Cañon City record., 1900-08-23

The customs and usages in vogue
| In China are interesting 1t this time
owing 70 the disturbances that have
focused public attention the world
over upon the celestial empire. Ac-
c0rding to . recent writer the Chinese
believe in early rising and begin their
vorkday several hours earlier than
Europeans or Americans In this par
ticular the high omciais set good sx-
ample. for they hold audiences and
transact business at daylight. The
strsst Kitchens which may be seen in
any Chiness town do business At all
hour Of the day and night. and had
become we'll established institutions
several thousand years before the
American owl restaurant was thought
Of.
The Chinaman rises early possibly
because his sleeping apartment offers
few attractions .she rooms. even in
the homes of the wealthy. are usually
dark and poorly ventilated. and are
like inside cupboardA The bed il us
ually . canopied. elaborate AFFAIR heavy
| and beautifully carved. and this piece
Of furniture IL often handed down from
fhther to son through many genera
tons. But there is nothing elaborate
about the bed covering. In place of a
mattress there II q mat and the cover
ing IL the occupants clothing. or pos
sibly . wadded quilt Extra clothing
II provided for cold weather. and in
the north. where the weather is ex-
tremely cold. the carved wood bed
stead ID not used. There. in the house
of every well-to-do citizen. and in the
inns. there are divans OF masonry
beneath which there are nreplaces. and
on these divAns the people sleep and
the nrs II utilized for cooking pur-
poses.
There are no pillows in Chinese
beds. They have instead hollow
square frames OF rattan or bamboo.
or biocks Of wood fashioned 90 they fit
the nape Of the neck and support the
head when lying on the side People
Who have used these substitutes for
pillow say they are much more COM
Portable than soft. hot feather or hair
pillows. especially In warm weather
These substitutes for pillows are used
even BY those people Who have rooms
furnished with modern tables and 9TH
sr European furniture.
The Chimes have no use for bath
rooms or bathing paraphernaiIa- Their
toiist b quickly made. and IL not be-
gun until nearly all the garments TO be
Torn have hsen put on
xlrss Dssy Il % wonh'p
Ths nrss thought Of the Confucian
after arising Il TO worship. Their, 10
| q shrine In every house. where . tab
let with the names Of the ancestors II
! h<pt There the householder does
rsvsrsncs 70 the memory of those Who
have preceded him. and psays that he
nay HIVE 20 that those who follow him
may hold his name dear. A rich man
may have a separate building for this
purpose. which In his hall Of ancestors:
the le~s wealthy may have q room set
aside fer the purpose. and the poor
usually have only a shelf. but IN each
case the tablet IL called shin shu. and
the humble paper on the dirty shelf
u - saersA TO its owner a. the Hum
mated tablet In the gorgeous hall Of .
yich mans ancestors.
After the religious ceremony the
Chinaman visitn the barber. for keep
ing his hsad we'll shaved and his pig
tail In proper condition 10 duty which
must not b forgotten Until 1927 The
Chinese wore their hair long and coilsd
on the top Of the head. where II was
fastened with an ornamental pin. But
the Manchu edicf making the pistail .
sign OF loyalty changed tkis style. aad
now the harher Ia q necessity. He goes
to the homes Of the rich. but the poor
man receives his attention In the
street.
There are few bearded men in China.
Men who have grandchildren may wear
. mustachs. and many take advantage
Of the privilege and are called "old hair
men" The foreigners with mustaches.
when they came to China. excited much
curiosity. and the unusual sight justi-
Aed them In asking the ages OF the
bearded men.
The food, about which all travellers
IN China have written much. IL not Of
the kind that could ever become popu-
lar In America. Garlic and nut oil are
used In such great quantities that the
dishes are unpsiatable to the people
accustomed to the American table. All
kinds OF meat are used. but pork is tho
most popular. Kittens and puppies
are offered for sale in the markets. and
these are fattcned on clean food be-
fore they are slaughtered. Rats are
not used an much as some exaggerated
accounts on that subject would indi-
cate. but the blood OF rats and tho
dried. pulveriscd skin OF the animals Is
used a. medicine extensively. The
rat IL held In contempt. and 10 consid-
cred q criminal. because It steals rice,
the most precious food article. and the
little animals are frequently cruelty
tortured when caught Black dogs and
black cats are the tavoritcs In the line
Of food. because when eaten In mid
summer they win Insure health and
whsa rho~sanas WIN Eavs 70 Move.
In building one OF the nNw East river
bridges It ID expected that nearly 1900