The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-14

i1g 70 evil dosrS The guide told Us
that. eeSore she was hshsaGed. p
pisces q flesh ~sre cat Of her living
body.
We gladly left Sueh q scene o. hor-
Tor 10 look II upon the weaving os silk
h-cea6s- II Is impossible 70 conceive
that such i-rt6sscs1t. golden. purple
sheen could be manufactured IN such
& place with such rude machinery by
Szch wo-Szea- There were four looms
IN the dark den with It's s2rshea door.
The looms were Of the rUGssr possible
construction While 4 man washed the
shurIss. changing them from one
color 70 another with dsss eslsrity.
i boy On top CT the loom pulled up
3 tangled mass Of tEi1e which
mingled warp and wocs IN the mar
yelcgS product Of artistic beauty ard
lcvsli1ssS- At another loom woman,
With full array Of shuttleS before her.
was taking mp one after another 70
pep through three threads only ar s
tine There was 10 pattern for these
operators 70 follow, bur the finished
web showed what fine work. skill can
% with the ru6ss- implements
The excessive value which the
Chinese put upon Jade as ] personal
ornament Is like the SupersIitiOUs
medicinal value they attribute 70 gin
senE Again. the ruGsness q the
machinery With which small boys were
cutting and polishing rings. bracelets,
earrings o. this hard green stone
vas 1 marvellous triumph Of human
ingenuity. And still another marvel
was the way in which other small
boys put the feathers Of the king fisher
upon silver fLagree work Ivory cut
ting with Z fret saw, or with the
smallest Of ehfSeIS was another marvel
OF misplaced industry Who but I
ChinAman would pay $3.50 for an ele-
plants rusk. or rhirOcsTos' horn, or
I small part OF one covered with cArv-
i1gs Of birds and dragons and horse
Een and warriors And the en-
hrOiGerE, done entirely by the eye,
while the hand passed the nesdlsful
q silk through Till there stood forth
soue bird Of s9yest pluu2ge, the
sheen OF the silk riyGIlIng the feather
in Iustre and fufneSs, was still an
ether marvel OF Chinese skill
Yet again. as On the previous day,
The most marvellous sight Of all was
the stream Of humanity, continually
flowing along II fnterchanging cur
rents What E variety Of burdens
they carried What & variety and
abundance Of food tempted them.
Pigs heads, and feet and sides, baked
and raw, chopped and sawed and cut;
duck ready for the spit, or brown and
crisp from roasting in the oven; e
gozr's head with its short horns
bI4ckened- TO bring them out IN start
Ing contrast with the Ehite1ess OF
The skin; half Of Z dog the whole car
cas- Of { bat with the claws on its
feet; vegetables Of uumbeFless kinds;
fruits n endless variety, peeled
sliced CHARTERED OF II It's own natural
covering IL seemed as if the great
business Of life was 70 buy OF sell
souethiEg 10 ear
We compressed into one morning
sights and scenes that made 1t seem as
Il II were months since We set foot
Oh Chinese soil, and yet il has been
only three days We engaged Susan
and her boat 70 take Us 10 visit Dr..
ksrr's Hospital In the forty years
q his Missionary Izbors he has built
up Z large establishment with manifold
variety Of Christian work He had
Just re-urned from Peki1- 70 which
city he had been summoned 10 per
firm sous surgical operation On some
UEirEd States oEeiaI; for his ex-
perisncs II doing What he has done
for the sick and suffering Chinese has
given him skill and renoEu through
cut al China
SUsanss boar tnok rs hack 10 the
Hong Kong steamer II tine 10 make
srrDgeue1Is for our departure We
edg=d our way through hundreds Of
boats the only home that so. 900 Of
the population Of Canton ever know.
The slipper boats are usually managed
b. : E0nzn- who works 81 the scuII
With her baby On the floor tied by
rope around the waist. while the
bamboo basket Of chickens swings
overhead, and the family meal of
chopped vegetables and fish lies in
readiness for meal tine
Canton. October q. 1857.