Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23

sG d"ssa ss 10 1e lyn Efo,m is
the fenshui OF The city or plain il de-
iends) of certain city in China is
the suburbs towards ten center Of the
town ntha shape of great snail. 1t
prospertS and ha aS Nmnse of tho a ci ihs
ihc has hsri thT power of gathering up all
Shut might scatter broadcast ' over re the
h t9wn , and transforming them into
;n IL SUE :, No 80 spade may ever cut into
to build upon it! lie Would be ruth
iHssiy murdered by The frightened. in
lisnancies OF the fengshui
Worship Rock Formations.
OTTER a rock in the shape of a bird
manccr TO be iapabIe 'e OF DC 1efen md so a
defender an artificial one is erected.
as uns cry n,n hnd , succession Of dis;
drought, until it vas eoI brousS Ss' TO I the
rery verge of ruin. Recourse was had
said the trouble was du" L" tie fa act
mat The. city had no fengshui (thc
% 1;.me being X, anp!sd to ne fcngshui
one in ,hS wssi end Of the town s'i the
,ributcd towards the expenses SSs and and
When VII, si the paa:sodas had been built they
word Tor i, that the cv Ini Plnan conid
no Longer harm them. As a matter
prosperous. and the inhabitants ali
laid il TO the fcnsshu- defenders.
The fcnsshui. however. have a func-
connection with the dead. The Chinese
tsiievc thai their dead have the power
OF blessing or cursing their friends
and descendants still on earth They
can do either. however. only through
he agency of tn,e unseen forces or
iensshui tina, cluster about the places
are materially aided in their power
10 bless. the Chinese believe. by the
conformation OF the ground where
the dead have been buried If i; is
IN the shape OF some powerful animal
as the tiger. then the fcnSshu Of the
place is considered 20 be especially
sirons and the family of the dead
man viii enjoy great prosperity such
figures Arc supposed TO possess in a
very great degree tho fcngshui Gle
inents which render its influence in
human affairs irresistible. 4 grave
near the head or close py one OF ;h,.
pcws is considered 10 be in the place
where unusual power is eXerted ANA
prosperity will come quickly to tho
dead mans family. If follows tina,
wealthy men strive TO keep from them
selves these burying. place and many
from the struggle for their possess
sion.
"enEhui Prevents Development.
Fcnghui has prevented the develop
.
China through fear. The Chinese ala
not dare 10 open coal mines for fear
OF disturbing the FenShui that lay
beneath and arousing it's wrath to his
! utter ruimation. Tho sound of the
n'ck axe would disturb this drason
that lay beneath and so great coal
and iron deposits and veins OF precious
metal have lain undisturbed for CEN
turS after century. l. tho shovel and
the spade should dig into these spirits
tho Chinese firmly believed. the ma
jority ot them still believe. the most
terrible disasters would result. The
people prefer TO Starvc within very
sight OF this vast wealth rather than
run the danger OF disturbing the cens-
hui.
Before CANA can he rich she must
first be educated away from this SUI
rcrstitious belief in fcnghu! The
schools. hospitals. colleges and chapels
OF the Episcopal Church in China hav.
lcnE been cduca ing the younger
generation OF Chinese away from these
! devastating beliefs and chrough the
nation wide campaign which is a move
men; OF the Episcopal Church to ex-