The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-19

Big Toes he SdStinado ana fIo9
qine With Split Bamboo.
China is Il land of contradictions and
mysteries. Ii briStleS with surprises.
The phlegmatic nature of its natives
is in marked contrast to their Inherent
cruelty.
What a poor. weak looking baby
you might say To Il thnaman about
his offspring. and he will merely Shru%
his shoulders in reply Meet him in a
months time and ask him h'W the
youngster is getting on.
THE disease was Il fatal one. he
will answer. with Hrothcr Signili"ant
shrrg. If the child were girl YOU
could safely draw your own corclu-
sions rs to its fate. John ChinHnln
has no use for deformed or very sick
ly children. particularly girls
Torture of prisoners has hern car
ried to a point of refinement one of
the most terrible was surely the Gaze
In which Il man was pla ed SO that his
head Just protruded ut the top whil"
his toes only tcuclcd tGc ground sur
ticiently to prevent dislocation of the
neck.
His hands were bound behind him.
so that he could NOT relieve himself
and he was left 70 he icer d ut by the
public until hunger and exhaustion put
an end TO his sutfcrings.
The day Of the baStnado. too, is by
no means over. The prisoner is strun"
up in reverse condition. and the
naked soles of his feet are pounded
with a cane. with the result that the
victim seldom RECEIVERS.
But the more common form of fog
ging is to beat the thighs with the
concave side Of a split bamboo. which
cuts at every stroke into the flesh
China. by the way was the home Of
that terrible death by water drops
The victims head was placed on a
low hard. block ard drops of water
Mt short intervals We're allowed to fall
from a height on to his forehead-a
far. far worse infliction than that of
being tied to beam by the thumbs
and big toes.
The cangue is regarded as a com
paratively mild sort OF punishment.
This consists Of a wooden collar, about
four feet square and four inches thick.
which is placed over the prisoners
head. so that it's 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 to a degree ii is NOT
surprising to find that the wheelbar-
row as a passenger conveyance is still
in vogue, as. too. is the ferry. consist
ing Of light canoe, towed across the
water by Il number Of swimmers.
Machinery for the most part Is de
spised and the MILL still used for win
moving the staple diet. rice. is of the
simplest and most out Of date descrip-
ton possible.
The rice is placed in cement basin,
over which is a heavy stone at the end
Of long lever. This is worked up and
down by two boards. in the form Of "A
cross, attached to the axle OF huge
hand turned wheel.
For simplicity of keeping u city in
formed Of the time Canton would be
hard to beat. In one of the temples
are four large earthen jars on success
sive shelves.
Water descends by slow drops from
one to the other. il brass scale on II
float in the bottom one indicating as i;
rises the hour of the day.
At 5 o'clock every afternoon the low
est Jar is emptied and the upper one
refilled. On the outside walls OF the
city are displayed boards with the
number of the hour Oh them, 50 THAI
all may see And this has gone on
without a break since 1871
Funerals appear almost il nockery To
the visitor. If money can be freely
spent manager is appointed. and
from the highways and the byways
street boys and beggars are collected,
dressed up in amazing costumes. sup
piled with dazzling umbrellas, stand
ards and boards. which are carried
over their shoulders in Il long straggle.
Others carry small houses and carts
made of card paper, horses, men, WON
en-, etc, indicative of the dead ones
treasures, and these, with heaps Of pa
per coins and paper money. are burn
ed at the grave so that they may be
enjoyed in the life beyond.
Hired nourners with cyGbals, gOngs
and wind Instruments keep up "A con-
tinuous series of bowls and noises, to
which is added the boohoo. boohoo
of an ear racking horn worked some
thing like garden hose.
Women are regarded as nothing in
China. They are brought up in ig-
norance Of the world outside. the one
object Of their life being to get mar
ried and have sons to follow the IA
TIERS girl is not even allowed to
look upon her husband until she is ac-
tually welded. London Ladies' Field.
II your liver is sluggish and out of
tone, and you feel dull, bilious, consti
pated, take a dose of Chamberlain's