled in the Land OF p
'shen, he himself became minister to 3
nosis or Thotmosis, the then reign
2 Pharaoh, and by his foresight pre-
rved the country from famine during
e seven years of sterility, Egyptian =.
lonies under Ceerops proceeded to 81
eece, where they reclaimed the I'm fc
ilized races of Attica- So, while tho
Eat Chinese empire, which now pre-. al
ITS to the world a curious specimen n.
fossilized civilization, was develop =
:, Persia, Phoenicia, India, Greece Va
Rome grew and gradually spread
,ir influence over the great world of -
lie outer barbarlans." ri
The lecture was listened to with great
ention by a large audience.-Leeds :
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