The mirror., 1923-12-13
A BOOK REVIEW
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The natives of New Yak worship the
White Mule. Apparently debased form
of old India's worship of the Sacred White
Cow. The ritual of the White Mule wor-
ship having been forbidden by the central
government as immoral, the ceremonies
are conducted more or less secretly. The
upper classes indulging in the bacchan-
allan rites with but pretense at secrecy,
while the lower classes upon whom the
law falls heavily, do so in secret caves
and novels.
"The New Indians" continues DR.. Ling
"having passed bans against everything
consider themselves the most moral of
people. That these bans are openly disre-
garded by all except the lower classes,
does not impress the New Indian as worthy
of comment.
The people of the highest princes to the
lowest paupers, are very fond of sights of
brutality, suffering and bloodshed.s Glad
iators are paid enormous sums to beat
each other into insensibility to the coyote
yelps of the spectators Gentle and grace
full creatures such as pheasants, rabbits
and deer are reared by hand in large
numbers until they become sufficiently
large and tame, when they are blown into
bloody shreds or left to die a miserable
and lingering death from their wounds.
Large bands of better class natives
prowl about under the cover of darkness
and kidnap men and women, whom they
strip and whip to death with squeals of
joy. The killing of men, women and
children by pursuing and crushing them
to death under the wheels of their jinrik-
ishas is another popular pastime. These
vehicles are propelled by a clockwork
device, handle projecting from the front
permitting the main spring to be wound
up. Some of these vehicles are self
winding.
Lying has been raised to the position of
a respectable art and liars are regularity
employed by all who have need of their
services. One division of this caste are
known as propogandists; another is known
by their primitive name spelt with "y".
One of the most powerful castles is that
of the shamen, who have practically un-
seated the once dominant witch doctors.
The charms and incantations of the sha-
man are curious. One is to open the veins
of the unfortunate patient, regardless of
the fact that he is in perfect health, and
injecting mass of filth from a deceased
COW as charm against small pox.
The brave missionary, Mortified and
heart sick at the barbarous condition of
the people, opened mission in the poorer
quarter. of the city that he might bring to
the people the True Word and snatch, if
possible, few brands from the burning
II realized" says the godly doctor, "the
hopelessness of attempting to convert the
elders. They were old in sin and hard
ened in their errors. It was the plastic
minds of the children hoped to influence
and through them their elders. By bribes
of toys and sweetmeats, won the con-
fidence of the little ones :. >"
But the brave and devoted man was
doomed to failure The ignorant and
superstitious natives turned upon the
gentle man who offered them the Way of
Truth and Hope. The mission was wrecked
and DR.. Foo Ling was forced to fee for
his very life.
We heartily recommend DR.. Foo Ling's
book. No civilized man has a deeper
knowledge of that vast, little known, and
almost unexplored country, than DR.. Ling.
A country of vast potential possibilities
that awaits only the coming civilization
to become paradise.
NOTE: Reviewed by the Mad Mullah.