Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-11-29

butter" is one of the deadliest insults
a Chinaman can level at an Occidental,
but we may all be thankful that they
do not say we smell like eggs.
There are only two articles on the
menu of a Chinese table d'hote which
are acceptable to the uninitiated pal
ate. and those are the dessert-usually
delicious rich fruit served in honey
and the tea. More than any other race
| the Chinese know how TO MAKO tea.
You can buy Chinese tea and make II
yourself. but unless you are remark
ably expert, YOU never quite achieve
the same flavor secured by Chinese
chef
Not until you have dined in China
town restaurant, do you realize the
significance of the nearby drug stores,
always a few feet from food mart
or cafe. We feel sure that the Chinese
doug stores must do an Overwhelming
business, although the remedies they
offer do not inspire great contidence
in the Occidental. Chief among these
arc roots and herbs, as we'll as such
popular medical staples as dried lizaras
and toads, displayed occasionally IN
weird juxtaposition to American soaps
and chewing gum.
A Rubberneek Tour
a trip through N1tillS1lONli NOAAo
be complete, of course without an in
J terror view of a Chinese joss house, OF
ternnle To obtain this, unless you
II are well acquainted in Chinatown. you
A.. must ioin a sightseeing party. Every
night several huge rubberneck wagons
park along the curbs of Chinatown
and hundreds of tourists are enter
/ tanned through a megaphone While pe-
ing shown as little bona fide scenery
/ Tn farf gets the I'M
, pression that the Chinatown one sees
, | on such an occasion is entirely crea-
ton of the local association of sight
seeing companies. with the help OF 9
! few Chinese stockholders. Neverthe-
: less. it is amusing.
, The Joss house to which the sight
: seeing party, of which the reporter
5 was a member. was led the other nigh
was located in a narrow alley. IL
darkness and fog it was just possible
to glimpse a dimly lighted balcony be
meath pagoda roof, and to see tina
. the temple faced, as is the custom
= with all well-behaved joss houses to-
q ward the east Then suddenly darl
figure appeared on the balcony, and
voice began shouting in angry chi
nese. There was moment of breath
less suspense in the crowd, which hat
) been waiting patiently for a thrill
: Then, ooh bring the gang on up sal
the same voice in smooth and con
temptuous English.
. The temple. which was filled
a overflowing with Chinese embroidere'
: tapestries. wood carvings, gods am
incense. was housed in small room
\ on the top floor. A Chinaman. VIII
4 was in charge of a souvenir counter i
= the hallway, led the party in, afte
: which he ran and beat on bras
:. gong in order to drive away the evi
> shirts brought in with the visitors.
= Upon a central altar at the back o
:, the temple a dozen or more Chimes
= gods were seated in a row, in com
= panv with one or two black-hairet
u goddesses Most Of the gods had Ions
: flowing black mustachios. one sus
g pended from either side of the CHR
a while one of them. said to be the doc
"a tor god. had three eyes. one in tn
G. center OF his forehead. Along tn
IS ledge, in front of each god-the go
e of war, the god of health, the god {
ID business, the god of luck, and others
&c was a small Chinese cup of tea, in tn
N process of evaporation. The tea
placed there in case the gods shout
sc become thirsty, and when it is entire
ia ~ evaporated the priests of the TEN
le pie know that the cody thirst ha