The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-24
Funny Facts About China.


China is the land where everything is
upside down Thus in Canton the wo-
men act as sailors aud bcatmen. while
the men are employed as chambegmaids.
laundresses and seamstresses. N salu-
tation the Chinaman shakes his own
hand instead OF that of his visitor. As
a remark OF respect he puts his hat on
instead Of taking It OF. Their sign
boards are perpendicular. instead OF ho--
szontaL In reading Chinese print II Is
necessary 10 begin al the right hand side
at the bottom and read TO the left and
up. The Chinese raise the toe OF the
shoe and depEeSs the heel instead Of
raising the heel. so that they sometimes
appear TO De IN danger OF falling over
backward.
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The Tartars., who overthrow the native
Chinese dynasty % China in ls44. are
the ruling class in China There are n
the neighborhood OF lo.IOo.eo0 Tartars IN
the empire. The Chinese pigtal" dates
from the Tartar invasion, when the Tar
tarS forced the Chinese TO grow cues az
ter -the Tartar custom as q mark OF sub
lection Thousands Of Chinese were kill
ed FOR refusing 10 plai, their hair. and
even now the New China party has a
one of IFS objects the abolition Of the
old rule There are. or were until re-
Gently, less than 12.Gla foreigners perma-
nently resident in China. OF this num-
Der 5000 are British. 1900 Americans. and
1,200 japanese.
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Most Christian ministers wear black
clothes. The Chinese priests stick 10
bright yellow. People on this side the
world signify their sorrow AZ tbs death
of Z relative or friend by putting on
black garments. In China the mourn
inc o1fr- IL NH In 50 I--sraT
most people believe that the living have
the first call upon their charity and
care. In China more precautions are
taken for the preservation OF the body
after death than before, and q Chlnaman
will lie down supperless on his mat rath-
er than neglect 10 light the evening joss
candle in honor OF his dead relatives.
In most countries the deathbed Is sur
rounded by weeping relatives. and often
minister and doctor are present In
China the dying are carried out of the
house and left alone in some vacant
space TO die.
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At a grand dinner the Chinese begin
with sweetmeats and conclude With soup.
They sit sometimes az table for five o.
six hours with a midway interval or re-
cess, during which bowls are brought
in and the members OF the party wash
their hands and heads in hot water.
Fricaseed dog Is a favorite DISH a spe-
cial breed OF poodles being raised for
eating purposes. Stewed rat + another
delicacy. and the Chinese are also fond
of eggs when they have passed the point
where even the cold storage man could
call them fresh Sharks fms bird nests,
peacocks' Iivers, green ginger, cocks
combs. and fowls hearts and brains are
dishes which might be found on the
menu Of a high-class Chinese banquet.
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II the Chinese themselves are TO be
believed the Chinese empire has been IN
existence for more than ioo.ooo years.
Other students say that Il was founded
$50 years before Christ. and by some
Fohi, supposed to be the Noah OF the
Bible. is considered the founder The
great wall OF China. portions Of whica
are still IN evidence was completed I'll
B. c. Printing IS said to have been
known in China as early as 2o2 B. c
In 1917, A. D.. the first Europeans ar
rived in China. In 1915 Jesuit missiona-
ries were sent to China from Rome In
1852 a general earthquake shook the en-
pire and more than 10000 people were
killed at Pekin alone.
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The police Of Pekin are. or. at least
were, armed chiefly with small drums
which they beat loudly IN order. It T.
presumed. to let burglars and other ma
RAIDERS know that they are coming. All
niEht long the watchmen beat their way
around the streets. and az a natural con
sequence are said TO make few arrests.
The pigeons OF Pedn have each light
whistle tied TO their tails which gives
forth loud sound as they fy. Some
times five or six whistles OF different
tones are attached and the result u a
more or less meIodious confusion 81
sounds The blind. and IN Pekin blind
men and women are numerous, also use
drums 10 announce their coming ana
warn other people to get out of their
wav. Py The difference in the sound
as II Is reflected back from the walls Or
pavements il IS said that the blind Chi
namen can always locate themselves ex-
actly so that they need no guide The
beggars OF Pekin are an9ther peculiar
institution. They are organized and have
a ruler of their own. whose orders they
are quick 10 obey Sometimes group
Of the beggars viii gather IL front q
A merchants store and make such an In
fernal racket that he r. glad % bride
them TO 90 away. Another method o.
extorting money 81 for a beggar 20 60
to a merchant or householder and an
nounce that unless he Is promptly paid
one or two dollars he wiii commit sui
eide on his victims doorstep II fhe
money IS refused he is likely "a carry
out his threat IN which case the author
tiles NAV give tho unfortunate mar
chant much trouble and sometimes
blackman nim our Of large amount %
property
During the year 1873 china Imported
from an foreign nations goods valued ~
sf4a 0a.0O0 During the same year the
exports % Chfna amounted t. Nia.g@ 30
As an evidence Il which nation has the
greatest interest in Crina 20 FAR az trade
and commerce 70 g. may be stated fhaf
of the total OF Chineae Imports Greet
Britain and Is colonies supply goods -
The amount u till So a)o. WHITE y 'he
exports IL buys about 81 90 20. or more
than oHe-faif Most - he English trade
v,ita Cniaa f. transacted thr9uga he
British crown co,cny q n gkcuZ
with was cedeJ % Greet Britain bF
China fl Tsff During ire anne year the
Tinted States imported goods from
china - thu vaIue - 80 on and sent
back IN refurn American goods valued -
2 little more than ss.9nofo.
China and its eependracieg have
total area q 421s - square miles an3
popuiatian y 81 ss0 ~ rs ares = t1-
cluGes nearly oue-tweifto q the total
area q TIRE gi0be while 81 rol fl5n
include nearly oDe-ttir1 % 81 Pr gro
rla 81 IRE w8rId Is RI rnca~rf Nlfh 30
F-uEtee Et4ter. the 'atferF fsia-E- pcs e.
siora being excluded China as 80
TO NOR sT1a-e miles = tHTrifo-fr 8nd
more than Eve time IS mary 81 s1i-
farss The QrraT7fi~r - Csiu1 pe-
scuars rngs fs "a fsas q ere sfase ~
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