Show superstition of chinese the chinese are a superstitious peo pie and think it a bounden duty to keep the body intact and it by any misfortune they are compelled to lose a limb by amputation they invariably ask for the severed member and kee keep it in a box sometimes they will actually eat it thinking it only right that bat that which has hag been taken from the body should bo be returned to it on this same game principle an extracted tooth will bo be carefully preserved or ground to powder aurl and swallowed in water |