Show CHINESE CUSTOMS THE ANTIPODES OP F ENGLISH tha the very striking contrarieties a i in comparison with is amusingly given in ilithe tho following lowing 0 extract grom grow from a work published d aj at macao on inquiring ibi of we me boatman in which direction mac mara ao day oay 1 I was answered in the west iciest north nort the wieda I 1 ve aye t dei dee not say a y so in L europe ope butoft but imagine ji my s when in explaining the utility of pass boat boiu mail maii added that the ree neville nee jile ille pointed to the outi auth lo I 1 th washing wes WAs hing bing fo to changa change the that 1 concluded lie de was about fo to proceed to some bome high festival ar or merry mahln makin gaa his bis dress vi as he hi e me with a look grich gnich ins his onis only brother had bad died the week before and that he was ap n the deepest mourning abr jkr jor for him liim i on 0 landing ng the first object that attracted my JY notice was waa a military mandarin who wore an evih evit roi dered petticoat with a astri string rj of rou round his neck arid ami who resides leg les carried a fan fiall it was with s rne dismay i I 1 observed bim him mount on the ibis ight right svia of his bis ll horse orse ai obi obb my way to the house my attention was waa drawn to old on some bome of had bad grey gray beards bear ds adt art add anh nearly al all ail em boe bae goggling spectacles they were yere A weighted 11 id 13 1 employed in kites while agro tip of boys boy were gravely looking on arid and re regarding gardin the innocci innocent t bocc occupation of their heir seniors pitr with most senous genous desirous to see bee the literature of ab so curious a people I 1 looked hrat brat br sir at a book store itic th proprietor aitor told me that the language badiou hadbo alphabet an and I 1 was astonished 1 1 0 on his me opening a chinese volume me to to find lim alm ilm im begin eife elife I 1 anwat at what I 1 ifa had ld all my elfe previously previous y considered ue emd end of lbook Wb tha ook he read of ot the publication the fifth yea year r tenth month timoty thild da y we arrange our dalea I 1 observed and begged berged that he eib would speak of their 9 ile he cam commenced by g ahen vou you rece receiver ivea distinguished disimon guest do riot not f fail ail all to place h ahmon imon your left handi hand or bat hat is i s the seat of honor bonor and be cautious biot vlot affo 0 o uncover uncover the head adit as it would be an unbecoming act of familiarity hardly prepared 1 for this blow to my iny established notions I requested he would discourse of their philosophy he reopened opened re the boll volume urne and tead with becoming gravity the most moat learned mien men are decidedly of opinion that the beat seat of human understanding is the stomach on arriving at ij my quartets quarters tera texa I 1 thought that a cup of young moila motle 0 as hosoi would prove ref refresh irig trig that in n this at least I 1 should bho sho tIld meet with nothing to surprise me nik imagine I 1 observed that the h favorite ivak was about t to looked boke 4 bite arner ent to any 1 I 1 had bad ever been heen at it being ih mor color a dull olive ohve having baving nond none of the usual wom kom bloom on its surface I 1 remarked on its appearance when whan my attendant quietly said gaid that they never neven use painted tea in 1 chin ehin but as we the foreigners pay a better price for tol lil lih whenn the leaves are in made ada of one lone uniform aglor color th theyo ineyo ey og course had bad no objection abjection to cover abe with sith pow powders dena derA jon ton making the infusion aaion mad in theli thell the pure ure leaf I 1 at once resolved to ta becom becomer bee bec omba omeA this fa fashion illion leaving the other chinese customs for future con cod consider hider sider atio ajio ationo nf I 1 |