Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
Concerning Confucius.

Chicago News.
1t is impossible to say what might or
might not have happened had Confucius
Cor Khoongchee) lived couple of dozen
centuries or so later, but a good deal
might be expected, even at the present
crisis, of one who appears to have been
entirely devoid of selfshness self-will, OBJ
stiracy and egotism, and whose humility
was so pronounced that he Invariably
scraped himself against the doorpost in
entering and never trod upon the thresh-
old
He always rose and saluted a magis-
trate, a blind person, or one in mourning
for a parent, while he showed his good
taste by never paying a visit of condo
lence in a red hat, or adjoining himself
either in that color or light green when
suffering personally from domestic be-
reavement.
In the latter part of the last book of the
second volume of the great work, the
Irngnee from "Iun," to speak, and
"gnee," to answer) in which the CONVEX
sations and chief maxims of the sage are
recorded by his two disciples, Chung chee
and Yaon-chee, his character is infinitely
sketched under the title of the honorable
man."
1t appears that he wore his right sleeve
shorter than his left for convenience in
dispatch of business, had his lower gar
ment made with triangular seams and
Gonned a robe-de-nuit, which was half
again as long as himself. So much for
the outer man. With regard to the inner
he shows a little inconsistency, for, in
spite OF being the author of a maxim to
the effect that coarse rice, water to
drink and the Bonded arm for a pillow
are sufficient for happiness" he was
rather given to fads respecting his own
eating and drinking-though it is dis
tinctly stated that he never ate too much
If the meat was not cut rightly he did
not eat, nor if it lacked its proper sauce
name of sauce or recipe for same omit
ted, but he appears to have taken ginger
with everything). He did not eat bad
meat Ito abstain from which it is, in a
celestial indicative of d perverted taste)
or dried provisions of any sort, or unripe
fruit, and if the table was not set to his
mind he would not sit down.
He vas no teetolar, though wine he
suffered not to affect his head" and he
never drank wine that had been bought
statement which is appallingly SUCCESS
tive of home-brewed gooseberry. With
regard to his manners-and, after ALL it
is manners which make the man-there
seems to have been little to have been
desired Though possibly he ate with his
fingers toate of the Introduction of ch5p
sticks not having been forthcoming), he
never talked with his mouth full-in fact,
he never SPOKE at all at meals and he
slept on his back! When he tasted he
changed his clothes; when it Numbered
he changed-his countenance When he
drove in d carriage re sat upright, and
neither pointed nor stared about him.
AS a couruer he vas unequalcd When
hic Prince sent for him he waited for no
equipasc, but proceeded Immediately on
foot to the palace. On entering he con-
tracte1 himself so as to appear as small
as possible, and having sided in in his
usual unobtrusive manner he restrained
his breath taudible breathing in the au-
gust presence being considered indecen)
until he must have been purple in the
face and manifested every symptom of
the Irofoundest awe.