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at eaters. Fowls, including

are meat eaters. Fowls, including
ducks and geese, are abundantly con-
sumed and pork is the most used OF
all fresh meats. The number OF pigs
raised is enormous.
Names of Chinese provinces nave
a personal Interpretation, the same
as Indian names. For example, the
Kan Sub province signifies sweet, Sc
date, while Chin Ii translated reads
direct rule, and An Hwei means |
peace-glory The provinces are ruled |
by governors general, appointed by |
the sovereign and responsible to him
China Is said to have more sui !
cides than any other country IN the
world. In one year 100000 cases
were reported, although these figures
may not be regarded as authentic.
The life of Chinese woman is one
of servitude. At the early age of
she is separated from her brothers,
with whom she is neither allowed to
eat nor play When she is married,
she may look forward to lie OF sub
| mission to her pareDts-in-law, and in
dying she has the comforting
| thought that in the next world she
will resume her bondage under her
husband Widows do not remarry,
and It is considered delicate mark
of affection 70 their departed spouses
To follow them into the next world by
committing suicide.
| Betrothals take place at the early
age Of Z and the wishes of the CON
tracing parties are not considered
Under no circumstances may the girl
break off her betrothal. and 1t is not
an infrequent occurrence for Chinese
girls to kill themselves rather than
be forced into matrimony.
species of domestic slavery ex-
lists in China to considerable ex-
tent. Oftentimes Chinese parents,
poverty stricken, sell their girls to
wealthy families. The prices range
from $40 to 500, and if the girl be
very good looking, larger amounts
may be given, as the buyer knows
that when she marries she VIII bring
in a large number of wedding pres
| eU1S, WHICH Oiltullulto VII poy 'hN
purchase price threefold, besides the
work she has done. OF course, the
girls servitude ceases when she mar
J ries. Theoretically, there are no
slaves in Hong Kong, which is Brit
, isn territory but practically there
| are thousands of them following the
| sedan chairs of their mistresses, or
, watching over little Chinese babies.
without doubt China is the origin
al home of silk, and from the 23rd
} century, b. c.. and even earlier, the
> care of the silk worm, the spinning
and the weaving of its produce have
4 been the special province of the Chi
, nese women.
A Chinese emperor's name is toe
! sacred to be used by the genera
t public and no one is permitted IL
: even write it.
i HISTORIAN missionaries introduced
4 the Christian religion into China II
d the year sos A. d.
In 1878, as result of long-con
n tinued famine in northern China, .,
l. 500 900 lives were reported lost.
e No nation in the world uses suci
e quantities of fans. which are employ
Il ed by both sexes. With the Chinese
gentlemen sritK Il taheSe heere tne are ria'f speca @
!. fans for the three seasons of spring
summer and autumn.
l. The tail, or plated queue of hair
r which now hangs down every China
l. mans back, was introduced or rather
enforced by the victorious Tartar.
J. with the accession of the Manchus t.
I upon as degradation, but now it /.
regarded as one of their most sacred
8 characteristics.
a China's first war with England oc
: Cured in 1889. when the Chinese gov
: ernment attempted to stop the impor
: the East Indian company. The OPT
3 um trade had grown from 41OC
t chests in 1896 to 10000 chests in 1887
and was, therefore, a most important
revenue to the British company
+, England sent iler warships over and
| aShaSFSN saiiouo outCtSStS Will DOLI
land and naval forces, and the war
terminated in the treaty of Nyking
which gave England the island OF
Hong Kong. opened the Chinese ports
to British trade, and exacted war
indemnity of $21,0O0,0OO from China.
Emperor Taoukwang, in reply to
England's demand for the legalization
of the opium trade, said: TRUE, |
can not prevent the introduction of
the poison; but nothing will induce
me to raise a revenue rom the vice
and Tisery of my people" The EN-.
peror himself reformed opium eat.
er, hid lost three sons by the vice.
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