Show china show Adlan advancement ement A curious superstition prevalent for centuries la in china will no longer be officially recognized the peking astronomical buard board presented a memo rial to the prince regent recently re porting a forthcoming of the tile moon and recommending the per perform forin ance of the usual ceremonies the memorial was rejected on the oc casion of eclipses of the eun sun ar or moon it has for centuries been customary in fn china for everybody down to the meanest subject to let off era and cause gongs to be beaten for frightening oct off ane monster which Is I 1 suD supposed posed to be evi wallowing the lumin ary and for every mandarin holding oance to burn candles candies and incense and prostrate himself before the darkening orb arb |