The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

RESTRICTIONS WHICH MAKE LIFE
BURDENSOME.


This Is the Lot Of the "so,, OF Heaven.
the "I<ing of Kin0s"-Red Tape That
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A"o''' '"e 're'e"' H"peror'
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hohits tIa ,,,crnia a,d ,ba ,t,ii.., 20 ' .,
o,nreror of Cbiro Vorv u.tlo is t,,,,,,,.
concerning him Tbeorc,icallv tho so,
~ boayon tho kira Of tir,,s l. n soorod
beino and should bo aI,ynys s,o,on -
With tho orootost roerect nnd roraro,,oo
IL 10 inpossiLIo for bir, +o hnyo fn,,1ts ~,
IN conn,it orrors lil,o ordiror, MOI, IL
oor,oe fro,, divira o,oost,,, o,,,1 ,,,Lo,, H.
dias no tolos his ,,Ince o,,o,,c, ~, ,,ods ~,
nat+er ybat no sa,,s ~. d,os ILL., 90, a.,
eerth Therefore tbe neorIe ,rho ba,a 90,
snnortunitv to know what is eoing nm
within tho Eorbid,on cir, as ~ ,,ro7,,,da
oronnd tbe puInce nra csIIed oro not ill
Nv IN discnes their rulcr ne fraol, as tha
subiocts of otbcr eovoroiors do ~ b,,+
the members of tbeir court and tbair Of
tsrh,s il allowed IN cntcr tho rnI,co
Tho military ounrd is co,nnosed of chosen
soldiers All fine servants and ,,ttondn,ts
irr ,c1,so,s ,vhoso lives are ennnt I'm the
..lirs. a.il ,yi,onre not allowed to lesyo
~ 49,, bur..4 thnt have r,t,is+orod -,
q { nina al 10
~.,,l, ei,,il,r r iro for ordirnr,, Lo,
sian, 80 .cpryunt lonves the ForIiddon
inv. Whom "A servant booo,nes foo In Avn,
d.. erforn his duties he rpceives a non.
II tho ofioin1s desirc to oct rid ~
him, for anv other reason thew cnt off bis
head
The imnression among tbe foreioners at
Pekinp which is based uron cnsual ooesin
from members of the oourt is that the
present e,nnernr isan imnrove,nent in hoth
morals md abilities over his nredecessor
who exhausted his vitality nv dissination
and was not more than half vvitted Tbere
are other sirns also TINT the emneror 10 n
person of considerable firmnees ard dator-
ninstion. although he is nec.ssari1v igno.
rapt of everything thot occnrs outside tho
Forbidden CITY. excent en- far az inforua.
ton leaks through those who surround
him. The rigid etiouette of the court docs
not hermit anv one Init his wives to have
familiar conversation with him. and they
are more Ignorant than he.
The emDeror Is educoted in tbe Cbinese
classics. and especially in the maxims Of
Confuoius. upon which all Chinese morale
pbilosophy and iurisprudence ara In sed
and several vears apo he undertook m study
the English language Two students If
the Tung Wen college. of which DIR. Mar
tin. an American missionary. was nres,-
dent were his teachers. and he took n
lesson every day Mt 1 O'Clock AT first
they were reouired To perform the kotovv
in his presence. which means that they
were compelled TO conduct their Lessons on
their knees with their foreheads pressed
to the floor. but the Inconvenience Of this
posture was soon realized. and the emneror
gave them permission to stand unright in
his presence.
Two teachers insteod of one were selected
for the same reason that the ministers and
other officials Of the Governments alwavs
wait upon the emperor in pairs. No man
is allowed to see him alone. The custom
had it's origin not only in the Chinese love
of ceremony. but also in susnicion If one
of the ministers had a nrivate intervievv
with the emueror. he might misrenresent
affairs to him or make accusations against
his colleagues. or he might even assault
the sacred person. Therefore. as precau-
ton. the emperor never sees anv one alone.
and two tutors were sent in order tn avoid
any possibility of Improper communica-
ton. Furthermore. the constant intripues
at the Chinese court reouire the officials tn
keen close watchsnf each other
The Tutors renresented tbat the emneror
had n remarkable memory and learned
English rapldly. They renorted that he
was able TO read and talk ENGLISH after n
year or moro of instruction but there q
no way of corroboratinp their assertions
The enneror is NOT nhvsicallv strong
and there is n fear that he bas constitu.
tional ailments that will shorten his life
He has pbvsician who has been edncoted
in the modern science of medicine and
who keens close watch of him altbonob
he still adheres TO the sunerstitions and
nractices of tbo arciente He behaves in
lamentations. coniurino and all that SORT
of thing Native Chinese doctors are like
the medicine mon of tbe Tndiars-.thev
deuend good dool unon charms amnlets
concoctions of sornents tcoth and birds,
tonones and other heatbenisb comhina-
tions.
The emneror has been IRVING IN bnild
nm his constitution nv overcisin9 on horse
hack and MI archery He il said m bn very