The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-16


and older than the Christian era.
thicker and higher than any of
the rest There are said to be
loOo perfcctual cities in China.
All these are surrounded by walls
built by the government. besides
the great number of cities whose
walls are made at the expense
of the city government alone.
And when we have spoken of
the walls surrounding the cities,
we have by no means done with
the subject. For example, in
Pelting, inside the inclosing wall,
there is another of miles in ex-
tent surrounding what is called
the Imperial city, Then, again,
inside of this is another immense
wall, surrounding what is called
the Prohibited city Within this
inner inclosure is the residence
OF the Empror and all the other
buildings connected with royalty.
And 81 the altar and temple of
heaven are surrounded by two
concentrate walls of great extent
and magnitude, which must be
passed by means of immense
gates.
Then there is the great wall
covered with dry thorn bush sur.
rounding what is called the place
of punishment, where criminals
are beheaded and their heads ex-
posed in cages for a terror TO
eyildoers, and where other Grim
inals are crucitied and yet others
starve to death, amid ihe most
piteous meanings and insane raw
ings for food.
Again the hall of literary ex-
animation, where 10000 men
compete for literary degrees,
and where the longest purse is
more successful than the hard
est study, is surrounded by an
mother wall and entered by gates.
Then all places of idolatrous
worship, and they are legion in
these great cities, are surrounded
by high walls.
The old City Of Nanking, on
the south bank of the Yang-tse-
Kiang, is surrounded by a wall
eighteen miles long The City of
Tien-Tsin in the northerly portion
of China, has a wall fifteen or
sixteen miles in length. The
City Of Yoo-Chow, with one side
exposed TO the River Min, is sur
rounded by q high wall. Wher-
ever stone can be had it is used for
these structures. The City of
Ranchack, also ON the south side
Of the Yang tsc, is surrounded
by a wall running over the top of
a mountain where the Chinese of
that region took their wives and
children for safety during the
terrible rebellion that swept
over a great part Of China a few
years ago.
Then in thousands and tens of
thousands of instances in China a
high wall is built right before the
door of a private dwelling to ward
Of spirits of ancestors, who are
supposed to be blind, and obliged
to move in strait lines, and who
will, consequently, stumblegainst
the walls when they come to them
and give up the pursuit. Then,
in country places, you will see a
straight wall running in the field
without, of course, inclosing any
thing, but seeming to be built,
as before remarked, from an in
nate propensity to make a wall
like that of a hen to sit on eggs.
After giving a good deal of atten-
tion to the subject, | am satisfied
that all the walls in China put
together would build one 20 feet
high and 10 feet thick entirely
around the globe, and would re-
quire 5000 men to work steadily
for 2OOO years to accomplish the
work.
G. KINGSLEY,
Straits Of Malacca, Dec. S, 1869.
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Prevented Il Tragedy.