The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18

petition with the Chinese output. In che
frst place the Chinese output does not
begin TO suffice for native consumption.
ana even III 81 did Il Is 10 inferior IN
quality and the production for tho same
area and cultivation - much less that
Tho Southern farmer aud his allies, the
negro and the mule have nothing 10 fear
from this source. Experiments have been
made OF Introducing American cotton.
and the results az first appeared 10 ne
satisfactory. but ike nearly everything
else introduced from other countries. St
soon deterioratesi.
The Chinese have one thing if common
with the Southern people. Mr.. King says.
and that Is the sweet potato. The potato
was introduced from America some 40 or
- years ago. and II grown In great guam
titles In the provinces In which Mr.. King
resided. The potatoes are somewhat small
Ter. but have about the same flavor and
appearance as the Southern potato. The
Chinese also grow quantities OF wheat In
the Yellow river country and other por-
lions OF the empire. and make very good
crops. In fact. there Is no trouble about
The production OF the lands OF China. Mr.
King says. The trouble IS that there are
so many people 10 be fed that there r.
rarely enough food 10 go around.
4 Chinaman. Mr.. King says. eats a
great deal more than a fore lgn devil
Mr King thinks this Is because there r.
less substance and nutriment In their pro-
ducts than IN those OF the countries which
have not been exhausted by centuries n
cultivation. His theory that the power OF
the soil TO furnish uutrlment and flavor to
IT'S products has been exhausted ana
while n continues 10 furnish the body OF
the article il fails to furnish the more
80. H.. "a
products Of other countries. He found the
fruits and vegetables OF China almost
without flavor. even the American fruits
which have been introduced into the coun-
try being characterized by this same alb
seuce Of flavor.
Even the atmosphere IN China seems
10 De exhausted " said Mr.. King. and I
have some times thought that this eN-
planned the hack OF flavor IN the fruits.
The atmosphere has queer. rarciied feel
tng. very much ike air IN high mountain
regions and Il seems 20 lack something
which we ind IN the air elsewhere u
seems to be thinner than the air we
breathe here. As a result Of this thin
moss Of the atmosphere both heat and
cold arc more penetrating. hove had
the queer experience q riding through a
plain with the sun shining brightly on one
side and a light breeze blowing from the
other The rays or the sun were 20 10
fective that ! had TO use my umbrella 70
protect myself on fhe sunny side. while
on the shady side 81 was 80 cold that ]
had 10 use my ovcrcoat That NAV sound
IKE queer story, but nearly every tray
eler IN China has had the same expert
cnce."
ar King has had no recent news OF
China. except through the Shanghai pa
ners which ne receives regularly These
show that both the missionaries aud tho
foreign residents are bitterly condemn
rr tho weak and indecisive policy OF
mis- country IN denNns with the situation
and predicting that the American resi-
dents there VIII have very unpleasant
dime OF II hereafter because % the mid
policy OF their government The Chinese.
Mr. King says have a way Of assigning
the names OF different animals 10 the
dfWerent foreign governments The
tinted states f. the dog" this animal
heinr he'd IN contempt IN China America
usu continue 20 be "lhe dog with the
Chinese. SIR King says. until they are
taught that this country viii tolerate no
injury 20 rs citizens and viii protect
them az all costs. as well as punish their
agrressorE.