The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-24

OHN CHINAMAN is n peculiar gentle
mans a rare. old Individual Repre-
santuc. 1g ne does. almost one-thlrd
of the whole worlds family. and decidedly
the elder brother. be- % entitled to much
consideration and no little respect The
halo CO Hutlouitv rudiates lboTe bis phil
osorhTs the long ufe OF hts race stamps
him rF rrncdcnL A visit 20 the shrines.
homes hauntr and marts OF bis native
land dIVulrug hts ideas as 10 religion.
tomestlcitV. pleasure and business.
70 an American his religion seems an
ndmirturo of superstition and philosophy.
and the philosophy predominates. his
home "a s. blending az love and common
sense, and common sense predominates.
HIS hauuts beEpeai his love Of nature.
end BIS marts mark him as the greatest
merchant On the world. he is the
rhrewdett barguiner Of all for the rea-
ron that with him time is not money.
Re reasons thusiy. Time goes on whether
men buv or sen. or DO neither but gain
CONES only GO Intervals. Such Intervals
marx John Chinaman's time OF doing
business Chinese banker OF Hong
kong win spend numerous hours and
WaIk many blocks u necessary. before
he win pay for bis boys trousers I'VE
cents mere than he knows I'm 90 be
worth.
TO judge China and old 3chn Chinaman
hv MS representatives On America would
BE- uke Judging the United States and
Uncle sam hy the personnel OF a "Wnd
West" show On Europe. Moot OF the
Chinese M America are laundrymen. or
make their money in stores putronizcd
and sustained BY laundrymen. Ard the
furny part az 40 iE there are no laundries
Dr. china. Everybody knows how 70 wash
Fl Chiuu. and everybody knows how 90
cook. AN families OF any consequence.
however. mEintain servant who perform
theae dufies
ne Chinese who cone 20 America are
almost on from one section OF the coun-
try. which occupies the relative position
end space OF Florida in the United states.
And an the Chinese On America could be
dropped Gown into the city OF Canton
without the Increase being noticeable. "A
rreater number than an ,ne Chinese Dr.
Amefscl I'VE on The river % Canton
aione
Hir Religion.
Across ne river from Canton is the Hot
Tong Mcnastcrvof Ho-Num. There are sew
cral names Tor the Csnton River. but the
Cuntoncse usually cali % the Pearl Thou
sands upon thousands OF Eampnn ferry
beats ply day and night between Canton
and ho-Nami and. though the river iE not
more than n third of a mile across. 60
great "a the fam of river craft that a
cften takes az hour 90 thread q passage
from side to SIDE through them.
Safely arrived on the Ho-Nam side. our
Elmpan draws into q little slip. or blind
a.
are ~ b. seen bathing BOYS mothers
washing miniature squirmlnr images az
themselves and the kind OF bufaloes one
sees ln m1raElnc pictures OF Manila. The
water bu1alocE 20 nose deep az the
Shiny slip cf water They are rid6inr
themselves cf rnatE and dies. Is the for
RIOS himself of leaA
During the noon hour Ho-Num disports
Itself Portcrs lay aside their shoulder
poles and yokcs. beEEars cease berginr.
and muititudez bctakc themselves 10 the
Hoi Tons Monastery. The bare or soft-clad
feet OF the shifting stream OF humanity
E'vc cut little sound as they glide and
slip along over the century worn stones
leading 20 the nucICut home 90 tie monks
Mlly are bareheadcl, are clad in the
dimsicet cf flmy fairies, and wear no
SOCKS, but a pair of light rubber slip
perE They are sensible. We are sweiier-
ing- The tackf in the heels OF our burn
lag Ficls cause us % slip and slide
me beginners on roller skates; the nag
stones are - smooth and slippery.
a. We draw near the monastery drone
begins 20 make ITSELF heard. 90 Is the
-rone or human voices and each step
He take brings it more noriceshiv % our
e1re There is no ether s-und IKE that
mace ~ multitude Of Chinese when
elEaEel I'M bot, ncon-hour conversation.
N ben enE1Eed in any kind 81 bushes
tonn ~hinaual's voice tones run IRE
klmut tfcn gutteral Erunt 90 staeenen
shrek, 1rt in spoken exchange of fhonrtf /
t1ey become Euhiued. monotoncrr r-n-- /
uur A1e drcue from Hoi longs multi
rrle n pot caused tT religious discussion. /
ac1n llll1uan doesn't 81 iu much for
le-l9lQll lrErneur BE puts % bis ten