The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-11
cHINAMnS or SAVANNAH.
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Peculiar Customs, but Good Traits.

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Peculiar Customs. but Good Traits.
/ while Savannah numbers many China
Ueu among les residents pro ably lees Is
/ known % their every day life than OF
any other class u foreigners 90 the clay.
I But II there Is utile known OF Il Il IL not
because Il IL not interesting for there IS
! few u any o. the foreign people here that
present customs and manners 50 varied
and unusual
The general impression Of the CAinaman
I by those who do not know him or WHO
have gathered such alleged knoNl ledge
from second hand aud often que tionatls {,
sources Is that he Is a washee wssaee all
day long aud that his nights when rot
taken up in a continuance ~ me days
occupa ton are spent Ia hitting the pipe,
OF playing fan tan. or both. While his
IL true in a mos sure OF some. and whoay
OF others % does an Injustice 10 the class
as whole.
The fnoss peculiar Characteristic of the
Chlnaman. II one may Judge by those Ia
Savannah Is his shyness 81 strangers and
great natural reserve IN dealing with any
body not well known 10 him, but let this
reserve be but once overcome aud he Wiz
De found an interesting object Of study.
lie is remarkably grateful for favorf
and trinlng kindnesses. too. aA may be
seen by an incident that recently happen
ed to a young boy here He took some
linen 90 one Of the laundries and found
che proprietor suffering great pain from
a scalded foot. lie suggested that lime
water and hnseed oil would be an excel
lent remedy for the injury. and himself
went for the mixture. From applications
OF this remedy the foot rapidly 500 well.
and the Chlnaman never forgot the az
fair. but regularly on holidays. whether
those Of this country or OF his native land
remembers with presents his young bene-
factor. silk handkerchiefs. lichl nuts tea.
Imported by Chinese firms. sacred lily
bulbs. supposed 90 be replete with prom
ises OF happiness 10 those for whom they
grow and other things are among the
presents that have been made
Chinese food has long been a subject
% interest on account Of what people
term its outlaudishness. and that much OF
II warrants the application OF this term
cannot be denied The appetites ana
tastes OF Savnnnaha Chinese population
are rather limited as far as the dishes OF
their native land Is concerned on account
OF tho difficulty Of importing the materials
yet one or two o. tho dishes ara obtain
able. but the demand for them Is not
great, as can be seen by the experience
Of gentleman OF Savannah who had
been advised 10 try the common
Get and best known OF them chop suey.
chop suey, the name Is redoent OF China
Town. and the dish OF other things as he
said after his FIRST trial OF II. lie had been
told TO try the stun by friend who posed
as a connoisseur IN rare dishes. so fol-
lowing this advice. he went TO a Chinese
restaurant and ordered the DISH lie was
told that Il could not be made on such
short notice. but that II he would call
the next day the real thing would be
served 10 him. To paraphrsse Caesar. n
went. he saw and was conquered. that
q TO say his violent desire for any more
Il the native dishes OF the children OF the
celestial kingdom was conquered. THIS
gcntloman's description OF chop suey.
what 1t looked like. what Il sme,led Ike.
and what Il probably contained would not
look well Ia print He paid the bill for
hts chop suey. Sl.25 and ate-ham and
tEgs
SIN liking for Chinese dishes is. aft
er all. only taste. one that can be very
easily acquired. and seem. when got. 60
be lasting This Is illustrated by a visit
10 tho Chinese quarter OF New York or
any large seaport. where men who have
been TO the Orient long enough TO &C
quire this taste may be seen by prefer
ence in the Chinese restaurants. eating
the well-known chop Faey as well as
many other strange connections whose
queer look and smell generally stalls the
average person.