The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-03

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shelves above him, all dead TO the
world, their minds picturing wonder
iully dreamy, rose tinted heavens only
10 awaken when the drug had spent
itself. My guide told me tnat there
was a Chinaman there who had not
left this den In months, he Is kept
and opium. Underground for blocks
are these opium dens, the rank burn
ing OF opium, the filthy clothing aud
the sickening specimens OF humanity
one never forgets, never saw such
beings TO be called human, filled with
opium; take itaway and they are YER
liable maniacs.
Sing Wo In his lecture said: "What-
ever these, my people, are, as race
now. they are capable Of great deal,
ii led, but now they are opposed to
progress as a race. The Chinaman
wal Is TO live as his father lived but
ia this age of the world he can't do 1t.
In the struggle of mankind the right
to hold is the might to hold. Nowall
can be built around China unless back
of it is man superior to the one who
would climb over it. A struggle with
China is coming. We will find the
Celestial cold, cunning, cruel, Death
is only inflicted after the most severe
torture, scarcely eQualed in The most
bloody pages of history"
The lecturer described the different
modes of punishment, all too terrible
to repeat, but the death by ling Chez
or death bv "thousand slices"is one
of the most awful punishments. and
truly it is horrible. When Ii Hung
Chang threatened the Boxers with
''seyerc punishment" he meant cling
chez" There is a long sling chez"
and a short method CT cling Chez"
The long one is inflicted by first cut
ting off the eyebrows by deXtrous
stroke of sword, next the nose, the
ears, slices of arms, etc, until the
one thousand slices are made; the
short one is when in mercy some rcla-
tives of the criminal brides the exc
cutioner, then a few merciful strokes
end all.
The Chinese women are not very
worlds progress the height reached by
any nation or race is shown in the
treatment Of women. The crouching
slave woman Of the savage becomes
under the wan of civilization and cul-
ture the helpmate, the equal Of man.
The Chinese women do not have
very happy time. If a Chinese woman
is brought into their SO-called courts
of justice she is made to say what is
pleasing to the presiding officer, no
matter what the truth of the affair
may be. When the witness is halt
ing, oranswerS are not quickly given,
the court does not hesitate to employ
means to compel her to testify as it
wishes. For this purpose they en-
ploy truth compeller" which con-
sSts of split bamboo, with this the
witness is struck sharp
y across the mouth till she is glad to
say anything. The Chinese theory is
that no innocent man shall be pun
shed, therefore they prove the ac-
,used guilty and defer punishment
ill he has confessed, often under Sc
'ere torture.
/ was greatly interested in the
Chinese beliefs or religion, if l may
speak of it. They believe in mum
DER of gods; each household has lit
lie shelf containing at least three
rods. Kun Yane is the god of mercy;
Ind it is to Kun Yane that Chinese
mother prays if her child is i'll. A
Chinese calls his drug store the Hall |
# Joyful Relief" Over drug stores
n China there are nottos, such as:
Bad spirits not admitted" "Su-tsu
mediciue.god help" "Hall for multi
dying years." etc. Very rarely does |
/ Chinaman place his name over his |
tore but "The good luck store"
The lucky sign" Hope" "Sun-
hlne," etc designates his place of
business. If Chinaman does write
lis name he places his surname first;
instead of writing John Brown as we
would, he would write it Brown John.
In so many ways the Chiraman is
,ur opposite. If relative dies we
ollow our custom by wearing black
he Chinaman wears white as his sign
If mourning. Their books are print
ID so that they begin with the last
page and read to the first and from
ID e right to the left of the page, we
10 the opposite.
wish | had time tu give you many
more interesting points in what saw
and heard, but must only take time
to tell you of the Joss house 1 visited
to see their religious customs. A tenn
pie keeper, or Joss house keeper.
stood at the door to sell articles used,
such as candles, incense sticks, paper
money and paper clothes. A worship
er first heat drum to awake the gods
A door opens in the wall and in the
Enclosure are a number of bright
colored wooden gods to be prayed to
and worshiped; at the feet Of these
gods is an incense burner where san
1al wood is burning; there is also tea
made ready far the gods. A sacred
jar of bamboo spllnts was shaken till
one splint fell to the floor. Each
splint is numbered to correspond to
the numbers in the temple keepers
book of prayers. and that PRAYER is
said that belongs to the splint that