The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25
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face, has 1ts origin In one OF the
ingrnined characteristics or the chineAs.sl
iYot, cainot srend "a day In ChinLs WI tltuut
hearing that some one las los Is 8 face
o,. gained face, n lrace' Z to the China
man III Il. conbInat lion OF I'd u II
itages which belong to character, reput st43s S
tionaaild standing In the ct,rnrruult Y ;Sb tSS
lit &has5 this curious quail ~, that 1T does
not rest In the allesty dogreey tlieSt
facts iiiEt the case, but simply Upon tl1t.SB
recolsnlzed etlquettc5of zach act or SS
ton. M AZ 4t rs III Vi
gf'or instances "a Ill 18miss ii MI err ppoit
and accuse my servant of Wing Sstolenas
III, sfc will agpGtoF the box containing III
silver and bring buck the spoon, Swhic ne 81
has simply taken out Of Ills 81 AZ.
know he has stolen IL; lie kilo%s Slsno
but hel has VedlS his face N doing
tie proper thing tindciat he cltctlttlst
n Chintiila sucree as
another persons s,faces his own si
}Isf thereby increased. Thus tho servants
lot IL foreigner are constantly tying W ls
spoil thalr8n1astar's II face. 5 This Is done
small ways. fFyoty al
your servant To comm any d ct ID ga ms MI
the formal etauetteo your tala tionshll9-Fss'
such ms entering Your pro sIice lltt ~
lgtail done ul, on lle top o his he IS
and wearing no Ca ca &c s$ POI lep6
do no wish for a moment to conYe SSsS
the irnpresson8tliat the Chinatinh has no b
virtues alle has man But the TACT
tia hes carries his virtues Il to a poin t3s
where they ma become VI ces.
IL 10 give Il. few Instances 8 Pol Henes atsl.8
without doubt Write. and the Chinese4 f
possess ita I'M ~ hig degre
shall wa Sd " OF aspoite ne ss w Itch a sElts
roots $tr%un$utter dtsr regard tr,,t on
to1.
sherence to frigidly hXed codeg of & cere;S$
!iflonal, aid which has o trela ton tot hle#
Comfort, convenience 81 or ha ppl ness OILY
those concerned Ri n t gg
ECONOMY III q virtue which The Chinese 5. "a
possess to mn OK tent which ls ~
rora,,sb.o realize. an romyg whicni
causes Ea Chinamnn etl "a the ne Il. SS
cause8it saves HIM a. cen on ne lcoI,S
III ia an economy which coYer CHI ma w
outrag ,,ously squenl.ng Wheel barrow be-is
caus noise lis cheaper than oil Y y g nt
econorty which starYes hundr s. Of hou-8sS
sands fpr dogs and cats, be cause af g 3
Chinese here IRE no os
THE Rev. Arthur FL. Smith, In his g e-
SlghtfItls book, Chine SO Ch ara
relates an Instance OF N economy " q: Dis
may be tia ken Sna IA good llustrTlt Ion. III
Fold Chinese VIC man, ~ no was observed
slowly crawl ling d lon road was AS es
Where ne was going. She replied that
she was on point Of death and awaisS
going to II he h 10 rela tive 8to
because the ace wa he srraat Se-s!
l3yard and her people woul thus be spared Y
the expense of transpo ting her corpsegs
Sa;S long distance
may lose this ar cle anu
ling alecdote " hict shows the buntnessfF
10 Chlnaman hen he feels that ne ta
mo reason To- be suay rtaip gent le;SS
man ln IIong Kong cal led one lay On 10y 81,
lSlady of his acau ain tanc he seryan VI
took up discard AM found the mist ressS
the house enga ed IN con versati lon
with al friend !. shes loo led at lteicard.
Eturned to her friend and 50
fool ~ ones. hen to 4 he serYa ID
1.-THE genteman en- god Sa+nd lea ny
ttseep him., sg 8 S3ss2
s Th d seryant we h III oSvl, st showed
the gen lefnan the nfl IN form ned
Ehin1 zee, % nlucheeE
lHfoplo. no can see *
ght. by Tie Bofst an Hers sGo2