Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-11-10
CHINESE room %, r
Thsts Earaisgs Very Nu>,l -
dussry u.rsmitt,.,ss.s

d1ssry usrs~stss.,. -
4 rich Chinaman wears IN,
ono cotton Since the pso.ss'5s'
rich to poor ia about one n = -
sand. II follows that thu 49, ID
manufacture OF cotton ar
necessity. II IL thought es1s...
ture was begun In the thirias-ss a
fury. the plant coming ffon ~
where It has been known q. "a.
years. In spite Of her uneop.l.1 IT,.
culture. China does not rn,.. A.
for export--nor. In fact. ene.A
lier own needs. In the rruvt,
manufacture OF II, ~ In e,ess.. ].
els.. the aim Is not. as Ia Il, IN.
States. to save hand labor. 81 =
a. much Of II N possible. ~.
no power gins for taking Out 4. -
Instead. the Chinese use lin.
gins very like those sim TO = s..
In the horuespun regions a ~ j.
paiaehian chain. The gain 4 ,st,...
more than couple OF xman 80
rollers. made fast In uprixhta ~.
to . bench. They are turne1 !.
wooden crank. revolsc one as,s,., I.
other. and free the eossoa q - !.
drawing the lint through III na,,,.
space between. The Hat 4 -
them by hand. and II tAkss ~ =
steady days work 10 gin An naul1
OF lint--w which means twenty pssrh p
cotton in the seed.
Tho cotton In earded sl,nplts,nu
with the ginning. A seconA ~
stands at the end OF the had -
ing the clean cotton With the tae-t,re
or earth bow. into big. a1U -
These bats ths women spss n ~
Gus ways, Sometimes they ~ 81
oid-ssshloned spinning vhsei ~
ofisnsF IL Is something apssozsnA:x
the ancient distar The sssae
tsirls II steadily. walking asuunf u
around ss she twirls. thus v:adn:
the ienEthsnlng thread lnso vssy II
hanks. II IL In spun and rss -
breaches or quilts. they arr ~
reeied ~lth a hand reel cAssem b
dastry Indeed IL as invssrah =
Chinese economy. wonsa ssufs
work. at such treiinx while tksY taA
a, gossip In the alisYways bstssa
their houses II rhers 10 40 ~
handy thrY sill be stitching s,ps 1
shos sole. always saiable krtlxi ~
feet are unknown La CANA Ess >
b~gssr weAFa ahoss. thoakA As -
have no other eiOihlng than tAs ~
bosi. which serves bosh a. ~ II
10 hold Oh, when there IL s>ass 4
aims. Nothing Is wasted Ia GAIA
Even grass and whsat roots ass ssaM
up, Washed. dried and used t1t ~
scraps of paper and cloth arr Nsa
together To make tbs suzoEra q do
Bits Of wuoi are Elasd 10 hssi4 y
either heard Or pass- Waan
srlansra and atrau pEalEsrs saFs -
cents day. The zpsnaiax- tassIa
Ia nicat COMMONLY. lGse The stAfaI
at tie handiooms. oaly Part q =
paid household labor. Massln<Haa
cloth and thread have az Iafs snn< =
bear heavily upon the eottna sstfEss
bat that fact Is in dsErss oaset !
ths srowlnE Imports Of fau eufizl
stu some OF the light ysaiov -
made fabric. tnawa the world ees
a. nankeen. from the city Of ar
Sankin. IL shipped abroad. I'll -
from peculiar yeiiow-ssaple eessa
hence not dyed. The sane ysaSs
staple cotton l. Eruwn snd nass
featured by Aeadlans In Louisiana 3
the fabric il ~ coarse that Il des :
compete ~i;h the Chinese one
Five dollars rear xlIl eiotA
Chinese husband and wife s'stsn
more than decsntEy. Underwear = :
kno~n-so IL fttIaE kaFmsat :.
only measures taken are from - :
10 toe ground. and from the
the breast to the finger tips fss.
do not change Winter gafmesu
bedding are xaddei With cestee y
a year they must be ripped aesn )
washed. padding and all. How =
ful is economy may be Judges Nv
few figures. Unskiiled las'efen
eelve upon an average seven cs.
day. Masous. carpenters ana 81
cutters. here as elsewhere tne -
craey of labor. get form % 70 :
a day. Work begins AT sunfsss .
keeps up until dark. Strikes = !
tualiy unknown. and the ch'ass :
borer IL the happIest and me :.
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