The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
CRUlELIlEs N CHINA,
Torture Of Prisoners cafrIsd to
| Point Of Refinement.
HOME Or THE WATER DEATH.
A'Wtfss Iraiosion Than That % Being
Tlsd 20 . Beam by the Thumbs end
pie tsss--Ths ssstlnsde and Flea.
slne Win split ssrbee.

Dis fsss--Ths eastlnade and Floa.
slns WIsb split ssmbes.
cbipa. IL land Of ,ccntrudic lotions and
mysteries. It. bristles with surprises.
The phlegmatic nature of its natives
= In marked contrast to their inherent
cruelty.
|, "whst poor, weak looking babyw
you might say to Chinamnn about
bis oHspring, and he will merely shrug
his shoulders IN reply. Meet him In
ipcnth's time and ask him how the
ypunkstet ts getting on. oiNt'S
I 'srhs disesse was fatal one" he
win ,ahswer, With another significant
shtpR. IL the child were girl you
could safely draw your own concIu-
sions as to its fate. John Chinaman
has no use for deformed or very sick
ly children. particularly girls.
Torture Of prisoners has been car
ried to q point OF refinement One Of
the most terrible was surely the cage
IN which man was placed so that his
hsad just protruded at the top, while
bis toes only touched the ground suf.
6cientiy to prevent dislocation OF the
neck. g.Ait @si,t
His hands were bound behind him
20 that he could not relieve himself,
and be was left to be jeered at by the
public until hunger and exhaustion put
An END to his sufferings.
The day Of the bastinado, too. is by
no. means over. The prisoner 10 strung
up. ~ a reverse condition. and the
naked soles Of his feet are pounded
with q cane. with the result that the
victim seldom RECEIVERS. .fr
But the more common form Of hog
gins; is to. beat the thighs with the
copcave side Of split bamboo. which
cuts at every stroke into the flesh.
sChinn, by the way. was the home Of
that terrible death by water drops.
1lhs victims head was plnced on q
low hard. block. and drops of water
at short intervals were allowed to fall
from height on to his forehead--a q
far, far worse infiction than that, of
being tied to q beam by the thumbs
aud big toes.
y The cangue is regarded az COM
paratively mild sort Of punishment
This consists Of q wooden collar, about
four feet square and four inches thick.
which 10 pidced over the prisoners
head. so that its full weight falls on
the shoulders. -
"A description of the offense is also
attached to the victims body, and as
he. cannot feed himself he has to rely
on the public for sustenance.
Conservative ito a degree, It. is NOT
:. surprising. to, find that the wheelbar,
r6w a. . passenger cohveynnce is still
IN vogue. .as,, too. Is the ferry, consist
eng, of a light canoe, towed across the
water BY a number of swimmers. rt
Machinery for the most part is do
spised. and the mill. still used for win
moving the staple diet rice. is Of the
simplest and most ont of date descrip
tion possible.
The rice is placed in cement basin
over which is a heavy stone at the end
Of q long lever. This is worked up and
down by two boards, In the form Of 9
cross, attached to the axle Of a hugs
hand turned wheel.
For simplicity Of keeping a city In
formed Of the time Canton would bs
hard to beat. In one of the temples
ere four large earthen Jars on success
Sivs shelves.
Water descends BY slow drops from
g one to the other, a brass scale on
Goat IN the bottom ono indicating as !
rises the hour Of the day.
Atb O'Clock every AFTERNOON the low
Sst .jar II emptied and the upper ON
sealled. On the outside walls Of th'
city are displayed boards with th,
number Of the hour on them, 30 tha
All may see. And this has gone o.
without . break since 1921.
Funerals appear almost q inockery q
the visitor. Ii money can be freel,
spent manager is appointed. ant
Srom the highways aud the byway
street boys and beggars are collected
dressed up IN amaging costumes. sup
blied with dazzling umbrellas, stand
ardb and boards, which are carries
oyer their shoulders In long straggle
Others carry small houses and cart
made OF card paper. horses. men, won
an. ETC.. indicative Of the dead one
treasures, aud these. with heaps Of pi
Der coins and paper money, are burr
I'd at the grave so that they may b
enjoyed in the life beyond.
Hired mourners with cymbals, gong
and wind Instruments keep up col
rfnuous series Of howls and noises.
which ID added the boohoo, booho'
or An ear racking horn worked som'
ching like garden hose.
Women are regarded ns nothing
China. They are brought up ID Il
torrance OF the world outside. the on
object OF their life being to get ma
ried and have sons to follow the Il
Tiers. A girl is not even allowed
Hook upon her husband until she is q
Aualiy welded. London Ladies' Field